Observed Signal · Sep 22, 2026 · Funding · Source: techcrunch · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Morphotonics raises €40M for display tech, data center expansion
Dutch nanoimprint lithography company Morphotonics has raised over €40 million in Series B funding to scale production of its display technology and expand into optical components for data centers. The round included continued backing from 3M Ventures, Innovation Industries, and BOM, with Invest-NL as a major new investor, alongside the EIC Fund, Ernij Next, and the European Investment Bank. Morphotonics specializes in large-area nanoimprint lithography, particularly its Cypris platform, for manufacturing waveguides used in AR glasses like Meta Ray-Ban Display, Even Reality, and Magic Leap. The funding will boost production capacity, product development, and team growth. The company has doubled headcount to 60 since September 2024, its next machine can produce over 6 million waveguides annually (shipping early 2027), and it is also targeting co-packaged optics for data centers, with hardware sales currently making up 90% of revenue.
Funding round for specialized display tech supplier, expansion into data center optics signals growth in AR and photonics markets.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Morphotonics raised over €40 million in Series B funding.
- Investors include 3M Ventures, Innovation Industries, BOM, Invest-NL, EIC Fund, Ernij Next, and EIB.
- The company uses nanoimprint lithography (Cypris platform) for AR waveguides and other optics.
- Headcount doubled to 60 employees since September 2024; next machine to produce 6M+ waveguides/year by early 2027.
- Expanding into co-packaged optics for data centers, with hardware sales at 90% of revenue.
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