Eric Hall is a managing partner at Entrada Ventures who held executive roles at four successful photonics startups that were all acquired by industry leaders, and he has worked alongside multiple Nobel Prize winners while building these companies. He writes the monthly Photonics VC Update series for Laser Focus World analyzing venture activity in areas like optical interconnects for AI datacenters and quantum computing, and serves as managing partner at both Entrada Ventures and Wavepeak Ventures with a focus on quantum and photonics infrastructure investments.