Laser beam steering isn’t usually the stuff of headline funding rounds, but INLEAP Photonics just made it one. The Munich-based startup has raised $23.2M in a seed round backed by UVC Partners, HTGF, Balnord, Sentries, and Scale Capital.
INLEAP builds ultra-fast, high-precision laser steering systems for two very different ends of the spectrum: boosting efficiency in industrial manufacturing and enabling controlled drone defense to protect people and critical infrastructure. The round’s size-chunky for a seed-signals serious investor appetite for the dual-use technology, which sits at the intersection of industrial automation and security.
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