Anello Photonics
Precision inertial navigation for GPS-denied environments
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Transport
- Navigation
- Deep Tech
- Internet of Things
- Santa Clara, CA
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Company mission
To revolutionize navigation and positioning in GPS-denied environments across both industrial and defense applications.
Our take
Boasting over 30 issued patents (and many more pending), Anello Photonics is a cutting-edge technology manufacturer. Its focus is silicon photonics for IR technology, and inertial navigation which is used by aircraft, ships and spacecraft on terrain where GPS navigation is unavailable.
Anello has a large customer base for which it provides crucial services, earning it a very comfortable position. In recent years, the company has started developing an AI-based sensor fusion engine, an exciting use of machine learning technology which exemplifies the company’s forward-thinking ethos.
Anello's products are used in robotics, agriculture, defence, UAVs and autonomous vehicles, all industries that are in high demand at present. It has raised significant funding which showcases the keenness for its products, in 2026 earning $20 million from the Department of War to support the acceleration of its GPS-denied navigation services.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Opportunity to help deliver our technology to the mass market
- Appreciating equity
- Fully paid health/dental benefits for you (and your family)
- Matching 401k
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2026
$20m
GRANT
Oct 2021
$28m
SERIES A
Total funding: $48m
Leadership
Mario Paniccia
(CEO)Previously the CEO of Versalume, a Fellow at the Intel Corporation and a Summer Intern at IBM.
Mike A Horton
(CTO)Also a Project Creator at Geodnet. Previously Investor at Band of Angels, Sand Hills Angels and was a Technical and Business Development Consultant at SunSkyStar.