AEPONYX

Canada
Maple Bay, British Columbia, Canada, H3C 2M7

Company profile

AEPONYX company profile

AEPONYX is a fabless micro optical switch semiconductor chips designer and manufacturer. AEPONYX chips are targeted at fiber optic access to the Cloud and optical switching in the Cloud. With its patented and patent pending technologies, combining planar Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) and Silicon Photonics, AEPONYX is building the fastest, most affordable and smallest micro optical switches for use in disaggregated switching systems and enabling tunability in both transmission & reception in pluggable transceivers. This creates opportunities for optical circuit switching and a new generation of tunable transceivers, increasing the capacity on both ends of the optical fiber while lowering power consumption.By combining Silicon Photonics with MEMS, AEPONYX is creating a unique platform that can support the next generation of optical communications.

Business identity

Phone number
(514) 360-7746
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
11-50 employees
Revenue range
$0-$1M
Founded
2012-10-22

Headquarters

Postal code
H3C 2M7
Country code
CA
Continent
North America

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
M And A
Funding rounds
8
Total equity funding
$14.8M
Last funding
Grant / $867,000 / 2025-06-26
Last equity funding
Series A / $5.5M
Investors
10
Lead investors
6
Founders
2
Articles
18
Exited on
2025-06-03

Founders and investors

Founders

François MénardPhilippe Babin

Lead investors

CentechCycle MomentumEcofuelFABrIC.Fonds InnovexportPangaea Ventures

Investors

CentechCycle MomentumEcofuelEcofuel FundPangaea Ventures