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Anello Photonics
Redefining navigation with next-generation sensors
- 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 28 issued patents and more than 40 pending, Anello Photonics is a cutting-edge technology manufacturer with a focus on silicon photonics and inertial navigation. Silicon photonics are the basis for infrared technology, whilst inertial navigation is typically used by aircraft, ships and spacecraft on terrain where GPS navigation is unavailable.
Ultimately then, Anello’s pioneering technology has a large and vital customer base. 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. The company’s products are used in robotics, agriculture, defence, UAVs and autonomous vehicles, all industries that crave innovation and are in high demand at present.
Anello’s 2024 Series B funding round exemplifies interest from these industries, which included Lockheed Martin as a participant among a wealth of professional investors and patent managers. It's an exciting time for the industries for which Anello caters, suggesting a continued streak of success for the photonics and navigation manufacturers.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (1 round)
Oct 2021
$28m
SERIES A
Total funding: $28m
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.