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TracXon raises €4.75 million to pioneer sustainable alternative to printed circuit boards

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September 8, 2025

Eindhoven, The Netherlands - 05 Sep. 2025: TracXon, a deep-tech spin-off from TNO, has secured €4.75 million ($5.50 million) in seed funding to accelerate the industrialization of hybrid printed electronics (HPE). This breakthrough technology offers a sustainable, resource-efficient alternative to traditional printed circuit boards (PCBs), one of the most polluting components in electronics. The round was led by DeepTechXL, with participation of Invest-NL and the BrabantDevelopment Agency (BOM). BOM continues its support following a pre-seed investment extended to TracXon.

Keiron Printing Technologies has raised €10M to revolutionize solder paste printing in electronics manufacturing with its industrialized solution based on Laser-Induced Forward Transfer (LiFT) technology, delivering nanolitre-level precision.

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August 26, 2024

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – August 22, 2025 — Keiron PrintingTechnologies, the pioneer of Lift (Laser-induced Forward Transfer), introducesits patented technology that digitally prints solder paste with nanolitreprecision — delivering a faster, cleaner, more efficient and more flexiblealternative to traditional stencil or jet printing KeironPrinting Technologies, the pioneer in Laser-induced Forward Transfer (Lift)precision solder paste deposition for next-generation electronicsmanufacturing, today announced it has topped up the seed round with another € 2.3million, with a total of €10 million. The investment was led by deep-techventure capital firms DeepTechXL and Cottonwood Technology Fund,with participation from TNO Ventures and Innovation Credit.

The Dutch startup MicroAlign secures a €1 Million seed investment to enable efficient interconnections in Quantum Photonic Computers.

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June 6, 2024

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, 5 June 2024 – MicroAlign, a spin-off from the Eindhoven University of Technology, announced today that it has closed €1 million in seed-funding to accelerate the commercialization of high-accuracy fiber arrays. The funding round was led by the Dutch venture capital firms DeepTechXL and PhotonVentures, reflecting investors’ strong belief in the company’s vision to develop a unique and crucial product for the photonics industry.

Photonics Startup SuperLight Photonics Secures Seed Funding in Investment Round with DeepTechXL and Oost NL

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September 14, 2023

SuperLight Photonics, a spin-off from the University of Twente, is developing a wideband laser that can serve as a 'light source' in various measurement and detection applications. Today, the company announces the completion of a seed investment round. The round is led by Dutch Deep Tech investor DeepTechXL in collaboration with Oost NL. With this investment, SuperLight Photonics will further develop its platform technology into unique products and (sub)systems.