Optalysys is a UK-based photonic computing company founded in 2013 in Leeds. It develops optical hardware to accelerate Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), a technology that lets data be processed securely without ever being decrypted, keeping it private while still producing useful computational results. By using light-based computing, Optalysys works around the performance bottlenecks that have limited FHE adoption, handling multiple data streams at once for greater security and speed.
In 2015, the company partnered with the Earlham Institute on energy-efficient genetic search systems. By 2017 it was collaborating with DARPA and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on advanced optical processing. In 2021, Optalysys shifted its focus to FHE acceleration using silicon photonics, and its LightLocker Node product enables confidential blockchain capabilities.
The company raised £23M to advance its photonic computing work and expand into the US.
Quantum Specifications
Quantum Focus
hardware
Key People
RT
Robert Todd
CTO
Backed By
Lakestar
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Quantum Coast Capital
Type One Ventures
Trumpf Venture
Gic Government Of Singapore Investment Corporation
Hercules Capital
Inven Capital
Application Areas
Homomorphic encryptionConfidential computingBlockchain securitySecure data processing
Frequently Asked Questions
Optalysys is a UK-based photonic computing company founded in 2013 in Leeds. It develops optical hardware to accelerate Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE), a technology that lets data be processed securely without ever being decrypted, keeping it private while still producing useful computational results. By using light-based computing, Optalysys works around the performance bottlenecks that have limited FHE adoption, handling multiple data streams at once for greater security and speed.
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Optalysys is headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom.
Optalysys was founded in 2013.
Optalysys works with Photonic quantum technology.
Optalysys operates in the following sectors: quantum photonics, quantum security, quantum hardware, post quantum cryptography, quantum computing.
Optalysys has raised £23M in total disclosed funding.
