Company Profile

Menhir Photonics

Dübendorf, Zurich · Switzerland · founded 2018

ESA BIC alumnicomponentssatellites

Ultrafast femtosecond laser systems for timing, quantum technology, and microwave generation applications.

Industrial-grade short pulse lasers for innovative earth and space applications

Funding signals · €2.5M total

Air Force SBIR Phase II grant via US distributor Vescent for development of multi-gigahertz optical frequency comb 2022-04-25€1.3M
US Air Force contract grant for multi-gigahertz optical frequency comb development 2022-04-25€1
Growth loan from UBS for production facility expansion 2024-09-25-
Innosuisse Scale-up Coaching Program - Grant II 2025-07-04-
Grant - II from Innosuisse Scale-up Coaching Program 2025-07-04-
Growth loan from UBS 2024-09-25-
Grant from U.S. Air Force (via Vescent distributor) for multi-gigahertz optical frequency comb development 2022-04-25€1
US Air Force grant (via Vescent) for optical frequency comb development 2022-04-25€1.3M
Growth loan from UBS for production facility expansion 2024-09-25-
Grant - II from Innosuisse Scale-up Coaching Program 2025-07-04-
Growth loan from UBS 2024-09-25-
Grant from U.S. Air Force for multi-gigahertz optical frequency comb development 2022-04-25€1
US Air Force contract/grant via Vescent for multi-gigahertz optical frequency comb development 2022-04-25€1
Growth loan from UBS 2024-09-25-
Grant - II from Innosuisse Scale-up Coaching Program 2025-07-04-

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Recent news

Menhir Photonics Unveils New Facility, Set to Mass-Produce Next-Gen Ultrafast Lasers for 6G and Quantum2025-09-03
Menhir Photonics opened a new high-volume production facility to mass-produce ultrafast lasers for quantum computing and telecommunications applications. The facility includes cleanrooms and aims to achieve tens of thousands of units per year by 2028.
Quantum-Level RF Signals: The Menhir Photonics and QuSine Partnership2025-09-09
Menhir Photonics partnered with QuSine, a quantum technology spinoff, to develop integrated ultra-low noise RF signal generators. The collaboration evolved from laboratory testing to integrating Menhir's lasers into QuSine's commercial quantum precision RF systems.
Menhir Photonics secures growth loan to accelerate expansion2024-09-25
Menhir Photonics secured a growth loan from UBS to support expansion and establish a state-of-the-art production facility. The company demonstrated 90% year-over-year revenue growth from 2022 to 2023 while serving 83 customers across 17 countries.