When was RANOVUS founded?

RANOVUS was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is RANOVUS located?

RANOVUS is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

How many employees does RANOVUS have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at RANOVUS is 126.

Is RANOVUS a funded company?

RANOVUS is a funded company, having raised a total of $71.3M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Feb 2012.

When was the latest funding round of RANOVUS?

RANOVUS's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Mar 27, 2023, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does RANOVUS rank among its competitors?

RANOVUS ranks 2nd amongst 8 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was NcodiN, which secured $18.5M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of RANOVUS?

RANOVUS's top competitors include NcodiN, Kotura and Lightwire. Among them, NcodiN secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

RANOVUS - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Manufacturer of silicon-based interconnects solutions for the telecommunications and IT industries. Its product portfolio includes quantum dot multi-wavelength Laser (QD MWL), which is a semiconductor laser that utilizes self-assembled quantum dots to generate multiple wavelengths simultaneously from a single device, and advanced digital and photonics integrated circuit technologies based on optical modulation on micro-ring resonators. It caters to the network operators and data centres.

Website: ranovus.com
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Email ID: *****@ranovus.com

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Founded Year

2012

Location

Ottawa, Canada

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$71.3M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Mar 27, 2023, $*****

Investors

BDC & 11 more

Ranked

2^nd among 8 active competitors

Employee Count

126 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

NcodiN & 6 more

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RANOVUS has raised a total funding of $71.3M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 27, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. RANOVUS has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of RANOVUS:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 27, 2023	3407147	Series B	6354777	6206182	7170531	1880023
Nov 14, 2018	4302959	Grant (prize money)	8574394	5299588	4954154	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Oct 04, 2018	7054654	Series B	5912811	3529564	Sustainable Development Technology Canada	1165514

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The founders of RANOVUS is Saeid Aramideh.

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

Saeid Aramideh: Co-Founder of RANOVUS.

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RANOVUS's employee count trend

RANOVUS has 126 employees as of Aug 26. Here is RANOVUS's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of RANOVUS include NcodiN, Kotura and Lightwire. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of RANOVUS, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	NcodiN 2023, Palaiseau (France), Seed	Provider of processors for HPC computing	$22.3M	Earlybird, Elaia & 5 others	60/100
2nd	RANOVUS 2012, Ottawa (Canada), Series B	Manufacturer of silicon-based interconnects solutions	$71.3M	MaRS Discovery District, Export Development Canada ... & 10 others	46/100
3rd	Kotura 2004, Monterey Park (United States), Acquired	Manufacturer of interconnects	$38.7M	GF Private Equity Group, Rockley Group & 4 others	45/100
4th	Lightwire 2009, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Manufacturer of interconnects	$14M	Artiman, New Science Ventures & 1 others	38/100
5th	Lightlogic.com 1998, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Optical Transponders for communications industry	$40M	Western Technology Investment, Lightspeed Venture Partners ... & 8 others	36/100
6th	Photon Bridge 2020, Eindhoven (Netherlands), Seed	Developer of integrated photonic systems for optical data interconnect infrastructure	-	Innovation Industries, Faber	25/100
7th	LightXcelerate Palo Alto (United States), Seed	Developer of photonics solutions for next-generation computing infrastructure	$1.95M	-	20/100
8th	Beeplux.cn 2022, China, Series A	Developer of silicon photonics and optical circuit switching technologies and products	-	Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment	18/100