• Femtum

  Participated · Series A · Mar 2026

  Femtum develops laser technologies and solutions aimed at advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The company positions its technology as enabling critical laser processes needed for next-generation chips powering the AI era. After closing an oversubscribed $16M Series A, Femtum plans to accelerate deployment of its laser technologies. Cathay Venture's participation is noted as helping the company deepen its presence in the global semiconductor ecosystem, particularly in Taiwan. The company described the financing as a milestone and credited investor introductions and CFO Francois Courteau for executing the round.

• PINC Technologies

  Participated · Seed · Oct 2025

  PINC Technologies, a 2023 Caltech spin-out headquartered in Pasadena, CA, is building an integrated nonlinear photonics platform that makes high-performance light-based computing and communications practical at scale. Its chips and circuits target demanding use cases such as quantum information processing, next-generation data networks, biomedical sensing, and other industrial photonics systems. The company leverages research breakthroughs from the Caltech Nonlinear Photonics Laboratory to overcome long-standing scalability limits in nonlinear optics. Management plans to expand the engineering team, accelerate product development, and forge industrial collaborations to move the technology from lab prototypes to commercial deployment. PINC has raised a cumulative $6.8 million to fund these efforts, positioning the company to deliver critical enabling components for the emerging quantum and photonic ecosystems.

• Silveray

  Participated · Seed · Nov 2024

  Silveray designs and manufactures flexible, ultra-thin X-ray film intended to make imaging sharper, less rigid and more comfortable. Its technology is used in industrial radiography—such as testing pipe integrity in oil and gas and detecting faults in aerospace and automotive components. The company is expanding into healthcare, targeting uses including more accessible, portable and affordable X-ray scans, breast cancer screening, radiotherapy and dental imaging. Silveray plans to scale up production and commercial relationships supported by the £5m raise. The firm intends to grow its team by 50% over the next two years to support this expansion.

• g2-Zero

  Participated · Equity · Apr 2024

  g2-Zero develops semiconductor quantum light sources—chips that emit single photons or synchronized entangled photon pairs using electrical pulses. Its CSIC-led research produced a novel, internationally patented design that enables electrical tuning and actuation, improving scalability and compatibility with existing systems. The company aims to supply industrial actors in the quantum technologies market in the medium term and address broader global opportunities as adoption grows. g2-Zero was formalized as a spin-off in December 2020 and has leveraged both private investment and public grants to advance development and hire key talent. Its recent financing round was complemented by earlier public awards and programs that seeded the project and validated its technology. The team highlights strategic partnerships to support commercial scaling, notably with investors and sector partners that bring photonics and defense-market experience.

• NLM Photonics

  Led · Equity · Jul 2023

  NLM Photonics develops photonics solutions centered on hybrid organic electro-optic (EO) modulation and related materials and process technologies to transform networking and computing. The company’s core product work aims to reduce the energy cost of increased network bandwidth, addressing a key pain point for ubiquitous computing. Leadership includes CEO Gerard Zytnicki and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Lewis E. Johnson. NLM leverages R&D and partnerships with global partners to advance its technology. The company intends to use recent funding to drive further product commercialization and to engage fabs and hyperscale data center operators. This strategy is positioned to accelerate commercial adoption of its hybrid EO modulation solutions. NLM Photonics builds electro‑optic and photonics components and solutions aimed at transforming networking, computing, and sensing. The company works alongside global partners to commercialize its photonics technology. NLM emphasizes advances that can change computing, communications, and sensing landscapes over time. The company announced a strategic investment from Hamamatsu Photonics to accelerate its development plans. Hamamatsu is expected to provide technical assessment, support, and resources as well as financial and intellectual contributions. NLM maintains an active public presence and directs readers to its website and social channels for further information.

No current team members are available.