Spio Systems Aps

What Spio Systems Aps does

Spio Systems ApS is a Danish private limited company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Farum, Denmark, that develops and manufactures miniaturized optical devices using its proprietary Stacked Planar Integrated Optics (SPIO) production technology. The SPIO process combines roll-to-plate Nanoimprint Lithography on glass wafers — capable of printing hundreds of module parts containing lenses, mirrors, gratings, optical coatings, and freeform shapes per wafer — with wafer-level bonding, spacer-controlled micrometer-precision alignment and stacking, and per-component optical testing (laser beam tracing, polarization, coherence, collimation, beam shape, lifetime, and integration testing). The output is a fully functional, passive optical module only a few millimeters in size. Optical design is supported by Zemax simulation and detailed 3D modeling to convert free-space optical setups into SPIO-realizable architectures.

The company operates as a turn-key contract manufacturer serving Optical Module Manufacturers that need wafer-level integration of photonic components and cost-effective mass production of complex optical devices. Its commercial offering is structured in three tiers: Design Services (redesign of existing optics, new application design, mastering sourcing), Prototyping Services (feasibility assessment, masters and replicas, small-batch test series), and Volume Production (automated fabrication, type approvals, reliability and quality control, packaging). Go-to-market is enterprise B2B with direct customer collaboration through field sales, supported by a website contact funnel, LinkedIn presence, and the strategic 2020 partnership with Stensborg — a leading manufacturer of roll-to-plate replication machines whose tooling underpins SPIO's nanoimprint lithography.

SPIO Systems was founded by optics industry veterans drawing on prior experience at Kaleido, Millpond, and Ibsen Photonics, and is led by CEO and co-founder Henrik Madsen with co-founder/investor Per Ibsen, Chairman Torben Jacobsen, and board members including Lars Loftager Jørgensen, Jan Stensborg, and Morten Bo Mikkelsen. Technical staff include optical, R&D, and mechanical engineers supporting the prototyping and volume production roadmap. The company is privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds, no publicly disclosed revenue, and no parent company; operations are described as active with a current headcount in the 1-10 range.

Name

Spio Systems Aps

Legal name

SPIO Systems ApS

Website

https://spiosystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SPIO Systems ApS is a Danish contract manufacturer founded in 2020 that designs, prototypes, and mass-produces miniaturized passive optical modules using its proprietary Stacked Planar Integrated Optics (SPIO) wafer-level nanoimprint lithography process for Optical Module Manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Optical Components Manufacturing

NAICS

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronic Receivers & Transceivers (Photodetectors/Optical Modules) (HDAHALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Optoelectronic / Photonics Foundries (Silicon Photonics/LED/Laser) (HDAHACAG)

Keywords

• Optical device manufacturing
• Contract manufacturing services
• Photonic component integration
• Wafer-level optics assembly
• Nanoimprint lithography

Headquarters

HQ city

Farum

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Volume production of optical devices using SPIO technology. Includes automated volume fabrication, type approvals and reliability tests, quality control, and packaging.
2. Design Services: Redesign of existing optical devices, design of new applications, and sourcing mastering solutions. Supports customers in adapting designs for SPIO technology.
3. Prototyping Services: Rapid assessment of feasibility, masters and replicas, small-batch test series, and preparation for volume production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SPIO Systems develops and manufactures optical devices using its proprietary Stacked Planar Integrated Optics (SPIO) technology. It operates as a turn-key contract manufacturer offering optical design, prototyping, and mass-production services that combine roll-to-plate nanoimprint lithography with wafer-level alignment and stacking to produce miniaturized passive optical modules containing lenses, mirrors, gratings, and coatings.

Product overview

SPIO Systems Aps offers a unified contract manufacturing platform built around their proprietary Stacked Planar Integrated Optics (SPIO) technology. The portfolio consists of three interconnected service tiers: Design Services (optical design and Zemax simulation for converting free-space optical setups into SPIO module designs), Prototyping Services (feasibility assessment, masters/replicas, and small-batch test series), and Volume Production (automated mass fabrication, quality control, and packaging). The core SPIO technology enables wafer-level assembly of optical modules containing lenses, mirrors, gratings, coatings, and freeform shapes using nanoimprint lithography with roll-to-plate replication, with wafers aligned and stacked to micrometer precision before singulation into passive optical components just a few millimeters in size.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SPIO Technology (Stacked Planar Integrated Optics) Proprietary production technology enabling mass production of small-size optical devices with photonic component integration through wafer-level assembly, nanoimprint lithography, and micrometer-precision alignment and stacking. Delivered to customers as the basis for custom optical modules.
• Optical Design Services Redesign of existing optical devices, design of new applications, and sourcing of mastering solutions, using Zemax simulation and detailed 3D models to convert free-space optical setups into realizable SPIO module designs. Targeted at customers needing to adapt or create optical designs for SPIO manufacturing.
• Prototyping Services Rapid feasibility assessment, production of masters and replicas, small-batch test series, and preparation for volume production to help customers qualify designs before scale-up. Targeted at customers validating new optical module designs.
• Volume Production (Contract Manufacturing) Automated volume fabrication, type approvals and reliability tests, quality control, and packaging of optical devices based on the SPIO technology, supplied as a turn-key contract manufacturing service. Targeted at customers scaling optical module production.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• StensborgcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020SPIO Systems has partnered with Stensborg, who is a leading manufacturer of roll-to-plate replication machines. This partnership provides SPIO with manufacturing equipment capability for their Nanoimprint Lithography production process.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tower Semiconductor: Specialty foundry offering analog, RF, and silicon photonics wafer fabrication services. Comparable to SPIO's contract manufacturing model, though at a much larger scale and broader process portfolio.
• Coherent (formerly II-VI): Global photonics and compound semiconductor company with broad portfolio of optical components and modules for datacom, telecom, and industrial applications. Overlaps with SPIO in advanced optical component manufacturing.
• ams OSRAM: Austrian/German optical and sensor solutions provider with a broad portfolio spanning LEDs, optical sensors, and integrated optical modules. Comparable in manufacturing miniaturized optical components for advanced applications.
• Lumentum: Large US supplier of photonics components and modules for telecom, datacom, and 3D sensing. Comparable as a leading supplier of optical modules serving data processing customers, though far broader in scope.
• Hamamatsu Photonics: Japanese manufacturer of optical sensors, detectors, and photonic devices for industrial, medical, and scientific markets. Comparable in advanced optical component manufacturing for specialized applications.
• NeoPhotonics: Designer and manufacturer of photonic integrated circuits and modules for high-speed data communications. Comparable as a supplier of integrated optical modules for data processing networks.

Direct peers

• VLC Photonics: Spain-based photonic design house and foundry offering fabless design services and access to photonic foundries. Directly comparable to SPIO as a design-to-volume services platform targeting photonic integrated device customers.
• CompoundTek: Singapore-based silicon photonics foundry offering wafer-level manufacturing services to customers building photonic integrated circuits. Highly comparable as a foundry/contract-manufacturing model for photonic devices.
• Ligentec: Swiss silicon nitride photonic foundry offering volume manufacturing services for photonic integrated circuits. Closely comparable to SPIO's wafer-level contract manufacturing model for advanced optical devices.
• EFFECT Photonics: Dutch developer of highly integrated optical components based on photonic integration for data processing and telecom. Comparable to SPIO in producing miniaturized optical modules for data processing applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spio-systems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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