The optical frequency spinout from Tokyo Institute of Technology has secured series B funding from investors including the institution's Innovations and Future Creation fund.

Optical Comb, a Japan-based developer of optical frequency combs spun out from Tokyo Institute of Technology, has secured ¥1.29bn ($11.8m) in series B capital from investors including the university’s Innovations and Future Creation fund.

Public-private partnership Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) also participated in the round, as did financial services groups Iyo Bank and Yamanashi Chuo Bank, through their respective subsidiaries Iyo Bank Capital and Yamanashi Chugin Management Consulting.

Nissay Capital, the venture capital arm of insurer Nippon Life, and…