Founders / Sudip Shekhar
Sudip Shekhar
Sudip Shekhar is the co-founder and CTO of Dream Photonics, an AI hardware and semiconductors company based in Vancouver. Sudip Shekhar co-founded Dream Photonics with Lukas Chrostowski. Dream Photonics received a C$1.2M grant in May 2026 from PacifiCan. The Canadian AI Newsletter last covered Dream Photonics in September 2026.
Co-founder/CTO of Dream Photonics.
Dream Photonics
Optical interconnects and photonic packaging that link AI and quantum processors.
- Role
- Co-founder/CTO
- HQ
- Vancouver, BC
- Founded
- 2019
- Status
- Active
- Disclosed raised
- C$1.2M
- Latest round
- Grant, May 11, 2026
- Website
- dreamphotonics.com
Co-founders: Lukas Chrostowski
Investors: PacifiCan, BDC Seed Venture Fund
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Data as of November 10, 2026.