How AlphaLum is Enabling Mass-Scale AR Glasses and Spatial Computing

AlphaLum, building the world's most efficient AR displays & optical sensors, led by Markus Rossi, Eric Tremblay, Tim De Reyck, Tanja Koch, Carlos Macias, and Volker Zagolla, has announced the successful close of its CHF 3.4 million seed financing round led by Vsquared Ventures.

The funding accelerates AlphaLum’s shift from advanced engineering to a core supplier for next-generation smart glasses and spatial-computing products, establishing it as a leading European provider of high-efficiency optical technologies. A spin-out from ams OSRAM, the company combines industrial optics expertise with experience in scaling photonic innovations.

Strong consumer demand for smart glasses highlights AR’s momentum but exposes bottlenecks in scaling. Inefficient optics and power-hungry sensors limit global rollouts, making manufacturability a key challenge as the sector prepares for a major shift in computing.

AlphaLum tackles AR scalability by enabling smart glasses to move from pilot production to mass manufacturing. Combining holographic optical combiners with ultra-low-power laser sensors, the technology delivers 10× higher optical efficiency, lower system costs, and AI-powered motion sensing for intuitive, high-resolution AR, unlocking global, mass-market potential.

AlphaLum aims to make the next generation of smart glasses truly wearable and scalable. By addressing low-efficiency displays and high-power sensing, the company enables mass-market AR and strengthens its position as a core technology supplier for future smart glasses platforms.

— Markus Rossi, CEO & Co-founder, AlphaLum

AlphaLum is developing foundational technology for the next major computing shift. By addressing key bottlenecks, the company aims to enable scalable smart glasses deployment.

— Benedikt von Schoeler, General Partner, Vsquared Ventures