Subject: Investment opportunity – Photonics for compute architecture (2M Seed, Toodle)

Hey Nancy,

My name is Steven, and I’m the founder of Toodle, a Singapore-based deep-tech venture developing next-generation photonic computing systems to drastically improve energy efficiency in AI processing.

We’ve made strong technical and commercial progress in the past months:

• Validated prototype (TRL 6) demonstrating a 4× efficiency gain over GPU-based systems.
• Two R&D partnerships with global semiconductor manufacturers.
• $500K in grant funding secured from Enterprise SG and deep-tech angels.

Our founding team combines deep research and venture execution experience:

• Steven (CEO) – PhD in Applied Physics; ex-Google Quantum; 10 yrs in hardware commercialization.
• Benny (CTO) – Former Meta AI engineer; PhD (MIT) in Computer Science.
• Jena (COO) – Deep-tech operator; ex-SGInnovate venture programs.

We’re currently raising a $2 M seed round to advance to TRL 8, scale fabrication, and prepare for Series A within 18 months. We’ve already secured $750 K in soft commitments from early partners.

I noticed you’ve recently backed several frontier-tech companies — including Tetra Quantum and Zebra Materials — and your recent thread on the future of compute architectures really resonated with us. I believe you’d be an exceptional partner as we take our technology from lab-proven to market-ready.

You can find our deck here. Could we schedule 15 minutes to discuss how this could align with your investment thesis?

Here’s my Calendly, but I’m also happy to coordinate around your availability or continue the conversation over email — whichever suits you best.

Best,

Steven