INLEAP closes seed financing and reports approximately €20M secured in total

Sep 1, 2026 · Funding · INLEAP Photonics · Defense

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
  • 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.

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.