Стартап Ravee Optics привлёк 6 млн долларов на разработку компактных оптических систем для спутников

US startup Ravee Optics secures $6 million in seed round The company’s initial focus is addressing the limitations of current satellite communication technology by building optical communication systems designed for scale. Its hardware is smaller, lighter, and easier to produce in large volumes. US startup Ravee Optics has announced an oversubscribed USD 6 million funding round led by BIG Capital, a Vietnam-based investment firm, along with co-investment from JobsOhio Ventures and Cincinnati-based CincyTech. Ohio-based Ravee Optics aims to apply next-generation optical technology to defense and commercial markets, according to a media release. “We are building ultra-compact optical communications terminals to serve the growing demand for on-orbit data transport,” said Ravee Optics co-founder Piyush Shah. “We built our technology to address this challenge at scale with revolutionary optics technology and design for manufacturing to enable wider deployment of optical communications across the future space ecosystem.” The company’s initial focus is addressing the limitations of current satellite communication technology by building optical communication systems designed for scale. Its hardware is smaller, lighter, and easier to produce in large volumes, making it possible to deploy more systems across growing satellite networks, the media release said. The company’s systems use lasers to transmit data between satellites, enabling faster communication than traditional approaches. “What stands out about Ravee is their focus on building smaller and lighter systems that can be produced and deployed at scale—across large and growing satellite networks,” said Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson (retired), former Commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base and advisor to Ravee and board member.