Wavelight Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1996

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 300

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

Wavelight General Information

Description

Manufacturer of advanced diagnostic and surgical technologies designed to help in the correction of vision defects with ophthalmic lenses. The company's advanced diagnostic and surgical technologies are used to make products like electronic guidance system for positioning of intraocular lenses and eye-tracking systems for eye lasers, enabling physicians to have improved accuracy and reproducibility in refractive cataract surgery.

Contact Information

Website
wavelight.de
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Am Wolfsmantel 5
  • 91058 Erlangen
  • Germany
Primary Industry
Surgical Devices
Other Industries
Therapeutic Devices
Acquirer
Alcon
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing
Corporate Office
  • Am Wolfsmantel 5
  • 91058 Erlangen
  • Germany

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Wavelight Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
5. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Jan-2008 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Merger/Acquisition 09-Nov-2007 Completed Generating Revenue
3. PIPE 03-Aug-2007 Completed Generating Revenue
2. IPO 15-Sep-1999 Completed Generating Revenue
1. Early Stage VC Completed Generating Revenue
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Wavelight Patents

  • 542

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 384

    Granted

  • 5

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Wavelight Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20220248951-A1 Multi-view corneal topographer Active 08-Feb-2021
US-20220125304-A1 Placido pattern for a corneal topographer Pending 27-Oct-2020
US-20210173229-A1 Method and system for measuring optical parameters Active 10-Dec-2019
US-20240389851-A1 Method and system for measuring optical parameters Pending 10-Dec-2019
US-12076085-B2 Method and system for measuring optical parameters Active 10-Dec-2019 A61B3/101
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Wavelight Former Investors (7)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
3i Group PE/Buyout Minority
BayTech Venture Capital Venture Capital Minority
Creathor Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Franz Industriebeteiligungen Venture Capital Minority
Invision (Zug) PE/Buyout Minority
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Wavelight Investments (1)

Wavelight’s most recent deal was a Secondary Transaction - Private with VisuMed for . The deal was made on 18-Jul-2000.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
VisuMed 18-Jul-2000 Secondary Transaction - Private Clinics/Outpatient Services
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Wavelight FAQs

  • When was Wavelight founded?

    Wavelight was founded in 1996.

  • Where is Wavelight headquartered?

    Wavelight is headquartered in Erlangen, Germany.

  • What is the size of Wavelight?

    Wavelight has 300 total employees.

  • What industry is Wavelight in?

    Wavelight’s primary industry is Surgical Devices.

  • Is Wavelight a private or public company?

    Wavelight is a Private company.

  • What is Wavelight’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Wavelight is .

  • Who are Wavelight’s investors?

    3i Group, BayTech Venture Capital, Creathor Ventures, Franz Industriebeteiligungen, and Invision (Zug) are 5 of 7 investors who have invested in Wavelight.

  • When was Wavelight acquired?

    Wavelight was acquired on 01-Jan-2008.

  • Who acquired Wavelight?

    Wavelight was acquired by Alcon.

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