Light Trace secures funding from £75k Innovation Fund

February 2023, Bristol UK. Light Trace Photonics, along with several other leading startups, has secured funding from the University of Bristol’s Jim & Peggy Wilkinson Innovation Fund.

The highly-competitive fund, which forms part of the university’s Runway programme to accelerate graduate ventures, is awarded by a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs who judge proposals based on their potential for impact.

Jonathan de Pass, Founder of Evaluate and panelist for the fund, says:

“The Jim and Peggy Wilkinson fund looks to support early-stage graduate ventures with great potential. We decided to award Light Trace Photonics a share of this funding as their application stood out, among others, as one that has a high potential for impact.”

Light Trace is using photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to provide researchers with a host of new and enhanced component capabilities that will revolutionise innovation in the industry. The funds will be used to develop Light Trace’s in-house PIC testing and assembly capabilities.

If you are interested in finding out more about what we do at Light Trace Photonics, and how we are working to bolster photonics innovation, please reach out to us at contact@ltphotonics.co.uk.