Aeluma, Inc.

Aeluma, Inc. develops high-performance photonic and electronic technologies for communications and sensing. These technologies are applied across various sectors including telecom, artificial intelligence (AI) datacom, mobile, defense and aerospace, robotics, automotive, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), and quantum applications. The company's proprietary platform integrates compound semiconductor materials with large-diameter substrates, utilizing manufacturing infrastructure common in high-volume microelectronics. Aeluma's technology and product development focuses on photodetectors, photodetector arrays, lasers, and optical amplifiers. Their photodetectors and photodetector arrays are designed to detect near-infrared (NIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR) light. The lasers and optical amplifiers primarily use quantum dot technology. The Aeluma platform can also be applied to other photonic and electronic devices, such as transistors and solar cells. Headquartered in Goleta, California, Aeluma operates a principal research and development (R&D) and manufacturing facility spanning approximately 9,000 square feet. This facility includes a cleanroom and equipment for epitaxy wafer production, process development, prototyping, wafer-scale testing, and validation. In fiscal year 2026, the company expanded its internal test and prototyping capabilities by acquiring automated and semi-automated wafer probers, packaging and prototyping equipment, test and validation instruments, and related facility infrastructure. The lease for this facility has been extended through March 2031. Aeluma also leases an additional 2,400 square feet of office space near its headquarters. The company employs a capital-efficient manufacturing model, combining internal materials production, process-development, prototyping, and test capabilities with external fabrication, packaging, and integration. Aeluma has relationships with production-scale foundries and other supply-chain partners, including those announced in fiscal year 2026 with Tower Semiconductor and Sumitomo Chemical Advanced Technologies for wafer production and fabrication. Aeluma is transitioning from a predominantly R&D-stage business toward commercialization. Its current revenue is derived from government development contracts, with emerging commercial development and product revenue.