When was Optoscribe founded?

Optoscribe was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is Optoscribe located?

Optoscribe is headquartered in Livingston, United Kingdom. It is registered at 1936 STADIUM DRIVE, FORT DODGE, IA 50501.

Which legal entities is Optoscribe associated with?

Optoscribe is associated with PTR, LLC and 1 other.

How many employees does Optoscribe have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Optoscribe is 6.

Is Optoscribe a funded company?

Optoscribe is a funded company, having raised a total of $15.1M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 03, 2015.

How much is Optoscribe worth?

The last known valuation of Optoscribe was £***** as of Jun 29, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Optoscribe?

Optoscribe's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Jun 29, 2021, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Photonics. In United Kingdom, the Photonics sector has seen $34.3M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Optoscribe rank among its competitors?

Optoscribe ranks 3rd amongst 9 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. Hyperlight, which secured $80M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Optoscribe?

Optoscribe's top competitors include IonQ, Hyperlight and Lightium. Among them, Hyperlight secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Optoscribe - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Developer of 3D glass-based photonic integrated circuits. It uses laser direct-write technology. Its product portfolio includes transceiver photonic integration, SiPh coupling solution, VCSEL coupling solution, and fibre interconnects. It also provides an assembly for converting between multicore fiber and single-mode fibre and interconnects for FMF and SMF for multiplexing and demultiplexing. Its photonic integrated circuit claims to reduce cost and automate the customers existing transceiver products. The products have applications in telecommunications and data communications markets.

Website: optoscribe.com
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Email ID: *****@optoscribe.com
Phone Number: +44 **********
Registered Address: 1936 STADIUM DRIVE, FORT DODGE, IA 50501

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

Livingston, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$15.1M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Jun 29, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

£***** as on Jun 29, 2021

Investors

Archangels & 12 more

Ranked

3^rd among 9 active competitors

Employee Count

6 as on Jul 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Optoscribe

Similar Companies

IonQ & 7 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Intel (Jan 27, 2022)

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Optoscribe is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
PTR, LLC CIN: 379511 , United States, Active	Apr 28, 2009	-	-	-
Optoscribe Limited CIN: SC379511 , United Kingdom, Active	May 31, 2010	-	32 (As on Jan 27, 2022)

Optoscribe got acquired by Intel on Jan 27, 2022.

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Optoscribe has raised a total funding of $15.1M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 03, 2015. Optoscribe has 9 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Optoscribe:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 29, 2021	5310594	Series C	5810557	3370802	4237175	8243288
Mar 02, 2020	6240443	Series B	9355065	7792747	8201923	Maven Capital Partners & 2 more
Sep 13, 2018	9356458	Series B	6972534	6778944	Wellfound & 1 more	Par Equity & 2 more

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The founders of Optoscribe is Nick Psaila.

Here are the details of Optoscribe's key team members:

Nick Psaila: Co-Founder & CTO of Optoscribe.

Optoscribe's Board of Directors

Optoscribe's board has 5 active members. George Reginald Elliott is part of team and Simon Hardy, Mette Kristine Agger, Russell Childs and Nicholas David Psaila are independent board members.

Here is the list of Optoscribe's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
George Reginald Elliott	Investor	-	Current	10y 4m
Simon Hardy	Independent board member	-	Current	10y 4m
rffioqg	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 9m
klvmvta	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 7m
nrwkfud	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 5m
azcbqvm	Independent board member	-	Past	9y 6m
biydxxr	Independent board member	-	Past	8y 2m

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Optoscribe's employee count trend

Optoscribe has 6 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Optoscribe's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Optoscribe include IonQ, Hyperlight and Lightium. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Optoscribe, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	IonQ 2015, College Park (United States), Public	Provider of cloud and trapped ion technology-based universal quantum computers	$86M	Google Ventures, New Enterprise Associates ... & 24 others	76/100
2nd	Hyperlight 2018, Cambridge (United States), Series C	Developer of transmitter PICs, chiplets, and packaged modulators for optical networking	$117M	Summit Partners, MediaTek & 9 others	64/100
3rd	Optoscribe 2010, Livingston (United Kingdom), Acquired	Developer of 3D glass-based photonic integrated circuits	$15.1M	Scottish Enterprise, Maven Capital Partners ... & 11 others	47/100
4th	Lightium 2023, Schlieren (Switzerland), Funding Raised	Developer of photonic devices using thin-film lithium niobate foundry platform	-	Lakestar	33/100
5th	Onyx Optics 1992, United States, Funding Raised	Manufacturer of glass components for solid-state lasers	-	Military Health	28/100
6th	Wuxi Hongchang Communication Material 2013, Wuxi (China), Unfunded	Developer of fiber glass	-	-	24/100
7th	Yüzey Cam 1965, Istanbul (Turkey), Unfunded	Manufacturer of optical filters	-	-	24/100
8th	Zweckverband Kreisbreitband Ludwigsburg (Germany), Unfunded	Developer of glass fiber	-	-	24/100
9th	La Luce Cristallina 2022, Austin (United States), Funding Raised	Manufacturer of barium titanate wafers for silicon photonics applications	-	National Science Foundation	21/100