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Startup · United States

ANELLO Photonics

HQ Santa Clara11-50 employees

Introducing SIPHOG™ - World’s first integrated silicon photonic optical gyroscope that's redefining navigation across industries.

Website

Funding3 rounds · $53.0M

Equity raised
$53.0M
Latest
$25.0MSeries B · May 4, 2026
Cumulative raised$53.0M
Oct 20, 2021May 4, 2026

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.

Systems7

ANELLO AERIAL INS

Inertial navigation system for aerial platforms.

Maturity not rated

ANELLO EVK

Evaluation kit for ANELLO optical-gyroscope and GNSS/inertial-navigation technology.

Maturity not rated

ANELLO GROUND IMU

Inertial measurement unit incorporating optical-gyroscope technology for ground applications.

Maturity not rated

ANELLO GROUND INS

Inertial navigation system for ground-vehicle applications.

Maturity not rated

ANELLO X3 IMU

Inertial measurement unit incorporating three optical gyroscopes.

Maturity not rated
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Profile4

  1. 1

    ANELLO Photonics · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “Introducing SIPHOG™ - World’s first integrated silicon photonic optical gyroscope that's redefining navigation across industries.”
  2. 2

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind

    “{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "5bea9625-df4b-407e-9c10-275b14f51ba3"}”
  3. 3

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url

    “employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
  4. 4

    Owler · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url

    “hq_city: Santa Clara”

Systems7

  1. 5

    ANELLO Photonics · Supports System

    “Equipped with three ANELLO Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscopes (SiPhOG™), the ANELLO Aerial INS is redefining precision and reliability for navigation in demanding aerial environments. The ANELLO Aerial INS integrates the company's groundbreaking SiPhOG™ technology with its advanced sensor fusion engine to deliver unparalleled precision and reliability for drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircrafts.”
  2. 6

    ANELLO Photonics · Supports System

    “The ANELLO GROUND IMU is a hardened measurement unit with ANELLO Optical Gyroscope Technology. The ANELLO GROUND IMU achieves high reliability and performance under harsh environments including shock, vibration, and thermal gradients. The ANELLO GROUND IMU is intended for Construction, Robotics, Mining, Trucking and Defense applications in harsh environments.”
  3. 7

    ANELLO Photonics · Supports System

    “The ANELLO GROUND INS was built for Long-Term GNSS-Denied Navigation and Localization. The ANELLO GROUND INS delivers robust high-accuracy positioning and orientation for applications in the Agriculture, Construction, Trucking and Autonomous Vehicle space.”
  4. 8

    ANELLO Photonics · Supports System

    “Equipped with three ANELLO Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscopes (SiPhOG™), the ANELLO Maritime INS is redefining precision and reliability for navigation in demanding maritime environments. The ANELLO Maritime INS integrates the company's groundbreaking SiPhOG™ technology with its advanced sensor fusion engine to deliver unparalleled precision and reliability for autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) and autonomous underwater vessels (AUVs).”
  5. 9

    ANELLO Photonics · Supports System

    “The ANELLO X3 IMU is world's smallest and lightest 3-Axis high performance optical gyroscope IMU. The ANELLO X3 IMU leverages three state-of-the-art ANELLO SiPhOGTM (Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope) units as low-noise and low-drift optical smart sensors each containing its own independent 6-Axis redundant IMU sensor.”
  6. 10

    ANELLO Photonics · Supports System

    “ANELLO has developed a patented silicon photonics integrated circuit that replaces the discrete optical components (couplers, modulators, and detector) found in a FOG. The integrated SiPhOG™ provides a massive reduction in component costs and significant reduction in dimensional volume as compared to an equivalent high performance traditional Fiber Optic Gyro implementation.”
  7. 11

    ANELLO Photonics · Supports System

    “ANELLO Photonics Announces the ANELLO Photonics Optical Gyroscope & GNSS/INS Evaluation Kit (EVK) For Autonomous Applications”

Funding8

  1. 12

    Tectonic · May 4, 2026 · Supports Funding round

    “raised a cool $25M Series B-2 round led by MESH.”
  2. 13

    ANELLO Photonics · May 4, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · investors

    “ANELLO Photonics Secures Additional $25M to Accelerate Production of Its GPS-Denied Navigation Solutions”
  3. 14

    FinSMEs · May 4, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “raised additional $25M in Series B-2 funding.”
  4. 15

    ANELLO Photonics · Nov 18, 2024 · Supports Funding round · stage

    “ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™), today announced the successful closure of its Series B funding round reflecting robust investor confidence in the company's groundbreaking approach to inertial navigation in GPS-denied environments. The investment was co-led by Lockheed Martin, Catapult Ventures and One Madison Group.”
  5. 16

    FinSMEs · Nov 18, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “raised an undisclosed amount in Series B funding”
  6. 17

    VC News Daily · Nov 18, 2024 · Supports Funding round

    “The investment was co-led by Lockheed Martin, Catapult Ventures and One Madison Group.”
  7. 18

    MarketScreener (PR Newswire release) · Oct 20, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “announced today that it has completed a Series A funding round raising $28M”
  8. 19

    PR Newswire · Oct 20, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Anello Photonics, developer of the Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOGTM), announced today that it has completed a Series A funding round raising $28M to accelerate the development of its unique and patented integrated photonic sensor technology. The Series A funding was led by New Legacy Ventures and included investments from Lockheed Martin Ventures, Catapult Ventures, JS Capital, Hardware Club, and individual investments from several Silicon Valley luminaries.”

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    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · x url, Role

    “hq_city: Santa Clara”

Government identifiers1

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