PINC Technologies, a Caltech spinout developing integrated nonlinear photonic devices and circuits, has closed its Seed+ round, bringing total funding to $6.8 million. The company plans to utilize the new capital to accelerate the commercialization of its technology, which is based on research from the Caltech Nonlinear Photonics Laboratory. The latest round was led by Quantonation, with participation from Wilson Hill Ventures, Freeflow Ventures, Hamamatsu Ventures, Qubits Ventures, Santec, and the Caltech Seed Fund.
Photonics has long been a foundation for faster, more energy-efficient computing and communications, yet scalability challenges in nonlinear materials have limited its potential. With global demand increasing across quantum technologies, biomedical sensing, and next-generation data networks, PINC Technologies is advancing a platform designed to make nonlinear photonics scalable and practical for industrial, scientific, and commercial use cases.
PINC’s NanoPPLN platform brings nonlinear circuits to integrated photonics, unlocking breakthroughs in sensing, computing, communications, and beyond. (Photo courtesy of PINC Technologies)
“Our vision at PINC is to bring nonlinear photonics out of the lab and into industry,” said Farzaneh Afshinmanesh, CEO and Co-founder of PINC Technologies. “This funding allows us to scale our engineering team, accelerate product development, and build collaborations to enable new capabilities in industrial photonics applications, quantum computing, biomedical sensing, and beyond.”
“Quantonation is excited to lead this round for PINC Technologies,” said Christophe Jurczack, Managing Partner at Quantonation. “The company’s integrated nonlinear photonic platform represents a critical enabling technology for the quantum era. We believe PINC has the potential to become a cornerstone in the photonics and quantum ecosystem.”
About PINC Technologies
Founded in 2023 and based in Pasadena, California, PINC Technologies Inc. develops integrated nonlinear photonic devices and circuits designed to advance quantum technologies, optical communications, and industrial photonics systems. To learn more, please click here.
About Quantonation
Quantonation is the first early-stage venture capital fund dedicated to deep physics and quantum technologies. Its investment focus spans high-performance computing, secure communications, drug discovery, and ultra-precise sensing. Headquartered in Paris, France, and Boston, USA, Quantonation supports the transition of disruptive technologies into commercial products. For more information, please click here.
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