Maxim Karpov

Co-Founder at Enlightra | YC W22 | MIT Innovators under 35 | Photonics100

Co-founder

Enlightra· Winter 2022Lausanne Metropolitan Area

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2021Co-founder· Enlightra

Founder · since 2021

Company

Enlightra

Role

Co-CEO / Co-Founder

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

Renens, Vaud, Switzerland

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Enlightra

Multicolor lasers for ultrafast data transmission

Winter 2022

Experience

Career

Enlightra
Co-founder
Co-CEO / Co-Founder · Renens, Vaud, Switzerland · 2021 – Present
2021
CSEM
SNF BRIDGE Fellow, Postdoc · Neuchâtel, Switzerland · 2021 – 2022
2021
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Postdoctoral Research Assistant · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland · 2020 – 2021
2020
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
PHD Student · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland · 2015 – 2020
2015
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Trainee · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland · 2014 – 2015
2014
Kotel'nikov IRE
Engineer · Russia, Moscow · 2011 – 2014
2011
California Institute of Technology
Visiting Student Researcher · USA, CA · 2013
2013
Chalmers University of Technology
Visiting Scientist · Sweden, Goteborg · 2013
2013
Fermilab
Research Trainee · USA, IL · 2012
2012

Bio

Entrepreneur with a strong research background, PhD in Physics, and >8 years of experience in photonics and laser technologies. Maxim has co-authored >40 research papers in top peer-reviewed journals including Nature and Science and has received multiple international awards for his research work. He has a successful track record of managing international research projects and fundraising.