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Light Control Metasurface programmable optical semiconductors for solid-state LiDAR, sensing, and optical circuit switching.
LiDAROptical switchingIndustrial sensing
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Series B-related investment extension · UndisclosedInvestment · structure undisclosed · Amount was not disclosed and is excluded from numeric comparisons.
Last amount-disclosed equity round · $45MPrior disclosed round · Prior disclosed event; not substituted for the latest financing. company announcement · validated Feb 19, 2025
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UndisclosedInvestment · structure undisclosed
The issuer named Amazon and ITHCA as later investors but did not disclose their amount or transaction structure. Stifel Bank financing is not treated as equity. The prior $45M Series B remains a separate dated event.
Stifel Bank financing and prior Series B participants remain separate from these latest investments.
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9 sectors
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Covered startup count by semiconductor technology sector
Sector
Companies
AI accelerators
14
Photonics & interconnect
9
Compute & IP
6
Equipment & metrology
3
Packaging & integration
3
Display & microLED
2
Flexible & printed electronics
1
Power semiconductors
1
Sensors & MEMS
1
Stage mix: Late stage 14 · Expansion 11 · Early stage 5 · Strategic / growth 5 · Stage not stated 4 · Pre-IPO 1. Coverage count is not market share, investment share, or a complete census of private companies.