Enlightra - About the company
Enlightra is a series A company based in Lausanne (Switzerland), founded in 2016 by John Jost. It operates as a Provider of photonic integrated circuits for applications in data centres. Enlightra has raised $15.5M in funding. The company has 8 active competitors, including 4 that are funded. Its top competitors include companies like ColorChip, Sicoya and Onechip photonics.
Company Details
Provider of photonic integrated circuits for applications in data centres. It uses light to enable data transmission. It designs and develops multi-colour laser systems for applications in data communication and optical computing systems.
- Website
- enlightra.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@enlightra.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
Lausanne, Switzerland
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$15.5M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 8 active competitors
Employee Count
28 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Enlightra's funding and investors
Enlightra has raised a total funding of $15.5M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2021. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Dec 18, 2025 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Enlightra has 14 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Enlightra:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Dec 18, 2025 | 8422680 | Series A | 6257769 | 8894660 | 3944979 | 2639366 |
2022 | 3591 | Seed | 9943 | 1180 | 3922 | |
Mar 2022 | 5610595 | Seed | 5610486 | 7856228 | 2739237 |
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Enlightra's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Enlightra is John Jost.
Here are the details of Enlightra's key team members:
- John Jost: Co-Founder of Enlightra and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
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Enlightra's employee count trend
Enlightra has 28 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Enlightra's employee count trend over the years:
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Enlightra's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Enlightra include ColorChip, Sicoya and Onechip photonics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Enlightra, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Enlightra 2016, Lausanne (Switzerland), Series A | Provider of photonic integrated circuits for applications in data centres | $15.5M | 48/100 | |
2nd | Provider of application-specific photonic ICs for applications in data centres | $97.4M | 43/100 | ||
3rd | Provider of silicon transceivers for optical interconnects | $3.76M | 39/100 | ||
4th | Onechip photonics 2005, Ottawa (Canada), Deadpooled | InP based Photonics Integrated Circuits | $64.3M | 33/100 | |
5th |  Aylight 2025, Zurich (Switzerland), Seed | Manufacturer of frequency modulated comb lasers for optical data communication | $5.15M | 33/100 | |
6th | Cello Photonics 2013, Tel Aviv (Israel), Deadpooled | Novel silicon photonics technology to enable 1TBps interconnects | - | - | 21/100 |
7th |  Resolight 2024, Unfunded | Developer of photonic processing technology for high capacity network infrastructure | - | - | 20/100 |
8th |  Lumenexus AI San Francisco (United States), Unfunded | Developer of photonic interconnect technology for data centers and communications | - | - | 16/100 |
9th | Developer of photonic technologies for high performance data center interconnects | - | - | 16/100 | |
10th | LightScale Foundries Unfunded | Manufacturer of photonic network switches for artificial intelligence computing infrastructure | - | - | 16/100 |
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Enlightra's Investments and acquisitions
Enlightra has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Enlightra
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News related to Enlightra
Media has covered Enlightra for a total of 4 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates.
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Enlightra secures $15M to enhance energy-efficient laser links for AI clustersEvertiq•Jan 05, 2026•Y Combinator, Runa Capital, Enlightra, Fusion Fund and 2 others
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YC-backed Enlightra raises $15M to swap copper cables for light in GPU clustersTech Funding News•Dec 18, 2025•Enlightra
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Surf AI-Driven Digital Asset Analysis Platform Secures $15 Million Funding RoundCryptobreaking•Dec 11, 2025•Pantera Capital, Coinbase, Surf AI, Digital Currency Group and 41 others
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