YCX25· AI· DevtoolsPhotonium
AI-Powered Optical Consulting & Software
Founders
- Jennifer SongFounder/CEO
- Adam MhatreFounder/CTO
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About Photonium
Photonium is building software to automate optical system design. We supercharge optics experts with intelligent tooling to reduce costs and deliver faster. We handle the full design stack — from optimization, verification, sourcing, to prototyping — for AR/VR, quantum, biotech, metrology/chip fab, LiDAR, and more.
New York City, NY, USA
Photonium: questions
Which YC batch was Photonium in?
Photonium was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).
Is Photonium still active?
Y Combinator lists Photonium as active.
Who founded Photonium?
Photonium's founders, as listed on its YC page: Jennifer Song (Founder/CEO), Adam Mhatre (Founder/CTO).
Where is Photonium based?
Photonium lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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