Pre-A Round Announcement —
Summary
They are backed by investors SCVC (the official funding arm of Science Creates), Foresight Group and Verve Ventures, with seed round investor u-blox AG remaining a key strategic partner and customer.This investment fuels the companys rapid scale-up and team expansion as the company emerges from stealth mode, where they have been working on a scalable, volume-manufacturable process for Zero Point Motions next-generation positioning and navigation sensors.At the core of this innovation is a radical fusion of silicon photonics and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), inspired by Nobel Prize-winning gravitational wave detection principles. As navigation threats intensify, this technology would enable military operations to function accurately in contested environments while in space exploration, where every mission is a high-value asset, inertial sensors are crucial for positioning and landing spacecraft.Closer to home, Zero Point Motions sensors unlock new levels of autonomy in off-highway vehicles, drones, agritech and industrial applications, allowing seamless operation in tunnels, underground networks and other remote locations.Our mission is to harness light to redefine the future of sensing, says Dr Lia Li, founder and CEO of Zero Point Motion. With top-tier investors and partners behind us, were laser-focused on delivering our inertial sensors to customers who demand the highest precision and reliability.Weve also brought more integration and packaging R&D in-house, cutting iteration times from eight weeks to just one day. Our next milestone: product qualification and customer deployment.u-blox AG cofounder and executive director, Andreas Thiel adds: While satellite positioning technology delivers the highest accuracies in open environments, sensor-based dead reckoning is crucial for resilient performance in dense and obstructed urban scenarios. By applying cutting-edge quantum approaches to motion sensing, Lia and the team are unlocking massive potential for industries like autonomous vehicles, robotics, and consumer electronics.Lia is an exceptional founderher technical brilliance, vision, and leadership make her exactly the kind of entrepreneur we love to support.