Owlstone Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2004

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 7

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $908K

  • Investors
  • 2

Owlstone General Information

Description

Developer of a complete chemical detection system designed to detect a wide range of airborne or dissolved chemical agents. The company's reprogrammable system utilizes an advanced variant of ion mobility spectrometry to exploit the unique properties of ionized products of the chemical sample, enabling researchers to ensure the purity and quality of chemical samples with improved sensitivity and selectivity.

Contact Information

Website
www.owlstoneinc.com
Formerly Known As
Owlstone Nanotech
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 320 Boston Post Road
  • Suite 180, #1022
  • Darien, CT 06820
  • United States
+1 (203)
Primary Industry
Other Hardware
Other Industries
Other Commercial Products
Corporate Office
  • 320 Boston Post Road
  • Suite 180, #1022
  • Darien, CT 06820
  • United States
+1 (203)

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Owlstone Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Later Stage VC 27-Jul-2023 $908K Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC 02-May-2019 Cancelled Generating Revenue
6. Grant 01-Mar-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC 14-May-2015 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC 12-May-2014 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC 10-Apr-2013 Cancelled Generating Revenue
2. Seed Round 07-Feb-2011 $1.41M $1.41M Completed Generating Revenue
1. University Spin-Out 01-Jan-2004 Completed Startup
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Owlstone Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of a complete chemical detection system designed to detect a wide range of airborne or dissolved chemical agen
Other Hardware
Darien, CT
7 As of 2023

Milford, MA
 

Tirat Karmel, Israel
 
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Owlstone Competitors (2)

One of Owlstone’s 2 competitors is Waters, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Milford, MA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Waters Formerly PE-Backed Milford, MA
AMS - Advanced Measurement Systems Corporation Tirat Karmel, Israel
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Owlstone Patents

  • 73

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 50

    Granted

  • 3

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Owlstone Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
EP-3977111-A1 Sensor system Pending 31-May-2019
GB-201907756-D0 Sensor system Active 31-May-2019
GB-2584334-A Sensor system Active 31-May-2019
GB-2584334-B Sensor system Active 31-May-2019
US-12196708-B2 Sensor system Active 31-May-2019 G01N27/624
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Owlstone Investors (2)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Innovate UK Government
University of Cambridge University
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Owlstone FAQs

  • When was Owlstone founded?

    Owlstone was founded in 2004.

  • Where is Owlstone headquartered?

    Owlstone is headquartered in Darien, CT.

  • What is the size of Owlstone?

    Owlstone has 7 total employees.

  • What industry is Owlstone in?

    Owlstone’s primary industry is Other Hardware.

  • Is Owlstone a private or public company?

    Owlstone is a Private company.

  • What is Owlstone’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Owlstone is .

  • How much funding has Owlstone raised over time?

    Owlstone has raised $4.87M.

  • Who are Owlstone’s investors?

    Innovate UK and University of Cambridge have invested in Owlstone.

  • Who are Owlstone’s competitors?

    Waters and AMS - Advanced Measurement Systems are competitors of Owlstone.

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