The seed round was co-led by Navigare Ventures and PSV Hafnium, with participation from Chalmers Ventures, Turbine Capital, Norrsken Evolve and Almi Greentech Fund. A spin-out from Chalmers University of Technology, Solinide develops photonic chips and microcomb technology for optical interconnects, replacing multiple lasers with a single chip that generates dozens of precise wavelengths simultaneously to reduce power consumption and cost in AI data centres.
Solinide will use the €4 million to expand its engineering and commercial teams, strengthen in-house prototyping, and prepare the technology for manufacturing in Europe. The company has demonstrated its microcomb technology in a rack-mounted system and is now working towards commercial readiness and real-world deployment.