Optics11 has developed new optical fiber interrogation techniques, based on interferometry, and combines this with highly sensitive all-optical sensors. This unique combination has laid the foundation for a broad range of measurement products in the fields of nanoindentation, condition and asset monitoring and other industrial sensing fields
Location: Netherlands
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +31 20 598 7917
Total raised: $48.25M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | TechNano F... | technanofu... |
| - | Value Crea... | vcxc.com |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.01.2026 | - | $29.24M | European I... |
| 15.05.2025 | - | $19.01M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.03.2026 | Europe's Double Play: Regulating Tech, Funding Defence | Europe takes bold steps. It asserts regulatory power over global tech giants. Meta Platforms now allows AI rivals on WhatsApp. This move staves off EU antitrust action. It ensures market competition. Simultaneously, Europe dramatically boos... |
| 04.03.2026 | EIF makes largest defence investment yet with €50M backing for Join Capital | The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, today announced a €50 million commitment to Join Capital’s third fund as Europe moves from defence spending announcements to rebuilding industrial capability. The commitment is the ... |
| 17.01.2026 | Optics11 Secures €25 Million EIB Backing for Critical Infrastructure Defense | Optics11, an Amsterdam-based DeepTech innovator, secured €25 million in EIB venture debt. This capital fuels advanced fiber-optic sensing technology. The move strengthens Europe's critical infrastructure. Solutions protect vital subsea asse... |
| 16.01.2026 | Optics11: €25 Million EIB Venture Debt To Expand Fiber-Optic Monitoring For Undersea Cables And High-Voltage Grids | Dutch fiber-optic sensing company Optics11 has signed a €25 million venture debt financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate R&D and commercialization of its monitoring technologies for critical energy and ... |
| 16.01.2026 | Amsterdam-based Optics11 secures €25 million EIB loan to strengthen Europe’s subsea and energy security | The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €25 million venture debt financing agreement with Amsterdam-based Optics11, a DeepTech scale-up that builds advanced fibre optic sensing solutions. The Dutch company plans to use this capital ... |
| 16.05.2025 | Optics11 Secures €17 Million to Fortify Europe’s Fiber Optic Infrastructure | In a world where threats lurk beneath the surface, Optics11 is stepping up to safeguard Europe’s vital fiber optic cables. The Amsterdam-based startup has just raised €17 million in funding, a lifeline for its mission to protect critical in... |
| 15.05.2025 | Optics11 raises €17M to enhance power infrastructure resilience in Europe | Dutch fibre optic sensing startup Optics11 has raised €17 million funding. Europe’s growing reliance on its power infrastructure for vital needs requires unprecedented resilience against increasingly sophisticated threats. Like a higher ris... |
| 15.05.2025 | Amsterdam-based startup Optics11 has just raised €17 million to defend Europe’s fiber optic cables from sabotage | Optics11, a Dutch DeepTech scale-up that builds advanced fiber optic sensing solutions, announced a €17 million funding round in order to scale its solution and “protect Europe’s vital infrastructure from increasing threats”. The round was ... |
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