INLEAP closes seed financing and reports approximately €20M secured in total
INLEAP Photonics closed a UVC Partners-led seed financing and reported approximately €20 million secured in total to move its laser counter-drone systems toward series production.
Verified eventINLEAP PhotonicsSep 1, 2026
Evidence notes
- UVC Partners led the seed financing, with HTGF, Balnord, Sentris and Scale Capital participating.
- Proceeds support series production, R&D, sales, service, quality assurance and certification for FASTLIGHT counter-drone systems.
- FASTLIGHT HELD combines the laser effector with an all-terrain unmanned ground platform for mobile counter-UAS missions.
Company context
INLEAP Photonics develops FASTLIGHT laser systems for counter-drone defence and high-speed industrial beam steering. The Laser Zentrum Hannover spin-out is moving its eye-safe SHIELD effector toward series production for fixed and mobile critical-infrastructure and defence applications.