Nanosys Received Follow-On Funding

What does Nanosys do?

Nanosys, is a company which designs and builds nanotechnology materials for improving LCD display color performance and battery storage. This nanotechnology company designs products based on architected materials or materials purpose engineered for a given manufacturing process. The technology is currently applies to many industries, which includes LED general lighting, LED backlighting, medical applications, power applications and specialized nano-surface coatings. This corporation is enabling a new gen of energy efficient and vibrant displays with its nano crystals.

How much Nanosys was funded?

Nanosys has raised an undisclosed amount in undisclosed round on June 2^nd, 2015 from Samsung Ventures.

Previous funding

$41.5M in Series D on November 9, 2005 from Lux Capital, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, CDIB BioScience Ventures, Intel Capital, In-Q-Tel , Venrock and other angel investors.

$31M in Series E funding on October 26, 2010 from Venrock

$11M in Grant round on August 12, 2011 from U.S. Department of Energy

$773.4k in Debt Financing on July 26, 2012

$15M in Series F round on november 26, 2012 from Venrock and ARCH Venture Partners

$10M in Private Equity round on November 27, 2012

$5M in Venture round on March 10, 2015

What is next for Nanosys?

Nanosys’s latest investment is a follow on to a investment made in 2010. The latest funding of the company will be used for expanding capacity as demand for its technology for displays grows rapidly.

More about Nanosys

Nanosys was founded in 2001 by Larry Bock, Jim Heath and Peidong Yang. It has its headquarters in Milpitas, CA. It is leading the development of Nano Crystal technology for displays.  Since it has been founded in 2001, the company has partnered with the leading display makers in creating standout tablets, smart phones and TVs which are lighter, thinner, brighter and more colorful than they have been before.