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Rockley Photonics, a leading integrated silicon photonic solution provider, closes additional $65 million to accelerate growth
Rockley Photonics, a leading integrated optics solutions provider, today announced that it has closed an additional $65m round of growth capital from both new private funds and follow-on existing investor Morningside Ventures. To date, Rockley has raised over $290m of...
Rockley Photonics closes $50 million growth round
Rockley Photonics, a leading integrated optics solutions provider, today announced that it has closed an additional $50M of growth funding from leading deep-tech VCs, strategic investors, and institutional funds including Credit Suisse backed SIG-i Capital and Applied...
Rockley is recognized as one of the top-10 British Tech Companies to watch
Rockley Photonics is proud to announce that the company has been listed in The Sunday Times’ 10 Tech Ones to Watch list for 2020. The prestigious list identifies promising private British tech companies from a cross-section of industries that are well-positioned to...
£186m of R&D funding will boost local economic growth across the UK
Seven major new research and innovation projects will boost economic growth and benefit people across central Scotland, Northern Ireland, south Wales, and three areas of England. From commercial sailing to finance, and semiconductors to health technologies, each...
Rockley Photonics appoints Professor Andy Parker to the Board
Rockley Photonics, a leading integrated optics solutions provider today announced the appointment of Professor Andy Parker, Founding Science Partner of Ahren Innovation Capital and Head of University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory, to its Board of Directors. This...
Ahren Innovation Capital invests in Rockley Photonics
Rockley Photonics is delighted to announce Ahren Innovation Capital as an investor. Ahren is an investment fund that focuses on transformational companies at the intersection of deep tech and deep science. Its four broad fields of activity include the brain and...
Rockley Photonics collaborates with Accton, TE and Molex to demonstrate a 25.6Tbps OptoASIC Switch system
Rockley Photonics, a leading developer/supplier of integrated photonic solutions, today announced that it is demonstrating its in-package-optics platform to select customers and development partners. Rockley has collaborated with Accton, Molex, TE Connectivity and...
Ovum Market Report Acknowledges Rockley Photonics’ Unique Approach to Silicon Photonics
Ovum, a market-leading data, research and consulting business, has recognized Rockley Photonics’ unique approach to silicon photonics (SiPh) in its latest analysis of the silicon photonics market. Ovum’s silicon photonics market report summarizes, analyzes and...
Rockley Photonics Announces $52M in Funding in the First Close of Its Series E Investment Round
Rockley Photonics, a leading silicon photonics solutions provider, announces the successful first closure in its Series E funding round. Investors in the additional $52 million funding include a key strategic partner, Morningside Technology Ventures and numerous...
Rockley Photonics Demonstrates Coherent Sensing Capabilities for Its Integrated Optics Platform
Coherent technology improves sensitivity, increases range and accuracy and adds the velocity dimension to 3D imaging and sensing. Integrated optics brings scalable low-cost and low-power benefits to Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR, spectroscopy, and...
Rockley Photonics extends strategic partnership with Hengtong Optic-Electric Co. Ltd expanding joint venture and welcoming $30m investment
Rockley Photonics, a leader in complete integrated silicon photonics chipsets for digital connectivity and sensing systems, today announced that it has expanded its strategic relationship with Shanghai stock-exchange listed Hengtong Optic-Electric Co. Ltd (Hengtong)....
Rockley Photonics targets high-volume sensing and imaging markets with high-performance integrated laser
Rockley Photonics, a leader in integrated optics for high-density systems, today announced the availability of its high-performance and highly integrated distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser solution for sensing, 3D imaging and other applications that demand...