PhovIR is delivering a first of its kind chip-based NIR-SWIR optical sensor. Fully software-reprogrammable, meaning a future proofed sensor that can identify the materials you need to see today, and those that emerge in future. Infrared spectroscopy in the palm of your hand, enabling material analytics insights everywhere, anytime to everyone.
Location: United Kingdom
Total raised: $5.38M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 13.02.2025 | Deeptech L... | dtl.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 19.08.2025 | - | $5.38M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.08.2025 | PhovIR Secures €4.6M to Revolutionize Device Intelligence with Optical Fingerprinting | PhovIR, a Manchester deeptech innovator, secured €4.6M in seed funding. This capital propels their compact Near Infra-Red (NIR) optical sensors toward everyday devices. Their technology detects unique "optical fingerprints" for so... |
| 19.08.2025 | Manchester-based PhovIR secures €3.6 million to bring optical fingerprinting to everyday devices | PhovIR, a University of Manchester spinout developing advanced Near Infra-Red (NIR) optical sensor technology, has raised over €3.6 million (£4 million) in an oversubscribed seed round led by Northern Gritstone and SCVC. The funding marks a... |
| 19.08.2025 | Manchester-based PhovIR secures €4.6 million to bring optical fingerprinting to everyday devices | PhovIR, a University of Manchester spinout developing advanced Near Infra-Red (NIR) optical sensor technology, has raised over €4.6 million (£4 million) in an oversubscribed seed round led by Northern Gritstone and SCVC. The funding marks a... |
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