Startup · Italy
2D Photonics
HQ Eastbourne, ItalyFounded 202411-50 employeesUpdated
Graphene photonics transceivers for communications and computing.
Funding2 rounds · ~$27.0M
- Equity raised
- ~$27.0M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- ~$247M
- Latest
- ~$247MGrant · Apr 15, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | Grant | ~$247M | — | — | — | Confirmed |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Series A | ~$27.0M | — | CDP Venture Capital, JOIN Capital, NATO Innovation Fund, Sony Innovation Fund | Bosch Ventures, Frontier IP Group, Indaco Venture Partners SGR | Confirmed |
- GrantConfirmed~$247MApr 15, 2026
- Series AConfirmed~$27.0MMar 24, 2025
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
People3
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrea Ferrari | Co-Founder |
| Marco Romagnoli · LinkedIn ↗ | CSO and Co-Founder |
| Marco Romagnoli · LinkedIn ↗ | CSO and Co-Founder |
Sources11
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Profile7
- 1Company2D Photonics Appoints Orio Bellezza as Chairman to Support Global Growth and Strategic Scale-Up
2D Photonics · Apr 30, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“2D Photonics, experts in energy-efficient, ultra-high bandwidth optical interconnect technology developed for artificial intelligence and other mission-critical environments”
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2D Photonics · Apr 25, 2025 · Supports Organization · name, Organization · news event
“2D Photonics, experts in energy-efficient, ultra-high bandwidth optical interconnect technology developed for artificial intelligence and other mission-critical environments”
- 3
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 19)”
- 4
Supports Organization · website
“2D Photonics - Graphene integrated technologies”
- 5CompanyContact us - 2D Photonics
Supports Organization · country
“Italy OfficeS REGISTERED OFFICE Via Stezzano 87 – 24126 Bergamo (BG)”
- 6
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
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Funding3
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2D Photonics · Apr 15, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“approval by the European Commission for €211 million in funding by the Italian State”
- 9
Frontier IP Group · Mar 24, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“The funding round was co-led by CDP Venture Capital”
- 10
NATO Innovation Fund · Mar 24, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“as part of a €25 million Series A equity funding round”
People1
- 11
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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