About
PhotonPath develops proprietary silicon photonics chipsets and plug-and-play modules for quantum applications. Douglas Aguiar (CEO) and Emanuele Guglielmi (CTO) founded the company during their PhD and post-doc research at Politecnico di Milano. It spun off from the university and was nurtured within the PoliHub deep-tech hub. The company raised a 5.1 million euro Series A in 2025 to scale manufacturing. Its patented technology supports compact, energy-efficient quantum communications, sensing, and computing. PhotonPath operates R&D labs and manufacturing facilities in Milan and Trento, with applications that extend to hyperscale data centers, telecom networks, and aerospace systems.
Quantum Specifications
| Quantum Focus | hardware |
Key People
DA
Douglas Aguiar
CEO
EG
Emanuele Guglielmi
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
Frequently Asked Questions
PhotonPath develops proprietary silicon photonics chipsets and plug-and-play modules for quantum applications. Douglas Aguiar (CEO) and Emanuele Guglielmi (CTO) founded the company during their PhD and post-doc research at Politecnico di Milano. It spun off from the university and was nurtured within the PoliHub deep-tech hub.
The company raised a 5.1 million euro Series A in 2025 to scale manufacturing. Its patented technology supports compact, energy-efficient quantum communications, sensi...
PhotonPath is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
PhotonPath was founded in 2019.
PhotonPath works with Photonic quantum technology.
PhotonPath operates in the following sectors: quantum hardware, photonic, quantum components.