Alex van Someren - Strategic Advisor @ Photonic

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Primary Job Title Strategic Advisor
Primary Organization
Photonic

Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Gender Male

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Alex van Someren is the Executive Chair of Photonic.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Seldon	Amadeus Capital Partners	—	Series B - Seldon	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Seldon	Amadeus Capital Partners	—	Series A - Seldon	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Pimloc	Amadeus Capital Partners	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Pimloc	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Nu Quantum	Amadeus Capital Partners	Yes	Seed Round - Nu Quantum	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Lumeon	Amadeus Capital Partners	—	Series D - Lumeon	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ravelin	Amadeus Capital Partners	—	Series C - Ravelin	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	ContactEngine	Amadeus Capital Partners	Yes	Series A - ContactEngine	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Nu Quantum	Amadeus Capital Partners	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Nu Quantum	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sensity AI	Amadeus Capital Partners	—	Pre Seed Round - Sensity AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Seldon	Amadeus Capital Partners	Yes	Seed Round - Seldon	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Alex van Someren

has

current jobs including

Strategic Advisor

Photonic

Board Member

Seldon

, and

Associate

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

. Additionally,

Alex van Someren

has had

past jobs including

Chief Scientific Adviser

UK Civil Service

Photonic Strategic AdvisorJun 24, 2025
Seldon Board MemberJan 2019
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Associate

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
UK Civil Service	Chief Scientific Adviser	Jul 2021	Mar 2025
Amadeus Capital Partners	Managing Partner	Dec 2013	Jul 2021
CyLon Ventures	Co- Founder	Apr 2015	Jun 2021
VocalIQ	Non-Executive Director	2014	Nov 2015
aiHit	Non-Executive Director	2010	2014
oneDrum	Chairman, Non-Executive Director	Oct 1, 2010	Apr 2012
nCipher	Founder & CEO	1996	Nov 1, 2007
ANT	Founder & CEO	1993	1996
XMOS	Board Observer	2010	—

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Alex van Someren

holds

board and advisor roles including

Investor, Board Member

Nu Quantum

Board Member

ContactEngine

, and

Chairman

Linkdex

Nu Quantum Investor, Board Member2019
ContactEngine Board MemberSep 7, 2016
Linkdex ChairmanJul 2012
Lumeon ChairmanDec 2011

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
CyLon Ventures	Advisor	Apr 2015	Jun 2021
Antidote.me	Non-Executive Director	Jul 2011	Feb 2015
Antidote.me	Board Member	2011	Feb 2015
oneDrum	Chairman	Oct 2010	Apr 2012

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Quantum Computing Companies	16,111
Machinery Manufacturing Companies With Less Than $50M in Revenue (Top 10K)	5,983
Machinery Manufacturing Companies With More Than $10M in Revenue	9,543
Hardware Companies With More Than $10M in Revenue	9,069
Machinery Manufacturing Female Founded Companies	74,865
Hardware Companies With More Than 100 Employees	7,896
Microsoft Portfolio Companies	48,545
Hardware Companies With Less Than $500M in Revenue (Top 10K)	4,346
Machinery Manufacturing Companies (Top 10K)	2,926
Hardware Female Founded Companies	47,491

Events

Number of Events

Alex van Someren

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

Infosecurity Europe 2019

Jun 4, 2019

Infosecurity Europe 2019 Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeJun 4, 2019
0100 Conference Dublin 2018 Speaker Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, EuropeApr 11, 2018
Growing startups to scaleups Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeOct 7, 2015
Capital On Stage London 2014 Speaker London, England, United Kingdom, EuropeDec 3, 2014