Optics11

Optics11 is a photonics and sensing technology company that develops advanced fiber-optic sensing systems for the world's harshest environments, delivering ultra-sensitive, reliable, and low-power solutions that give operators earlier warnings and more time to act. With a diverse team of over 100 experts and a strong patent portfolio, the company operates across three primary markets. In Underwater Security, Optics11 provides immediate over-the-horizon threat detection with 24/7 seabed monitoring capabilities, low-power thin-line towed arrays for submarines and unmanned underwater vehicles, and solutions for drone vessel detection, selected by the Dutch Ministry of Defence to develop and deliver new anti-submarine warfare in a box capability. In Energy, the company offers OptiFender, an expert hub and monitoring platform for partial discharge monitoring with fast PD localization and maximized lifetime extension for energy infrastructure, including protection of undersea cables with support from a 25 million Euro European Investment Bank loan. In Industrial and Lab applications, Optics11 provides FBG interrogators for fiber Bragg grating measurements and nanoindentation instruments for capturing forces in biological samples, delivering real-time data on temperature, pressure, strain, and vibration for optimized efficiency and safety. The company's fiber optic sensing technology enables measurement, protection, detection, securing, and sensing where conventional technologies cannot operate. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Optics11 has raised $23.9M in Series B funding from investors including TechNano Fund, FORWARD.one, Value Creation Capital, Europa, SET Ventures, Join Capital, and the European Investment Bank.