# SCINTIL Photonics

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/scintil-photonics

- Industry: Semiconductors
- Headquarters: Grenoble, France
- Website: www.scintil-photonics.com
- Total disclosed funding: $63M
- Latest round: Series B (Sep 1, 2025)
- Investors on record: 11

## About

SCINTIL Photonics specializes in silicon photonic integrated circuits, innovating high-speed, low-latency optical interconnects to enhance data processing capabilities for AI datacenters and cloud service providers. Founded in 2018 in Grenoble, France, SCINTIL Photonics develops silicon photonic solutions. In September 2025, SCINTIL Photonics raised EUR 50 million in series B funding led by Yotta Capital Partners and NGP Capital, with participation from Nventures, BNP Paribas Developpement, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Applied Ventures, Bpifrance Investissement, Innovacom, Supernova Invest, and other unspecified investors. The firm is co-founded by Pascal Langlois and Sylvie Menezo, the latter also serving as CEO.SCINTIL Photonics focuses on the development and commercialization of silicon photonic integrated circuits, specifically their flagship product, the LEAF Light™ Single Chip Dense Multi-Wavelength Laser Source. This innovative product addresses the growing need for high-speed, low-latency optical interconnects in AI datacenters, operating beyond 1 terabit per second in a single fiber while consuming half the power and exhibiting one-tenth the latency compared to existing competitive solutions. The technology is primarily aimed at AI accelerator scale-up networks, where traditional copper cables have reached their performance limits, necessitating new optical solutions that emphasize speed, density, and power efficiency. SCINTIL's products are designed for customers in high-performance computing, cloud service providers, and data center operators, with a geographical market that includes major technology hubs in North America, Europe, and parts of Asia. SCINTIL Photonics generates revenue through B2B transactions, primarily by supplying its advanced silicon photonic integrated circuits and laser sources to enterprises in the AI and data center sectors. The company partners with leading technology firms and data center operators, facilitating direct sales agreements that may include volume pricing arrangements based on the scale of deployment. Their transaction structure often involves long-term contracts that ensure a consistent supply of their LEAF Light™ laser sources, designed to enhance the performance of co-packaged silicon photonic transceivers. Revenue streams are driven by the demand for high-performance optical interconnects as organizations strive to upgrade their infrastructure to accommodate increased data processing needs. The company plans to use the September 2025 funding to expand its silicon photonics platform and scale production to support AI infrastructure applications.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Sep 1, 2025, $58M — Innovacom, Applied Ventures, NGP Capital, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Bpifrance Investissement, Nventures, Supernova Invest, Yotta Capital Partners, BNP Paribas Developpement
- Seed, Sep 26, 2019, $4.4M — Innovacom, Bpifrance Investissement, Crédit Agricole Alpes Développement, Supernova Invest, Foreis

## Investors

- Innovacom (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/innovacom) — Seed, Series B
- Bpifrance Investissement (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bpifrance-investissement) — Seed, Series B
- Crédit Agricole Alpes Développement (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/credit-agricole-alpes-developpement) — Seed
- Supernova Invest (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/supernova-invest) — Seed, Series B
- Foreis — Seed
- Applied Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/applied-ventures) — Series B
- NGP Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ngp-capital) — Series B
- Robert Bosch Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/robert-bosch-venture-capital) — Series B
- Nventures — Series B
- Yotta Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/yotta-capital-partners) — Series B
- BNP Paribas Developpement (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bnp-paribas-developpement) — Series B