# ELAS Technology Investment

> ELAS Technology Investment is a VC fund in Achim backing Manufacturing and Laser. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Achim, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://elas-investment.com/

ELAS Technology Investment is a German-based but globally oriented financial investor.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 50% |
| Laser | 1 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Electronics | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 2 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quantum Optics Jena | Quantum Optics Jena develops quantum-based solutions for state-of-the-art communication systems. Their product is a compact and high-performance entangled photon source for quantum key distribution or quantum optical experiments. | $9.4M | Series A | Sep 11, 2024 |  |
| Femtum | Femtum offers mid-infrared pulsed fibre lasers, fibre amplifiers, and tunable fibre lasers for medical and industrial use. They give access to mid-infrared spectroscopy with laser systems. Their team developed know-how and patented technologies to make a difference in the laser industry. | $3.7M | Seed | Jan 30, 2024 |  |
| Xpoli | Using sensor technology in combination with artificial intelligence (AI) Xpoli measures and evaluates shopping patterns in retail business. |  | Seed | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| Quantum Optics Jena | Quantum Optics Jena develops quantum-based solutions for state-of-the-art communication systems. Their product is a compact and high-performance entangled photon source for quantum key distribution or quantum optical experiments. |  | Seed | Feb 11, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FTTF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fttf) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thuringen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bm-t-beteiligungsmanagement-th%C3%BCringen) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [bm-t](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bm-t-97a8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boreal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boreal-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Eureka Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hamamatsu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamamatsu-photonics-corporate-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does ELAS Technology Investment invest in?

ELAS Technology Investment invests primarily in Manufacturing, Laser and Hardware startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did ELAS Technology Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ELAS Technology Investment closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co