Wooptix builds semiconductor metrology systems based on wavefront phase imaging, a technique adapted from adaptive optics research in astronomy. Its flagship product, Phemet®, delivers industry-leading lateral resolution, near real-time process capability and can collect over 16 million data points with sub-nanometer height resolution. Phemet® has been adopted by major semiconductor manufacturers and is on track for full automation and factory-floor deployment for in-line testing in the coming months. The company says its tools rapidly and accurately detect nanoscale defects, addressing growing precision and efficiency demands driven by AI and advanced chip designs. Wooptix has an international presence across Europe, the United States and Asia, with offices in Tenerife, Madrid and San Francisco and headquarters in Spain. The new funding will accelerate product development, expand international reach and scale the team to meet growing industry demand. Wooptix commercializes semiconductor metrology equipment built around its patented Phemet® wavefront phase‑imaging sensor, which measures blank and patterned wafer shape and warpage with higher resolution and in less time than incumbent systems. The company says Phemet® attains nanometer‑scale sensitivity while remaining transportable (about a metric ton), enabling lab and fab deployments. Wooptix plans to automate Phemet® to reduce contamination risk and improve measurement reproducibility, and to integrate the system into existing semiconductor tools from vendors. The business is transitioning from R&D toward product and manufacturing, building infrastructure, procedures, and certifications to support customers as it begins initial tool deliveries. Financially, Wooptix announced a €10 million Series B and was awarded a €2.5 million EIC Accelerator grant that will support product introduction and further technological innovation. The company operates from Tenerife, Madrid, and San Francisco and was founded in 2014. Wooptix is a spin‑off of the University of La Laguna (Tenerife) led by inventor José Manuel Rodríguez Ramos and co‑founders Javier Párraga (CEO) and Javier Elizalde. Its core product, Natural3D, is an image‑processing technology that can produce 3D images and video from standard cameras and has been demonstrated in the astrophysics field. The technology is positioned for applications across smartphones, industrial and professional cameras, medical uses, consumer electronics, augmented reality and high‑precision industrial measurement. Investors have described the company as having a patented product and an experienced engineering team in imaging and optics. Wooptix closed a €3 million financing round that will be used to perfect Natural3D, evaluate new applications and begin commercial development. Erik Jorgensen (Intel Capital) and Javier Ulecia (Bullnet) are set to join the company’s board alongside the co‑founders.

Total raised

$29M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Feb 2025