Attochron
30 East Preston Street, Lexington, Virginia, 24450, United States
Overview
Attochron develops the only carrier-grade free-space optical communications (FSOC) equipment, commercialized as the ALTIS-7 FSOC system. The ALTIS-7 leverages short coherence length optical signals for what the company describes as best-in-class FSOC performance. Attochron reports a global patent position represented by 200+ patents and patents-pending. The company demonstrated carrier-grade FSOC in 2023 and completed a proof of concept with US Tier 1 carrier Lumen Technologies and a Fortune 200 global retailer in Virginia. It is going to market with major carriers, enterprise customers, military integrators and government agencies, with a market launch expected in early Q1 2025. Financially, Attochron closed a $15M Series A in October 2024 with private equity firm TCR, Inc.; TCR previously provided seed funding in 2016.
- Total raised
- $15M
- Funding rounds
- 1
- Latest round
- Series A
- Latest activity
- Oct 2024
Industries
- Optical Communication
- Wireless
Recent funding
Series A
Oct 2024
$15M
Team
Tom Chaffee
Founder, CEO & Managing Member
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