Diffraqtion says pre-seed tops $10M for quantum space camera
Lockheed Martin Ventures and Presidio Ventures joined the financing as Diffraqtion prepares its first fielded camera for a hosted spacecraft payload.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: PR Newswire
Why it matters
Diffraqtion is moving university-originated optics through DARPA and NASA projects toward a planned orbital payload. Lockheed Martin and Sumitomo can help the founders qualify the sensor for defense, space and industrial buyers.
Johannes Galatsanos, Christine Wang and Saikat Guha have brought Lockheed Martin Ventures and Sumitomo's Presidio Ventures into Diffraqtion's pre-seed. The company says total funding now exceeds $10 million as the founders prepare their first fielded quantum imaging camera for a hosted payload on a partner spacecraft.…