About InPHRED

Built on deep science. Driven to deliver at scale.

InPHRED was founded to solve a 30-year photonics challenge and bring the resulting technology to market across three high-growth applications.

01/Company Timeline

From lab discovery to commercial traction

Since 2023, we have proven our core technology, transferred our manufacturing to foundries, and established revenue.

2023
InPHRED founded
Company formed around Prof. Jung Han's nanoporous DBR research, with initial focus on InP SWIR VCSEL commercialisation.
April 2024
$4M seed round closed
Seed funding secured to develop SWIR VCSEL prototype, file IP, and hire team.
Q2–Q3 2024
Platform expansion to GaN
Nanoporous process successfully applied to GaN material system, enabling visible RC-LEDs for health and USR interconnect applications.
Q3 2024
RC-LED delivered to Tier 1 OEM
Visible RC-LED samples delivered to a Tier 1 OEM partner for wearable health sensing qualification.
Q1 2025
27% PCE milestone achieved
Achieved key technical milestone of >25% peak conversion efficiency (PCE) for single aperture device.
Q3 2025
Glucose sensor prototype demonstrated
First-of-kind non-invasive optical glucose sensor prototype demonstrated using SWIR VCSEL + multi-wavelength approach.
Q1 2026
Market expansion to optical interconnects
InPHRED formally enters the data center optical interconnect market, targeting mid-board InP VCSEL and ultra-short-range micro-RC-LED solutions.
2026 →
Series A fundraise underway
Seeking $20M+ in Series A capital.
02/Team

Decades of optoelectronics commercialisation experience

We bring together material scientists, photonics engineers, and strategic innovators.

JTJacob Tarn
Jacob Tarn PhD

CEO & Chairman
Executive sponsor for strategic accounts, financing, and board accountability.

Former CEO at Osram Lighting, TSMC-SSL, Gigacomm CEO; former EVP at Samsung, Epistar.

JHJung Han
Jung Han PhD

Chief Scientist
Technical lead for platform strategy & expansion across SWIR, visible, I/O products.

Yale University Professor, founder, core nanoporous inventor behind the platform.

RLRebecca Levonian
Rebecca Levonian PhD

Chief Business Officer
Executive owner of BD, revenue pipeline, customer qualification, and commercial strategy.

Formerly senior management at Wayfair & McKinsey.

JKJin-Ho Kang
Jin-Ho Kang PhD

Director of Technology
Owner of technology roadmap, device performance, and customer technical acceptance.

Former co-founder at Ganvix.

CMChenziyi Mi
Chenziyi Mi PhD

Engineer
Digital health lead. Expert in VCSEL design, analytical characterisation, and numerical simulation.
KKKen Ke
Ying "Ken" Ke PhD

Technologist
Expert in fabrication and foundry process flow.
CWChengjie Wang
Chengjie Wang PhD

Technologist
Expert in fabrication and characterisation.
CLChia-Feng Lin
Chia-feng Lin PhD

VP of Operations
Chair and Professor of Materials Science at National Chung Hsing University with extensive experience in III–V nitride semiconductors.
JTJerry Tarn
Jerry Tarn
Director of Operations
Owner of foundry transfer, yield, and total quality management.

Six Sigma Black Belt certified.

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