Singular Photonics lands $2.15M to develop next-generation image sensors
Edinburgh-based Singular Photonics raised $2.15M in an oversubscribed round to advance its SPAD-based image sensors for AI, medical, and industrial applications.
Singular Photonics, an Edinburgh-based fabless semiconductor company, raised $2.15 million in an oversubscribed funding round to accelerate development of its next generation of single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) image sensors, per Tech.eu.
The round was led by ACF Investors, with participation from Wren Capital, Cambridge Angels, Scottish Enterprise, Quantum Exponential, and Old College Capital. Alongside the close, the company announced that Dipesh Patel, former CTO of semiconductor firm Arm, has joined its board of directors.
Spun out of the University of Edinburgh from research led by Professor Robert Henderson, a digital imaging researcher, Singular Photonics develops image sensors that can detect and precisely time individual photons — a capability conventional sensors, which measure light intensity, do not offer. The company has two commercially available product families, Andarta and Sirona, according to Tech.eu.
What distinguishes Singular Photonics' approach is its combination of SPAD technology with on-chip computation, allowing data to be processed at the point of light detection. This reduces the volume of data that must be transferred for external processing and enables real-time analysis in imaging systems — a design suited to edge computing and AI-driven pipelines. The company is targeting applications in machine vision, industrial automation, physical AI, scientific research, and medical imaging.
The new capital will be used to expand engineering capacity, develop additional sensor products, and accelerate introductions in response to customer demand, the company said per Tech.eu.
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