Akhetonics

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Akhetonics is a Berlin-based private semiconductor startup developing an all-optical general-purpose processor, currently branded as the RPU, for AI reasoning, verification, optimization and high-performance computing. It raised a €6 million seed round in Nov-24 and remains active through a Jun-26 2D photonic pilot-line activity and a Jul-26 SmarAct collaboration for precision testing of photonic integrated circuits. Its ecosystem reach includes investors Matterwave Ventures, 468 Capital, Bayern Kapital, Runa Capital, Rheingau Founders, Interface Capital and Constructor Capital, plus research and technology relationships involving Fraunhofer IZM, IMEC, KAIST, DGIST, AUTH and SmarAct; no commercial customer or shipped production processor has been publicly verified.

Latest signals

• 14 Sept 2026Akhetonics launched the HAETAE project to develop a multi-material photonic integrated-circuit platform for transfer-learning neural networks.Akhetonics
• 14 Sept 2026Akhetonics and Fraunhofer IZM launched the SPOC project for room-temperature photonic quantum circuits.Akhetonics
• 14 Sept 2026Akhetonics launched GATEPOST, an EU Horizon project for a graphene-based all-optical technology platform.Akhetonics
• 14 Sept 2026Akhetonics began developing an all-optical analog-to-digital converter for all-optical computing.Akhetonics
• 14 Sept 2026Akhetonics developed Connect-A-PIC as an open-source platform for automated photonic circuit design and simulation.Akhetonics

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Facts, with sources

• 14 Sept 2026Akhetonics launched the HAETAE project to develop a multi-material photonic integrated-circuit platform for transfer-learning neural networks.Partnership · Akhetonics
• 14 Sept 2026Akhetonics launched GATEPOST, an EU Horizon project for a graphene-based all-optical technology platform.Partnership · Akhetonics
• 14 Sept 2026HAETAE project to develop a multi-material photonic integrated-circuit platform for transfer-learning neural networks.Partnership · Akhetonics
• 14 Sept 2026GATEPOST, an EU Horizon project for a graphene-based all-optical technology platform.Partnership · Akhetonics

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Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

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