Vitrealab GmbH, a developer of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for laser–LCoS-based AR light engines, announced today the successful closing of a Series A financing. With a volume of US$ 11 million, the round was significantly oversubscribed. The strong investor interest was driven by an industry-wide inflection in Augmented Reality and
Pierluigi Freni, Project Manager at AGATE Sensors, shared with us the company’s strengths and the reasons that make it one of the most interesting companies in the LIFTT portfolio. Deep Tech, innovation, scalability: AGATE seems to have many strings to its bow… “That’s right,” confirms Pierluigi, “and another strength is
The technology platform developed by Agate Sensors is part of one of the most promising trends of the decade: miniaturised and integrated hyperspectral sensors, capable of enabling new applications in key sectors such as wearable tech, defence, medical imaging, industrial quality and precision agriculture. Unlike currently available solutions, which are
Recently, in Berlin, during the Falling Walls Science Summit 2025, Lumai – which joined the LIFTT portfolio at the end of 2024 – won the title of Science Breakthrough of the Year in the Science Start-ups category thanks to its project “Breaking the Wall of Inefficient AI Computation.” Pierluigi Freni,
BetaGlue Therapeutics, a LIFTT portfolio company, has reached an important milestone in its growth and consolidation: obtaining ISO 13485 certification for the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of sterile implantable devices for locoregional radiotherapy. ISO 13485 certification is the leading international standard for quality management systems for medical devices. The
RAAAM Memory Technologies, a startup company which developed the next-generation on-chip memory technology, announced today that it has completed an over-subscribed USD 17.5M Series A funding round. The round was led by NXP Semiconductors and included a leading multinational networking corporation, IAG Capital, EIC Fund, LIFTT, Alumni Ventures and all
The quantum sensor market represents one of the most promising technological frontiers of the coming decade. Resulting from the integration of fundamental physics, advanced photonics, and microelectronics, quantum sensing has the potential to radically redefine the very concept of measurement, making achievable levels of precision and sensitivity that were previously
The funding round will accelerate production of chip-scale sensors that give any camera the ability to instantly analyze what it sees, from food and health checks to counterfeit detection and critical defence applications. Agate Sensors, a startup developing chip-scale sensors for material analysis, has raised €5.6 million to commercialize
Enhances focus on four macro investment areas: Infrastructure for data revolution, Human Health & Aging, Critical Resources, and Energy Security & Industrial Automation The new strategic direction aims to increase proactivity in portfolio management through a multi-vertical focus on global trends and more effective allocation of skills, resources and investments
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