INLEAP® FASTLIGHT®
A laser beam steering system without mechanically moving mirrors.
Maturity not rated
Startup · Germany
INLEAP Photonics
HQ Hanover, GermanyFounded 2023
INLEAP Photonics develops ultra-fast, high-precision laser system technology for secure drone defence and highly efficient industrial processes.
Products2
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Funding1 round · ~€20M
- Disclosed
- ~€20M
- Latest
- ~€20.0MSeed · Sep 1, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Seed | ~€20.0M | — | UVC Partners | Balnord, Scale Capital, Sentris Capital | Confirmed |
- ~€20.0MSep 1, 2026
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- 1CompanyHome - INLEAP Photonics
INLEAP Photonics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“INLEAP Photonics develops ultra-fast, high-precision laser system technology for secure drone defence and highly efficient industrial processes.”
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PitchBook · Supports Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“founded_year: 2023”
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Germany", "hq_iso2": "DE", "id": "39a5345a-e96e-4ac3-bbc2-8ed92197d6fa"}”
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Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“hq_city: Hanover”
Products2
- 5CompanyDefence - INLEAP Photonics
INLEAP Photonics · Supports System
“INLEAP® FASTLIGHT® SHIELD® is a safe and effective drone defence system based on ultra-fast, high-precision laser beam steering technology. By placing a precisely controlled light spot at extremely high speed, critical structural components or control elements of targeted drones are intercepted within seconds”
- 6CompanyIndustry - INLEAP Photonics
INLEAP Photonics · Supports System
“INLEAP® FASTLIGHT® eliminates mechanical moving components like mirrors and steers the laser beam up to 2500 times faster using pixel-based, ultra-fast, high-precision laser beam steering technology”
Funding2
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FinSMEs · Sep 1, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“closed an approximately €20M seed funding round. The round was led by UVC Partners”
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UVC Partners · Sep 1, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has closed a seed funding round led by UVC Partners, securing approximately €20 million in total”
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