SPI Lasers

Startup · Southampton, United Kingdom

Fibre laser company that grew out of the University of Southampton Optoelectronics Research Centre; acquired by Trumpf.

Activity not confirmed in the last 12 months, checked October 18, 2026.

In context

SPI Lasers is one of 66 startups in Southampton listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 330 across the United Kingdom.

The registry lists 157 innovation ecosystem organizations in Southampton in all.

Startups are young companies building new products or business models.

The United Kingdom scores 67.4 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 24 of 117 economies.