Lightium

Central African Republic
Bobangui, Lobaye, Central African Republic, 8952

Company profile

Lightium company profile

Lightium AG is a Swiss startup offering Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) foundry and design services based on its proprietary Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) platform. Lightium’s solution addresses the complex challenges faced by photonic device manufacturers, offering them unmatched photonic performance, a simplified and cost-effective supply chain, and rapid scale-up capabilities from prototyping to large-volume manufacturing. As Europe’s first production-grade TFLN foundry, Lightium enables the next generation of photonic solutions in a wide range of industries, including Telecom, Datacom, Quantum Computing, AI, and Space.

Business identity

Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
11-50 employees
Founded
2023-09-11

Headquarters

Postal code
8952
Country code
CF
Continent
Africa

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
Seed
Funding rounds
4
Total equity funding
$7.2M
Last funding
Seed / $163,899 / 2025-02-02
Last equity funding
Seed / $163,899
Investors
3
Lead investors
3
Articles
7

Founders and investors

Lead investors

LakestarVenture KickVsquared Ventures

Investors

LakestarVenture KickVsquared Ventures