Funding Details
- Awarder
- SemiNews
- Date Award
- December 13, 2023
- Vertical
- Optics
- Funding URL
- View Funding Page
Company Info
- Founding Year
- 2021
- Organizations Involved
- Asia Optical Inc., UMass Amherst, Tenon Ventures, HOSS Investment Inc.
- Founders
- James Watkins
- Company Description
- Founded in 2021 by Professor James Watkins, Myrias Optics has secured exclusive worldwide license to six foundational patents with priority dates dating back to 2012, relating to “structures, materials and additive manufacturing process technology” using nano-particle formulations. Deployed in AR/VR, consumer electronics and defense applications, Myrias’ technology produces superior device performance at unrivaled costs. Myrias’ printed “all-inorganic” metaoptics integrates multifunctional optical performance into a single layer, which can replace multi-element lens assemblies.
- Market
- Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality, Consumer Electronics, Machine Vision, Advanced Robotics, Automotive Light Detection and Ranging, Defense, Aerospace
- Location
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Amherst,
MA,
US
- Coinvestors
- Asia Optical Inc., UMass Amherst, Tenon Ventures, HOSS Investment Inc.
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