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Swaen Capital

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Swaen Capital is a Singapore based licensed independent fund manager with an open architecture, a non bias financial platform creating access to the best custodians and investment managers. Our focus lies within the wealth management business, covering client relationships, financial planning, advisory, as well as discretionary portfolio management. We have developed strategic alliances with other leading independent firms to complement and extend our offerings to clients (global hedge fund research capability, alternative investment offerings, corporate finance, fund structuring & administration, etc). Our know-how, extensive global network and long standing presence in Asia allows us to provide a global footprint and at the same time enables us to capitalize on regional opportunities.

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<li>Equipment sales tide through: MetaOptics continues to sell metalens testersto Taiwan. Contract liabilities provide revenue visibility into 2HFY26.</li>
<li>The company withdrew their dual list application at Nasdaq, but continues to expand its US presence, with their Direct Laser Writer deployments at US academic facilities assisting interested partners with prototyping and sampling.</li>
<li>Funded to execute: A flexible cost structure across development and marketing supports an extended cash runway of over 2 years to advance a broadening pipeline, including the Elsoft equipment partnership and a 12MP TiO2 metalens now prototyping for a major global tech company.</li>
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Equipment sales tide through: MetaOptics continues to sell metalens testersto Taiwan. Contract liabilities provide revenue visibility into 2HFY26.
The company withdrew their dual list application at Nasdaq, but continues to expand its US presence, with their Direct Laser Writer deployments at US academic facilities assisting interested partners with prototyping and sampling.
Funded to execute: A flexible cost structure across development and marketing supports an extended cash runway of over 2 years to advance a broadening pipeline, including the Elsoft equipment partnership and a 12MP TiO2 metalens now prototyping for a major global tech company.


MetaOptics Ltd Midyear Update (21 August 2026)

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<li>MetaOptics Ltd is a Singapore-based, early-stage, vertically integrated optics company that designs and manufactures metalenses — ultra-thin, flat "metasurface" lenses that steer light with nanoscale structures in place of bulky curved glass — together with the equipment to make and test them and metalens-based products (IoT cameras, smart glasses, 5G camera modules). </li>
<li>It operates across four business groups: Metalens Equipment, Metalens Foundry, Metalens Products and MetaOptics AI.</li>
<li>The optical metalens industry is nascent but fast-growing, positioned as a potential disruptor to the traditional optical lenses industry</li>
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MetaOptics Ltd is a Singapore-based, early-stage, vertically integrated optics company that designs and manufactures metalenses — ultra-thin, flat "metasurface" lenses that steer light with nanoscale structures in place of bulky curved glass — together with the equipment to make and test them and metalens-based products (IoT cameras, smart glasses, 5G camera modules). 
It operates across four business groups: Metalens Equipment, Metalens Foundry, Metalens Products and MetaOptics AI.
The optical metalens industry is nascent but fast-growing, positioned as a potential disruptor to the traditional optical lenses industry


MetaOptics Limited: Seeing past the Curve

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ICAM

Invest for a Sustainable Future

Impact Capital Asset Management

Established in August 2020, Impact Capital Asset Management Pte. Ltd. (ICAM) was conceived by seasoned professionals Deepak Mawandia and Atul Tetambe. Both have accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience from their extensive tenures in the financial sector. In 2019, ICAM secured its RFMC license and subsequently introduced a technology-centric venture fund. By 2021, with the acquisition of its CMS license, ICAM witnessed steady growth in its assets under management. Presently, ICAM manages a portfolio exceeding USD 1 billion, diversified across various countries. Central to ICAM’s foundation is a commitment to offering a platform singularly dedicated to the best interests of its investor clients. The combined expertise of Deepak and Atul firmly establishes ICAM as a notable entity in the wealth management field.

<ul><li>Our report on MetaOptics started from a simple question.</li><li>Could a technically credible metalens platform turn early customer interest into repeat revenue quickly enough to support a viable scale-up path.</li><li>FY2025 moved the company forward, but it did not settle that question. </li></ul>

Our report on MetaOptics started from a simple question.Could a technically credible metalens platform turn early customer interest into repeat revenue quickly enough to support a viable scale-up path.FY2025 moved the company forward, but it did not settle that question. 

Dealing, Product Financing and Custody Services, Tickrs

Tickrs

Dealing, Product Financing and Custody Services

Tickrs Financial Singapore Pte Ltd (TFS) obtained Capital Markets Services (CMS) License from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in 2022. Product offering include stock trading services across 10 global markets, futures trading, fixed income and wealth management products offering.

<ul><li>Differentiated Manufacturing Platform Creates Competitive Moat MetaOptics' competitive positioning rests on a manufacturing capability that few global competitors can replicate.</li><li>The company's proprietary 12-inch DUV immersion photolithography process achieves critical dimensions of 60 nanometres with demonstrated scalability to 50nm—precision that enables the production of high-performance colour imaging and wide-angle metalenses suitable for demanding consumer electronics and automotive applications.</li><li>This process leverages standard semiconductor fabrication equipment, making it compatible with existing foundry infrastructure and enabling potential partnerships with Tier-1 semiconductor manufacturers possessing underutilised DUV capacity.</li></ul>

Differentiated Manufacturing Platform Creates Competitive Moat MetaOptics' competitive positioning rests on a manufacturing capability that few global competitors can replicate.The company's proprietary 12-inch DUV immersion photolithography process achieves critical dimensions of 60 nanometres with demonstrated scalability to 50nm—precision that enables the production of high-performance colour imaging and wide-angle metalenses suitable for demanding consumer electronics and automotive applications.This process leverages standard semiconductor fabrication equipment, making it compatible with existing foundry infrastructure and enabling potential partnerships with Tier-1 semiconductor manufacturers possessing underutilised DUV capacity.

MetaOptics Initiation : From Prototype to Platform: Metalens Manufacturing at Commercial Inflection

<ul><li>Losses persist as operating expense runs ahead of scale and financing inflows fund burn.</li><li>Operating cash flow was negative in FY2022 –3M2025 and cash rose mainly from equity.</li><li>Finance costs arise from deemed interest on an amount due to a shareholder (effective 9.1%), with repayment scheduled 2027 –2029.</li></ul>

Losses persist as operating expense runs ahead of scale and financing inflows fund burn.Operating cash flow was negative in FY2022 –3M2025 and cash rose mainly from equity.Finance costs arise from deemed interest on an amount due to a shareholder (effective 9.1%), with repayment scheduled 2027 –2029.

Singapore

MetaOptics is a vertically integrated metalens technology company that designs, manufactures, and develops equipment for metalenses. Its products include metalens camera modules, manufacturing equipment like Direct Laser Writers, and IoT imaging devices such as infrared cameras and 3D biometric sensors. Headquartered in Singapore, the company was founded in 2021.

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MetaOptics Ltd Midyear Update (21 August 2026)

Equipment sales tide through: MetaOptics continues to sell metalens testersto Taiwan. Contract liabilities provide revenue visibility into 2HFY26.

Swaen Capital

MetaOptics Limited: Seeing past the Curve

MetaOptics Ltd is a Singapore-based, early-stage, vertically integrated optics company that designs and manufactures metalenses — ultra-thin, flat...

Swaen Capital

MetaOptics Limited: Results Update

Our report on MetaOptics started from a simple question. Could a technically credible metalens platform turn early customer interest into repeat...

ICAM

MetaOptics Initiation : From Prototype to Platform: Metalens Manufacturing at Commercial Inflection

Differentiated Manufacturing Platform Creates Competitive Moat MetaOptics' competitive positioning rests on a manufacturing capability that few...

Tickrs

MetaOptics Limited Initiating Coverage

Losses persist as operating expense runs ahead of scale and financing inflows fund burn. Operating cash flow was negative in FY2022 –3M2025 and...

ICAM

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