# metalenz: Computer hardware, Boston, United States

> metalenz: Metalenz is a Boston-based fabless semiconductor optics company founded in 2016. Based in Boston, United States. Founded 2016.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/metalenz (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Computer hardware startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# metalenz

Metalenz is a Boston-based fabless semiconductor optics company founded in 2016.

Email

Funding reported Last round: Series B

Computer hardware Boston, United States

Follow metalenz and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fstartup%2Fmetalenz)

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2016 10 years old
- **Team:** 38 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $47M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series B Oct 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for metalenz has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About metalenz

Metalenz is a Boston-based fabless semiconductor optics company founded in 2016.

It specializes in metasurface technology, known as metalenses, which replaces traditional multi-element lens stacks with flat, nano-structured lenses. This innovation reduces the size and complexity of optical systems while enhancing data quality. The company partners with global semiconductor foundries like STMicroelectronics and UMC for mass production, leveraging existing manufacturing processes. Metalenz's core product, the metalens, integrates multiple optical functions into a single semiconductor layer. The company serves various sectors, including consumer electronics, automotive, smart home, robotics, augmented/virtual reality, and biometrics. It has launched the world’s first commercial metasurface device for 3D depth sensing in smartphones and continues to expand its capabilities in secure biometric applications. With over 20 patents and significant backing from investors like Intel Capital and 3M, Metalenz is committed to advancing optical sensing technology for billions of devices.

## What company datasets say metalenz raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$47M** in dollars

Rounds **4**

Last round **Series B**

Last round size **$30M**

Last round date **Oct 2022**

Investors listed **17**

SEC Form D **$36M sold, 2 filings, last Oct 2022**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Brad C. MacMullin** Executive Officer i
- **Robert C. Devlin** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Scott C. Catlin** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Federico C. Capasso* *Krishna Swaroop Kolluri* *Xuhui C. Shao*

## On 4 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/braemar-energy-ventures)
- [Foothill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foothill-ventures)
- [TSVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsv-capital)
- [FreeRun Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freerun-ventures)

Each firm lists metalenz on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

hardware health care temperature stability metasurface optics semiconductor manufacturing consumers mass production transportation_logistics distribution manufacturing nanofabrication optical sensing meta-optics for automotive lidar automotive manufacturing education information technology & services

Built with from their website

Google Tag Manager Graphy WordPress.org Atlassian Posit Font Awesome Bing Webmaster Tools Viewport Meta iPage DNS Hubspot

+8 more

Varnish Apple Business Manager Etch Priority Hints CAPTCHA Google Font API Microsoft Exchange MySQL

- **Sector:** Computer hardware
- **Industry code:** NAICS 334413, SIC 3571, 3674
- **Region:** Massachusetts
- **Revenue:** $7.6M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/metalenz)

## Computer hardware in United States

Startups like it

- [**Etched** San Jose · founded 2022 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched)
- [**Positron AI** Reno · founded 2023 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/positron-ai)
- [**Ayar Labs** San Jose · founded 2015 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs)
- [**MatX** Mountain View · founded 2022 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/matx)
- [**SambaNova** Palo Alto · founded 2017 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/sambanova)
- [**Lightmatter** Mountain View · founded 2017 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightmatter)
- [**Frore Systems** San Jose · founded 2018 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/frore-systems)
- [**Neurophos** Austin · founded 2020 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophos)

## Is this your company?

Add your raise, your deck and your story, and put metalenz in front of investors. Or tell us what we have wrong.

[List your startup](https://millionrounds.com/list-your-startup)[Send a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)