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Inleap Photonics invests in UVC Partners

Funding Provisional 88% confidence first seen 1 September 2026, 07:08

Inleap Photonics announced it closed a seed round led by UVC Partners. The financing totals around €20 million, with additional investors including High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Balnord, Sentris, and Scale Capital. The funding is intended to support manufacturing/testing standardization, further core laser technology development, and expanding sales/service and quality certification as the company ramps up production of its counter-drone laser systems.

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