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An Eindhoven photonics company, founded in 2020
Rui Santos and Xaveer Leijtens started Photon IP to rethink how high-performance photonic systems are built at scale. In 2025 the company became Photon Bridge, and in October 2026 it raised €10M to bring its light source to customers.
Leadership
Photonics engineering and semiconductor business experience in one team.
Paul Marchal
Chief Executive Officer
Inventor of TSV and Wide-I/O technology behind HBM. More than ten years building deep-tech startups and over €35M raised.
Rui Santos
Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer
More than 15 years turning photonics research at Smart Photonics and imec into lasers and engines for data centres.
John Anderton
Chief Commercial Officer
More than 20 years leading global product and demand teams with tier one semiconductor brands.
Sanjiv Kapoor
Chief Operating Officer
More than 20 years in operations across industries, including Rockley Photonics.
The board is chaired by Giorgio Anania. Portrait photography would replace the initials in a final build.
Backed by deep-tech investors
The €10M round of October 2026 was co-led by Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and 360 Capital, with existing investors following.
- Amadeus APEXCo-lead, 2026
- 360 CapitalCo-lead, 2026
- Innovation IndustriesExisting investor
- FaberExisting investor
- BOMBrabant Development Agency
Photon Bridge is a partner of PhotonDelta, the Dutch integrated photonics ecosystem.
Work on light sources in Eindhoven
The new funding goes into product development, customer testing and hiring in Eindhoven. If you work in photonic integration, packaging, test or product, the team wants to hear from you.
Contact Photon Bridge
For samples, partnerships, investment or press.
Visit
De Zaale 11
5612 AJ Eindhoven
Netherlands