CAILabs
Cailabs develops optical ground systems for laser communications, as well as solutions for industrial laser processing and fiber networks.
CAILabs has raised €70M across 3 funding rounds from 9 investors, most recently a Growth/Late round in Sep 2025. Based in Rennes, France; active in Telecom. Data as of 28 Oct 2026.
Rennes, Francewww.cailabs.com ↗
Total raised
€70M
€70,000,000
Funding rounds
3
Investors
9
distinct backers
Active since
2017-07
latest 2025-09
Funding by year
EUR raised per yearCAILabs — funding by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| CAILabs — funding by year | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | €5.0M |
| 2019 | €8.0M |
| 2025 | €57M |
Signals
High confidenceRaise-next likelihood57
base rate 37% for Growth/Late
- ▲ In typical raise window
- ▲ Up-round momentum
- ▼ Low backer re-investment
Exit likelihood22
base rate 11% (2+ rounds)
- ▲ €30M+ raised
- ▲ 9y since founding (typical exit age)
- ▲ Recently backed by strong-exit-track investors
Timing: in window vs cohort gap · momentum up. Funding-only estimates, not predictions and not investment advice — see signals.
Funding rounds
3 rounds| Date | Stage | Amount | Investors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | Growth/Late | €57M | CAIVE,Definvest and Fonds Innovation Defense,European Innovation Council (EIC),European Investment Bank (EIB),NewSpace Capital,Starquest Capital | View deal → |
| 2019-07-01 | Other | €8.0M | Safran Corporate Ventures,Supernova Invest | View deal → |
| 2017-07-19 | Other | €5.0M | Safran | View deal → |
Investors
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