# Astrape

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/astrape-b-v

- Industry: Telecoms
- Headquarters: Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Website: www.astrape.net
- Total disclosed funding: $9M
- Latest round: Seed (Apr 29, 2025)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Founded in 2022 and based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Astrape B.V. operates as a telecommunications platform that provides internet products. Francesco Pessolano (CEO) and Willem Jan Withagen (CTO) are the co-founders of the company. In September 2023, Astrape B.V. raised EUR 1.6 million in pre-seed funding from BOM Brabant Ventures, Brabant Startup Fund, PhotonDelta, Rabobank, SHIFT Investments, and TTT Smart Industries.

The company develops optical networks that provide data transfer while reducing energy consumption, thus minimizing the environmental impact of data centers. The firm achieves this through its photonics-based solution, which leverages multi-wavelength channels and advanced control signaling for data transmission. Astrape's approach eliminates the need for intermediate optical-to-electrical-to-optical conversions, resulting in faster data communication.

The organization plans to use the September 2023 funding for further product and platform development.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Apr 29, 2025, $9M — BOM Brabant Ventures, SHIFT Invest, Join Capital, PhotonVentures

## Investors

- BOM Brabant Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bom-brabant-ventures) — Seed
- SHIFT Invest (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shift-invest) — Seed
- Join Capital — Seed
- PhotonVentures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/photonventures) — Seed