# Patrick Bowen

> Patrick Bowen is co-founder and CEO of Neurophos, an Austin-based startup building optical AI accelerator chips around metamaterial-based photonic tensor cores. A Duke PhD in electrical engineering and ETH Zurich master's grad, he previously co-founded Metacept with his Duke advisor David Smith. In January 2026 Neurophos closed a $110M Series A led by Gates Frontier with Microsoft's M12, Aramco, Bosch and others.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Neurophos
- **Organizations:** Neurophos, Metacept Inc, Kymeta Corporation, Duke University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** PhD, Electrical Engineering (advisor: Prof. David R. Smith), Duke University, MSc, Micro-Nano Systems, ETH Zurich
- **Known for:** Raised $110M Series A for Neurophos (January 2026), total funding ~$118M, Demonstrated metamaterial-based optical modulators in a standard CMOS process (May 2025), Named inventor on optical metamaterials computation patent (US20210174186)

## Career timeline

- **—** — MSc in Micro-Nano Systems at ETH Zurich
- **—** — PhD in Electrical Engineering at Duke University under David Smith
- **—** — Metamaterials research consultant at Kymeta
- **—** — Co-founded Metacept with Prof. David Smith - metamaterials commercialization and consulting
- **—** — CTO at Metacept Inc
- **—** — Co-founded Neurophos; became CEO
- **2024** — Spoke at imec ITF World 2024
- **2025** — First Neurophos silicon returned in May, demonstrating metamaterial modulators in standard CMOS
- **2026** — Closed $110M Series A led by Gates Frontier, bringing total funding to ~$118M

## Achievements

- Raised $110M Series A for Neurophos (January 2026), total funding ~$118M
- Demonstrated metamaterial-based optical modulators in a standard CMOS process (May 2025)
- Named inventor on optical metamaterials computation patent (US20210174186)
- Speaker at imec ITF World 2024
- Co-founded Metacept, described as one of the leading metamaterials commercialization firms

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Neurophos closed $110M Series A led by Gates Frontier, with M12, Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital participating.
- **2025-05** — Neurophos received first silicon demonstrating metamaterial modulators fabricated in a standard CMOS process.

## Links

- Website: https://neurophos.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ptbowen/

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