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Total raised

$6.0M

+$6.0M this year

1 filing since 2026 · latest Equity filed

Cumulative raised
LAST ROUND
Equity · $6.0M
ROUNDS
1
INVESTORS
14
FOUNDED
N/A
HQ
Solon, OH
SECTOR
Hardware
EMPLOYEES
N/A
30D VIEWERS
N/A

AI overview

Updated

Folio Photonics Inc. is a Solon, Ohio developer of enterprise-scale optical data archive storage, spun out of Case Western Reserve University. Using advances in materials science, it has built multi-layer optical discs with dynamic write/read capability across layers, which it describes as the first economically viable enterprise-scale optical storage of its kind. Disc capacity was targeted to start at roughly 1TB per disc and 10TB per cartridge with a roadmap to multi-terabyte capacities. The company positions the media as an immutable active archive that lowers upfront cost and total cost of ownership while cutting archive energy consumption, and has raised roughly $28M to date including an $8M Series A.

What sets it apart

Materials-science-based multi-layer write/read optical discs that make optical archive storage cost-competitive at enterprise scale, with inherent immutability for cyber resilience and a large reduction in archive energy use versus legacy systems.

Funding history

1 round
EquityMar 10, 2026 · $15K min
Form D
+$6.0M$6.0M total

Latest SEC filings

via EDGAR · CIK 0001699248
Form D · Mar 10, 2026View on EDGAR

Products

1 tracked

Multi-layer optical archive storage media

Data storage media

Enterprise-scale optical discs and cartridges built with dynamic multi-layer write/read capability, sold as an immutable active archive tier for data centers.

  • Dynamic multi-layer write/read on a single disc
  • Capacity starting around 1TB per disc and 10TB per cartridge with a multi-TB roadmap
  • Immutable, write-once media for ransomware and tamper resistance
  • Active archive access rather than cold offline storage