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Investment thesis
imec.xpand backs transformative semiconductor and nanotechnology innovations where imec's contributions can decisively influence the success of technology development. The fund targets early-stage deeptech companies, drawing on deep technological expertise and a hands-on approach. Its close connections to imec position the team to accurately assess technology risk in complex, science-driven ventures.
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What they invest in
from 24 of 39 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×19Hardware ×15Semiconductors ×13AI & Machine Learning ×8Medical Devices ×6Healthtech ×5Digital Health ×3Biotech ×2
HQs:Belgium×5Netherlands×3United States×3Australia×1Switzerland×1Germany×1
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12021 · 23 dated
Axelera AI develops hardware and software platforms for artificial intelligence inference at the edge, including specialized processors and accelerators for edge computing, computer vision, natural language processing, and automotive applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsEindhoven, NL
Fabrizio Del Maffeo(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder)inEvangelos Eleftheriou(Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsInnovation IndustriesSamsung Catalyst FundVerve VenturesBlackRockEuropean Innovation Council FundInvest-NL+1 more
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Axithra, a spin-off from Ghent University's Photonics Research Group and imec, develops an optics- and photonics-based platform for therapeutic drug monitoring that measures and monitors drug concentrations in blood at the point of care.
Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsKurma PartnersQbic FundWhite FundWallonie Entreprendre
The page describes Photonic Fabric, an optical interconnect technology platform for the scale-up interconnect market that enables high-bandwidth, power-efficient links for AI data center infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSector AgnosticSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Preetinder Virk(Chief Operating Officer)David Lazovsky(President and Chief Executive Officer)inKelyn Brannon(Chief Financial Officer)Philip Winterbottom(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)Alonso Galvan(Director)
Co-investorsFitz Gate VenturesIAG Capital PartnersKoch Disruptive TechnologiesM VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundThe Engine Ventures+10 more
Diraq develops quantum computers based on modified silicon transistors, aiming for utility-scale quantum processing units the size of a single data-center rack.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Andrew Dzurak(Founder)in
Co-investorsQuantonationIn-Q-TelUniSeed Pty Ltd.
Eyeo develops nanophotonic color-splitting technology for image sensors that captures more incoming light than traditional color filters.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsInvest-NL
Fabric8Labs develops Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM), a room-temperature metal 3D printing technology that produces dense, high-purity metal parts with micron-scale resolution and no post-processing.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Diego, US
Jeffrey Herman(Executive Officer, Director)David Pain(Director)in
BoardCyril Vancura(Director)inGreg Papadopoulos(Director)inJennifer Ard(Director)in
Co-investorsIntel CapitalLam CapitalMarunouchi Innovation PartnersSE VenturesEricsson VenturesTDK Ventures+5 more
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FMC is a semiconductor company developing non-volatile memory solutions, spun from EU research institutions with R&D and manufacturing operations across Europe, the US, Japan, and Taiwan.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsDresden, DE
Thomas Rueckes(Chief Executive Officer)inAyman Abouelwafa(Chief Product Officer)inNorm Armour(Chief Operating Officer)inRaj Jammy(President Global BU & CTO)in
Co-investorsBosch VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsRobert Bosch Venture CapitalTEL Venture Capital, Inc.HV CapitalM Ventures+3 more
INBRAIN Neuroelectronics develops graphene-based brain-computer therapeutics that combine neural signal decoding with AI to enable precision, adaptive treatments for neurological disorders.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedical DevicesBarcelona, ES
Carolina Aguilar(CEO & Co-Founder)inKostas Kostarelos(Chair of the Vision Board & Co-Founder)Antòn Guimerà(Co-founder)Jerome Crocco(COO)inJurriaan Bakker(CTO)inEduard Ros(Interim CFO)in
Co-investorsAsabys PartnersBStartupVsquared VenturesAliath Bioventures
Indigo is developing an implantable continuous multi-metabolite monitoring (CMM) sensor based on silicon photonics that measures metabolites such as glucose, ketone, and lactate in real time, with data shown via a smartphone app.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Danaë Delbeke(CTO and Founder)in
Co-investorsFund+
Luma Vision develops advanced imaging technologies focused on cardiology to provide cardiologists with comprehensive, evidence-based understanding of patient heart conditions.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Fionn Lahart(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBayern Kapital
Micledi develops microLED display technology and solutions for the semiconductor and display industries.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAntwerp, BE
Marc Wachsmuth(CEO)in
Co-investorsPMVKBC Focus Fund
Morrow Eyewear manufactures electronic eyeglasses with liquid crystal lenses that adjust focus via a button-activated electric pulse, enabling wearers to shift vision between near and far distances in under a second.
ConsumerHardwareHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Frederiek Ysebaertin
Co-investorsNew Science Ventures
Nagi Bioscience provides in vivo toxicity testing services using organism-on-chip technology with C. elegans models, serving pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotech companies seeking faster, ethical alternatives to traditional animal testing.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLongevityMedical DevicesNot stated, CH
Dr. Matteo Cornaglia(CEO and co-founder)Dr. Laurent Mouchiroud(CSO and co-founder)
Co-investorsExcellis HoldingVerve Ventures
Onera Health provides clinical-grade remote diagnostics and monitoring solutions for healthcare professionals, with an initial focus on sleep health.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesEindhoven, NL
Co-investors15th RockEQT Life SciencesLSP (Life Sciences Partners)Innovation Industries
Optalysys is a photonic computing company using silicon photonics to turn the optical layer into an arithmetic engine for high-performance computing.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLeeds, GB
Co-investorsAnglia Capital GroupNorthern GritstoneVerve Ventures
PsiQuantum builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using photonic qubits and semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMoreton Bay, AU
Prof. Terry Rudolph(Co-founder & Chief Architect)Dr. Pete Shadbolt(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inProf. Mark Thompson(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jeremy O'Brien(Founder)inVictor Peng(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardSiraj Khaliq(Director)in
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesC4 VenturesCold Start VenturesFounders FundFPVHARPER COURT VENTURES+23 more
SCIL develops high-volume imprint (nanoimprint) lithography systems for photonics and optics manufacturing, offering feature resolution down to 10 nanometers on wafers up to 300mm.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsEindhoven, NL
Rob Voorkamp(Founder)in
Co-investorsBOM
Spectricity develops spectral sensing solutions using CMOS technology for consumer and mobile devices.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsBelgium, BE
Glenn Vandevoorde(CEO)
BoardPieter Vorenkamp(Chairman of the Board)
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesCapricorn Venture Partners
Swave Photonics designs and markets holographic extended reality chips based on diffractive photonics technology for immersive, ultra-high-resolution displays.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLeuven, BE
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)
Vertical Compute is a European deep-tech startup developing chiplets that place vertical columns of data directly next to processing cores, using vertical memory concepts combined with nano-magnetism to accelerate AI workloads.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Sylvain Dubois(Founder)
Co-investorsXAngeQuantonation
Wise Integration is a fabless deeptech company developing digitally-controlled gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuits and digital controllers for high-frequency, high-efficiency power conversion.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Ghislain Kaiser(CEO)in
Co-investorsSupernova Invest
xavveo develops photonic-controlled radar technology for autonomous systems and senior care monitoring, enabling non-invasive environmental detection without cameras or wearables.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMobility & TransportationRobotics
Dr. Sven Otte(Founder & CEO)Dr. Stefan Meister(CTO & Founder)Dr. Ulrich Keil(VP Engineering & Founder)
Co-investorsVsquared Ventures
Zafrens develops a unified drug discovery platform that integrates isolation, imaging, and sequencing workflows to accelerate the identification of therapeutic compounds across modalities.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Diego, US
Martin SmrcinainMaina NdunguinSwamy Vijayan(Executive Officer, Director)inYi ZhanginVikas Goelin
BoardJustin Briggsin
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)BlueYard CapitalGlobal BrainHAWKTAILIaso VenturesRaptor Group+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AI AcceleratorAI ChipAzalea VisionFeFET MemoryIntegrated GaN circuitsInvisixMetal 3D PrintingNagiNeuraNubisOneraPhotonic computingQuantum ComputingSCILSmart Lens
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Axelera AI · dispatcheseurope.com · Aug 18, 2026
INBRAIN Neuroelectronics · newmarketpitch.com · Jul 13, 2026
Xavveo · photonics.com · Jul 7, 2026
Optalysys · picmagazine.net · Jun 18, 2026
SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions · tamradar.com · Mar 24, 2026
FMC · datacenterdynamics.com · Mar 11, 2026
Celestial AI · fitzgate.com · Feb 10, 2026
Fabric8Labs · sdbj.com · Dec 3, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has imec.xpand made?
- imec.xpand has 39 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does imec.xpand invest at?
- imec.xpand invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is imec.xpand's typical check size?
- imec.xpand typically writes checks of $270K – $5.4M.
- What sectors does imec.xpand focus on?
- imec.xpand focuses on Deep Tech, Hardware, New Materials, Semiconductors.
- Where is imec.xpand located?
- imec.xpand is headquartered in Leuven, BE.
- Does imec.xpand lead rounds?
- imec.xpand typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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