Led · Series A · Oct 2024

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.