Optera 🇬🇧
Neuromorphic sensing company setting up UK HQ to deliver space domain awareness for civil and national security programmes.
About Optera
The company develops bio-inspired, event-based neuromorphic sensors and intelligent processing systems designed to enhance situational awareness in space and defense applications. These sensors operate by detecting changes at the pixel level, transmitting only relevant data to significantly reduce power consumption and data requirements while utilizing edge processing algorithms for efficient data handling.
Optera is a UK-based company founded in 2020, now around 4 people. It has raised $3.8M in disclosed funding. FundFinder classes it as DeepTech & Space.
Founder: Sébastien Thiry (Co-Founder; repeat founder; previously Bertin Technologies, Delphis Energy; Simon Fraser University).
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Funding round (UKI2S-led) · £3M · Jun 2026
- UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) — Evergreen, government-backed pre-seed+ fund managed by Future Planet Capital. · cheques up to £1.5M