News•Feb 18, 2026
SPhotonix Makes Two Senior Appointments to Deliver Accelerated Growth
SPhotonix, the pioneer of 5D Memory Crystal technology, announced two senior hires: Masaaki Sakakura as Principal Scientist and Konstantinas Zakalskis as Head of Growth. The appointments follow a $4.5 million pre‑seed round led by Creator Fund and XTX Ventures, positioning the startup for rapid scaling. Sakakura brings world‑class femtosecond photonics expertise from Microsoft’s Project Silica, while Zakalskis adds 15 years of optical device sales and growth experience. Together they aim to accelerate commercialization of the FemtoEtch nanostructuring platform for ultra‑low‑energy archival storage.
