iPRONICS 🇪🇸
Optical networking engine with the first optical switch supporting multiple switching strategies, built for AI cluster communication.
About iPRONICS
The main product is an optical circuit switching platform designed for AI data centers, utilizing silicon photonics to provide programmable optical connectivity that enhances bandwidth, reduces latency, and lowers power consumption. This technology includes features such as high-throughput training capabilities, low-latency connections for inference workloads, and GPU failover mechanisms to ensure workload continuity.
iPRONICS is a Spain-based company founded in 2019, now around 116 people. It has raised $150.5M in disclosed funding, starting with a Seed in 2022. FundFinder classes it as AI & ML.
Founded by Eladio Crego Gil (Co-Founder; repeat founder; previously EFT INNOVATION & COMMERCIALIZATION CONSULTING SL, Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza; Esade), Ivana Gasulla Mestre (Co-founder; Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)), Jose Capmany (Co-Founder and COO; repeat founder; previously VLC Photonics (Acquired); ThePowerMBA), Daniel Pérez López (Founder, CTO; previously Photonics Research Lab (PRL), Servipoli; Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)), Inaki Berenguer (President, Board Member, and Co-Founder; repeat founder; previously CoverWallet, an Aon company, Klink Inc.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prometheus Dasmahapatra (Co-founder; previously ASML; Eindhoven University of Technology).
Company facts from Harmonic and public filings; team backgrounds from public profiles. Refreshed weekly.
Series B · Sep 2026
Amadeus Capital Partners- Amadeus Capital Partners — Amadeus Capital Partners caters to the technology sector with seed, early, and later stage venture, and private equity investments. · cheques £1M – £15M
Funding history
● rounds tracked in this directory · ○ earlier rounds web-verified from public announcements. Amounts as announced; undisclosed rounds omitted.