Pixel Photonics
Latest round
- Seed
Last raised
- Jan 2026
Total raised
- $14M
Investors
- 8
About Pixel Photonics
Based in Münster, Germany, and founded in 2020 by Christoph Seidenstücker, Fabian Beutel, Nicolai Walter (CEO), Martin Wolff, and Wladick Hartmann, Pixel Photonics GmbH, aka Pixel Photonics, a spin-off from WWU Munster, is a company that provides waveguide-integrated single-photon detectors to research laboratories and businesses by merging integrated photonics with single-photon detecting technology. The company offers single-photon detectors, that are designed to detect light at the photon levels. The firm’s product aids in scaling the number of channels in quantum computing or the data rates in quantum cryptography without adding technological complexity. Pixel Photonics' technology has a wide range of applications, including optical quantum computing, QKD, microscopy, metrology, and sensing. The company's in-house fabrication infrastructure and nanofabrication facility enable it to respond to customer-specific needs as needed.
Who invested in Pixel Photonics
8 investors across 2 rounds
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Who invested in Pixel Photonics?
Pixel Photonics has 8 investors on record across 2 venture rounds. Sign up free to see every VC on the cap table and the rounds they joined.
How much funding has Pixel Photonics raised?
Pixel Photonics has raised 2 venture rounds. Sign up free to see how much each round raised and the total.
When did Pixel Photonics last raise money?
Pixel Photonics's most recent round on record is a Seed, in Jan 2026.
What does Pixel Photonics do?
Based in Münster, Germany, and founded in 2020 by Christoph Seidenstücker, Fabian Beutel, Nicolai Walter (CEO), Martin Wolff, and Wladick Hartmann, Pixel Photonics GmbH, aka Pixel Photonics, a spin-off from WWU Munster, is a company that provides waveguide-integrated single-photon detectors to research laboratories and businesses by merging integrated photonics with single-photon detecting technology.
Where is Pixel Photonics headquartered?
Pixel Photonics is headquartered in Munster, Germany.
Which VCs invest in companies like Pixel Photonics?
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