Development Bank of Wales

The Development Bank of Wales is an independent company that provides commercial funding to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Wales. It invests private and public funds, including EU funds, across various sectors such as B2B, healthcare, technology, and life sciences.

David Blake

Investment Executive

Mark Bowman

Venture Fund Manager

Bethan Cousins

New Business Director

Rhian Elston

Deputy Fund Manager

Rhodri Evans

Deputy Fund Manager

Past deals in LED

Kubos Semiconductors

Seed Round in 2024
Kubos Semiconductors Ltd, established in 2017 and headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializes in the development and commercialization of semiconductors. The company focuses on cubic-GaN technology, which is used to produce high-efficiency, low-cost light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Kubos Semiconductors leverages its intellectual property to create wafers for LED manufacturers, aiming to enhance energy savings through advanced semiconductor solutions.

Kubos Semiconductors

Grant in 2023
Kubos Semiconductors Ltd, established in 2017 and headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializes in the development and commercialization of semiconductors. The company focuses on cubic-GaN technology, which is used to produce high-efficiency, low-cost light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Kubos Semiconductors leverages its intellectual property to create wafers for LED manufacturers, aiming to enhance energy savings through advanced semiconductor solutions.

Camtronics Vale

Debt Financing in 2018
Camtronics Vale Limited is an electronics manufacturer based in Tredegar, United Kingdom, established in 1994. The company specializes in producing electronic assemblies for various sectors, including scientific, medical, industrial, automotive, and LED lighting industries across the UK and Europe. Its comprehensive service offerings encompass surface mount assembly, LED placements, electronic assembly, PCB assembly, box building, programming, and testing. Camtronics Vale is known for providing high-quality outsourcing solutions tailored to the needs of clients requiring complex electronic assembly and product manufacturing. With over two decades of experience, the company focuses on technically challenging and logistically demanding manufacturing processes, ensuring the delivery of reliable components and final products to its customers.

Seren Photonics

Venture Round in 2015
Seren Photonics Limited specializes in the development and manufacture of semi-polar and non-polar Gallium Nitride (GaN) templates, which are essential for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), and power switches. Based in Bridgend, United Kingdom, the company employs a proprietary manufacturing process to produce these templates, specifically growing semi-polar GaN on m-plane sapphire and non-polar GaN on r-plane sapphire. Their innovative technology significantly enhances light intensity in high-brightness LEDs, achieving increases in light generation ranging from 100% to 900% compared to untreated diodes. Founded in 2009, Seren Photonics has positioned itself to serve various lighting markets, including backlighting for laptops and televisions, signage, and architectural lighting. As of November 2016, it operates as a subsidiary of Fusion IP Sheffield Limited.

Seren Photonics

Venture Round in 2014
Seren Photonics Limited specializes in the development and manufacture of semi-polar and non-polar Gallium Nitride (GaN) templates, which are essential for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), and power switches. Based in Bridgend, United Kingdom, the company employs a proprietary manufacturing process to produce these templates, specifically growing semi-polar GaN on m-plane sapphire and non-polar GaN on r-plane sapphire. Their innovative technology significantly enhances light intensity in high-brightness LEDs, achieving increases in light generation ranging from 100% to 900% compared to untreated diodes. Founded in 2009, Seren Photonics has positioned itself to serve various lighting markets, including backlighting for laptops and televisions, signage, and architectural lighting. As of November 2016, it operates as a subsidiary of Fusion IP Sheffield Limited.

iVision UK

Venture Round in 2010
Manufacturing within the UK enables I-vision to be flexible, reliable and reassuring. 

Specializing in LED lighting but also offering a wide range of energy saving alternatives ensures that I-vision can offer sound advise, designs and accurate results every time. I-vision has proven success in many areas and are consistently showing that energy efficient lighting is a strategy that every business should follow, with customers such as the NHT, Local Councils, private warehouses and care homes being the latest to reap the benefits of energy efficient lighting.
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