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Folio Photonics

Solon, OH · Founded 2012 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of optical data storage technologies designed for enterprise archiving. Folio Photonics is based in Solon, OH and was founded in 2012. Its last reported valuation was $16.1 million in May 2019. It has raised $22.1 million across 7 recorded rounds; the latest was a $6 million early-stage round in Mar 2026.

Last reported valuation
$16.1M
Oct 2026
Priced at
—
Total raised
$22.1M
Last round
Early Stage VC
Mar 2026

Folio Photonics key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Developer of optical data storage technologies designed for enterprise archiving.
  • Folio Photonics is valued at approximately $16.1M as of Oct 2026 (last reported valuation).
  • It has raised $22.1M across 7 recorded rounds; the latest was Early Stage VC ($6.0M) in Mar 2026.
  • Notable investors include US National Science Foundation, United States Department of War, JobsOhio Ventures, Material Impact (Boston), Ohio Department of Development — 12 tracked in total.
  • Folio Photonics has filed 9 Form Ds with the SEC since 2017, most recently Apr 2026 ($6.0M sold to 14 investors).
  • Status: Privately Held (backing).
Last reported valuation
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$16.1M

Folio Photonics's last reported valuation, May 2019. Nothing priced has surfaced since.

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Folio Photonics funding rounds

7 rounds
Mar 2026Early Stage VC$6.0MSEC filing▮
Aug 2025Seed Round$2.6MSEC filing▮
Jan 2022Early Stage VC$5.2MSEC filing▮
Jan 2020Seed Round$250KSEC filing▮
Jan 2019Seed Round$1.0MSEC filing▮
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Folio Photonics valuation

Folio Photonics's last reported valuation was $16.1 million in May 2019. No priced round, secondary trade or fund mark has surfaced since.

How much has Folio Photonics raised?

Folio Photonics has raised $22.1 million across 7 recorded rounds since 2017. The largest was a $911,889 seed round in Jul 2018; the most recent was a $6 million early-stage round in Mar 2026.

Folio Photonics has filed 9 Form Ds with the SEC since 2017, most recently in Apr 2026 ($6 million sold to 14 investors).

Folio Photonics investors

12 investors are on record for Folio Photonics, including US National Science Foundation, United States Department of War, JobsOhio Ventures and Material Impact (Boston). The early-stage round in Mar 2026 drew 14 investors.

About Folio Photonics

Developer of optical data storage technologies designed for enterprise archiving. The company's technologies are produced by polymer co-extrusion using magnetic storage technologies such as hard drive disks to read and write hardware data, enabling users to save energy and money by moving sleeping data off hard disk drives to optical discs.

Sector
Information Technology
HQ
Solon, OH, United States
Founded
2012
Employees
17
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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