French Deeptech Firm Cailabs Raises €57M To Accelerate Growth And Industrial Scale-Up

The structured financing round was led by the European Investment Bank (EIB) with €37 million from the EIB and €20 million from Definvest, Fonds Innovation Defense, NewSpace Capital, the EIC Fund, Starquest Capital, and CAIVE.

Cailabs, founded in 2013, is a deeptech photonics company based in France and the US. Combining photonics and systems engineering expertise, it develops laser-light solutions for space, telecom, industrial and defense sectors. Its offerings include turnkey optical ground stations that compensate for atmospheric turbulence, enabling faster, safer, and more reliable high-throughput connections.

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Highlighting the strategic value of Cailabs’ work, Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, emphasized that space technologies are becoming ever more critical for civilian, security and defense applications.

As the bank of the European Union, the EIB supports Cailabs’ investments in manufacturing capabilities and in research & development of its laser communication technologies.

Fayolle noted that the project aligns perfectly with the EIB’s TechEU priorities in security, defense, and technological innovation. Securing this structured financing highlights Cailabs’ rising commercial maturity, backed by a backlog of over ten optical ground stations already under contract.

The funding will boost manufacturing scale and reinforce the supply chain. A new industrial platform, able to assemble and test five stations simultaneously, aims to reach 50 optical ground stations per year by 2027. It will also support global expansion and enhance the product line with 100+ Gbps turnkey solutions, portable stations, and wider orbit coverage.

This funding round reflects our solid fundamentals and the confidence investors have in our strategic vision. It enables us to scale up industrial capabilities and prepare for the next stage of growth,concluded Jean-Francois Morizur, co-founder and CEO of Cailabs.

About Cailabs

Cailabs is a deeptech photonics company delivering advanced laser-light solutions for space, telecommunications, industrial, and defense sectors. Its innovative optical technologies enable faster, safer and more reliable communications, powering high-throughput networks, portable optical ground stations and next-generation solutions that redefine performance and precision in light-based systems worldwide.