Last updated 2026-09-17
- Raised $12.8M grant led by VAHOCA, Oct 2022
- Raised $2.7M grant, Dec 2022
Total raised
$69.1M
Stage
—
Founded
2020
Headcount
55
HQ
Petach Tikva, Israel
Sector
Industrial Technologies
About
NewPhotonics is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The company's technology aims to significantly reduce latency and power consumption in high-speed connectivity modules for AI data center clusters by replacing power-hungry digital silicon chips with silicon photonic chips. NewPhotonics' solutions improve performance and energy efficiency for AI clusters and support next-generation optical interconnect architectures.
Funding history · 2 rounds · $69.1M total
2 events/rounds · $69.1M Total Funding
Dec 2022
Grant
$2.7M
EU CORDIS — Horizon Europe (NEWPhotonics)
Oct 2022
Grant
$12.8M
prior (startupim db)
★ VAHOCA★ TRIREC★ AWZ Ventures★ EIC Accelerator★ NextLeap Ventures★ Israel Innovation Authority★ European Innovation Council (EIC)ElopCieloQuantum Source
Offices
Petach Tikva, Israel · HQ / main office
Q&A
- What is New Photonics' primary focus?
- New Photonics specializes in optical connectivity solutions, developing integrated photonic circuits and optical processing technologies to address bandwidth and power challenges in AI-driven applications.
- Where is New Photonics headquartered?
- New Photonics is headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel.
- When was New Photonics founded?
- New Photonics was founded in January 2020.
- How many employees does New Photonics have?
- New Photonics has 51-200 employees.
- What is the total amount of funding New Photonics has raised?
- New Photonics has raised a total of $69,140,000 USD.
- Which investors participated in New Photonics' October 2022 Grant round?
- In October 2022, New Photonics received a grant with participation from.
- What is New Photonics' core technology?
- New Photonics designs, develops, and manufactures advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to reduce latency and power consumption in high-speed connectivity modules for AI data center clusters by replacing digital silicon chips with silicon photonic chips.
- Who are the co-founders of New Photonics?
- The co-founders of New Photonics are Yaniv Ben-Haim (CEO), Yosef Ben-Ezra (CTO), and Yossi Zilberfarb (EVP Corporate Development).
Team · 8
Yaniv Ben-Haim
Founder · CEO and Co-Founder
Yosef Ben-Ezra
Founder · CTO and Co-Founder
Yossi Zilberfarb
Founder · EVP Corporate Development and Co-Founder
Doron Tal
SVP/GM Optical Connectivity
Uri Ben-Or
CFO
Eran Bello
CBO
Amir Dorner
VP Operations
Alon Sella
VP Products
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Industrial Technologies
Technologies
Target customers
Business model
B2B
Highlights
Climate TechPatents
Tags
deep-learningblockchainquantum-computingenergytechenergy-efficiencydata-center-efficiencyelectro-opticsartificial-intelligencesemiconductorsclimate-techlow-carbon-dataspheremicroelectronics-photonics-solutionschipsets
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | newphotonics.com |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/81987501 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | NewPhotonics LTD |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020-1 |
| Employees (exact) | 55 |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 11 |
|---|
GitHub
| Top repos | .github, PyBERT |
|---|
Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | newphotonics.com |
|---|
Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 2 |
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Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 516139730 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2020-01-14 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2024 |
| Active charges / liens | 0 |
| Registry events | 2 — people (1), shares_capital (1) |
| Registered address | מוטה גור 7 פתח תקווה |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-26 | עדכון בעלי תפקידים |
| 2026-01-22 | הקצאת מניות |