eyeo Raises €40 Million to Accelerate the Future of Intelligent Imaging Sensors
eyeo, the Dutch nanophotonic imaging technology company, has secured €40 million in Series A funding led by Innovation Industries, with participation from existing investors including imec.xpand, Invest-NL, Qbic, High-Tech Gründerfonds, and Brabant Development Agency. The latest round brings the company’s total funding to €55 million.
The funding will support the commercial expansion of eyeo’s imaging technologies designed to enhance image sensor performance across smartphones, industrial systems, XR technologies, smart city infrastructure, and autonomous applications.
Founded to commercialize research developed at Belgian research center imec, eyeo focuses on overcoming long-standing technical limitations in conventional image sensors.
A New Approach to Image Sensor Technology
The company’s NCOS® platform replaces traditional color filters by splitting and directing light directly toward sensor pixels, minimizing the amount of incoming light typically lost in conventional systems.
According to eyeo, the technology delivers improved light sensitivity, color accuracy, image quality, and higher imaging resolution, particularly in applications requiring advanced visual performance.
The platform is also compatible with existing CMOS sensor infrastructures, allowing manufacturers to integrate the technology without redesigning current production systems. In addition, it enables the development of ultra-small sub-micron pixels for next-generation compact imaging applications.
Scaling Commercial Deployment
eyeo plans to use the new capital to strengthen its engineering capabilities, expand integrated circuit and systems engineering teams, and accelerate commercial deployment through partnerships with OEM manufacturers.
The company is also investing in next-generation 3D-stacked CMOS image sensors, expected to play a growing role in advanced imaging and autonomous systems.
Jeroen Hoet, Co-Founder and CEO of eyeo, stated that many modern vision-based devices — from smartphones to autonomous systems — still face technical limitations rooted in decades-old architectures, adding that eyeo’s technology is designed to address these challenges at their core.
He added that the technology is now commercially ready following successful validation, patent approvals, testing in commercial production facilities, and collaborations with tier-one customers.
Rising European Focus on Deep Tech and Semiconductor Innovation
eyeo is also backed through the European Union’s InvestEU initiative as part of broader efforts to support European semiconductor and deep-tech companies.
The investment highlights growing global demand for advanced imaging technologies amid the rapid expansion of computer vision and intelligent systems across smartphones, autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, and XR applications.
As global competition in the sensor and semiconductor market intensifies, eyeo is positioning itself as one of the European companies developing more efficient imaging alternatives that can be seamlessly integrated into existing manufacturing ecosystems.
