Hugo da Silva, CEO at Morphotonics: Morphotonics raised over €40m Series B

<p>Morphotonics just raised over €40m Series B to build the machinery behind AI smart glasses and data center optics.</p><p><br></p><p>Hugo da Silva is CEO of Morphotonics, and they make equipment that imprints microscopic displays onto AI smart glasses, combining high precision with mass manufacturing scale. The new funding will go toward delivering their next-gen equipment and growing across Asia.</p><p><br></p><p>The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: <a href="https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjk?utm_source=gemini">https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sponsors:</p><p><br></p><p>SurrealDB: <a href="https://surrealdb.com/?utm_source=gemini">https://surrealdb.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Airwallex: <a href="https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=gemini">https://www.airwallex.com/uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Lovable: <a href="https://lovable.dev/?utm_source=gemini">https://lovable.dev/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Parloa: <a href="https://www.parloa.com/?utm_source=gemini">https://www.parloa.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Conveo: <a href="https://conveo.ai/?utm_source=gemini">https://conveo.ai/</a></p><p><br></p><p>NatWest: <a href="https://www.natwest.com/?utm_source=gemini">https://www.natwest.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>WWT: <a href="https://www.wwt.com/?utm_source=gemini">https://www.wwt.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Introduction</p><p>0:21 What Morphotonics actually do</p><p>1:38 The new €40m Series B</p><p>4:31 Moving into AI data centers</p><p>7:50 Building local teams in Asia</p><p>10:22 Shipping fast vs spending 10 years on perfection</p><p>12:25 Why they are turning away new customers</p><p>13:58 When will 500 million people wear smart glasses</p><p>15:57 Main bottlenecks to mass scale</p>