When was NP Photonics founded?

NP Photonics was founded in 1998 and raised its 1st funding round 6 years after it was founded.

Where is NP Photonics located?

NP Photonics is headquartered in Tucson, United States. It is registered at Tucson, Arizona.

Who is the current CEO of NP Photonics?

Vittorio Fossati-Bellani of NP Photonics.

How many employees does NP Photonics have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at NP Photonics is 27.

Is NP Photonics a funded company?

NP Photonics is a funded company, having raised a total of $20.4M across 17 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Apr 2004.

When was the latest funding round of NP Photonics?

NP Photonics' latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Jul 23, 2025, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Photonics. In United States, the Photonics sector has seen $5.76B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does NP Photonics rank among its competitors?

NP Photonics ranks 4th amongst 28 active competitors, of which 10 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Femtum, which secured $11.8M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of NP Photonics?

NP Photonics' top competitors include Femtum, DeepLase Technologies and Fluence. Among them, Femtum secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

NP Photonics - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Manufacturer of fibre lasers. It designs and produces optical light sources for sensing, medical, and research and development markets. It offers fiber and single-frequency lasers, amplified spontaneous emission sources, fibre amplifiers, and light sources.

Website: www.npphotonics.com/
Registered Address: Tucson, Arizona

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1998

Location

Tucson, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$20.4M in 17 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Jul 23, 2025, $*****

Investors

Enterprise Partners Venture Capital & 6 more

Ranked

4^th among 28 active competitors

Employee Count

27 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Femtum & 29 more

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NP Photonics is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Np Photonics, Inc. CIN: 860999108 , United States, Active	Jul 16, 2000	-	48 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

NP Photonics has raised a total funding of $20.4M over 17 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 2004. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jul 23, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. NP Photonics has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of NP Photonics:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 23, 2025	8303264	Grant (prize money)	1993199	2979067	8316305	7014507
Jul 10, 2023	7128734	Grant (prize money)	6463681	1943814	9488432	OSTI
Feb 14, 2022	1898006	Grant (prize money)	1646210	1452292	8801093	OSTI

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The founders of NP Photonics is Shibin Jiang.

Here are the details of NP Photonics' key team members:

Shibin Jiang: Former Co-Founder & CTO of NP Photonics.
Vittorio Fossati-Bellani: CEO of NP Photonics.

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NP Photonics' employee count trend

NP Photonics has 27 employees as of Sep 26. Here is NP Photonics's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of NP Photonics include Femtum, DeepLase Technologies and Fluence. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of NP Photonics, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Femtum 2016, Quebec City (Canada), Series A	Manufacturer of fiber lasers	$15.5M	BDC, ELAS & 9 others	57/100
2nd	DeepLase Technologies 2024, Delhi (India), Seed	Manufacturer of advanced fiber lasers and single photon sources	$655K	Yali Capital, MGF Kavachh & 1 others	44/100
3rd	Fluence 2016, Warsaw (Poland), Seed	Developer of fiber lasers	$9.02M	VIGO Ventures, Vinci & 6 others	44/100
4th	NP Photonics 1998, Tucson (United States), Series A	Manufacturer of fibre lasers	$20.4M	Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Sierra Ventures ... & 5 others	40/100
5th	Chromacity 2013, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Seed	Provider of tunable fiber lasers for industrial applications	$4.93M	Scottish Enterprise, Kelvin Capital & 78 others	35/100
6th	Lumos Laser 2014, Istanbul (Turkey), Funding Raised	Develops ultrashort pulsed fiber lasers to increase micromachining	-	EIC Fund, Innogate & 1 others	34/100
7th	BWT 2003, Beijing (China), Series B	Developer of fiber lasers	$14.3M	Shougang Fund, CRRC	32/100
8th	Novae laser 2013, Limoges (France), Series A	Manufacturer of ultrafast pulsed lasers	$1.09M	Siparex, IRDI Soridec Gestion & 4 others	30/100
9th	Wuhan Guangzhi Technology 2018, Wuhan (China), Series B	Manufacturer of diversified fibre lasers	-	Fortune Capital, Yichen Capital	30/100
10th	Arima Lasers 2000, Taoyuan City (Taiwan), Public	Manufacturer of the laser diodes for multiple applications	-	-	30/100