IiPronics
iPronics is a Valencia, Spain-based deep-tech startup spun off from Universitat Politècnica de València in 2019, developing silicon photonic optical networking hardware for AI data centers. Its flagship product, iPronics ONE, is a reconfigurable rack-ready optical circuit switch aimed at boosting GPU cluster performance while cutting energy use. The company closed a €20M Series A in January 2025 led by Triatomic Capital.
SectorsPhotonics, AI Infrastructure, Data Center Networking, Semiconductors
Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Semiconductors, compute & AI infrastructure
Founders
D
Daniel Pérez-López
Co-Founder & CTO
J
José Capmany
Co-Founder
Global models 5
LLightmatter
United States · lightmatter.co ↗
Sells silicon-photonics interconnect hardware (Passage) to AI data-centre operators to speed up GPU clusters and cut their energy use.
$850MComparable
CCelestial AI
United States · celestial.ai ↗
Develops a silicon-photonic 'Photonic Fabric' that links compute and memory in AI data centres, sold as hardware to hyperscalers and chipmakers (agreed to be acquired by Marvell).
$590MComparable
AAyar Labs
United States · ayarlabs.com ↗
Sells silicon-photonics optical input/output chiplets that replace copper links in AI GPU clusters, sold to chip and system makers.
$370MComparable
NnEye Systems
United States · neye.ai ↗
Builds silicon-photonic optical circuit switches for AI data-centre networks; this is the most direct match for iPronics ONE.
$70MComparable
OOriole Networks
United Kingdom · oriolenetworks.com ↗
A university spin-out selling photonic optical-switching network hardware that boosts AI training clusters and lowers their power use.
$35MComparable
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Investors 12
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AAmadeus Capital Partners
amadeuscapital.com
CCriteria Capital Risc
www.caixacapitalrisc.es
EEIC Fund
eic.ec.europa.eu
TTriatomic Capital
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Light Street Capital
MMaverick Silicon
B
Bosch Ventures
FFine Structure Ventures
B
Build Collective
C
Catalight Capital
NNVIDIA
T
The Tate Family Trust
Funding rounds 3
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Series B | €108M |
Maverick Silicon, Light Street Capital
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| 2025-01-28 | Series A | €20M |
Triatomic Capital
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| 2022-07-27 | Seed (estimated) | €3.7M |
Amadeus Capital Partners
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