First Light Imaging Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2011

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 27

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $20.5M

First Light Imaging General Information

Description

Developer of scientific cameras and scientific camera video recording services designed for combining extreme sensitivity and high speed for both visible and infrared spectra. The company offers cameras that are developed by astronomers for visible imaging that have high quantum efficiency over a wide spectrum and develops cameras that combine sensitivity and high speed for both visible and infrared spectra, enabling customers by providing them with innovative vision.

Contact Information

Website
www.first-light-imaging.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly Accelerator/Incubator backed
Corporate Office
  • 185 Alewife Brook Parkway
  • Suite 210
  • Cambridge, MA 02138
  • United States
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Other Industries
Other Commercial Products
Aerospace and Defense
Acquirer
Oxford Instruments
Vertical(s)
Industrials, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 185 Alewife Brook Parkway
  • Suite 210
  • Cambridge, MA 02138
  • United States

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First Light Imaging Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
3. Merger/Acquisition 09-Jan-2024 $20.5M Completed Generating Revenue
2. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Jan-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
1. Accelerator/Incubator 29-Nov-2012 Completed Generating Revenue
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First Light Imaging Comparisons

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Developer of scientific cameras and scientific camera video recording services designed for combining extreme sensitivit
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Cambridge, MA
27 As of 2024

Newton, NJ
 

Waterloo, Canada
 
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First Light Imaging Competitors (2)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Thorlabs Corporation Newton, NJ
Teledyne DALSA Corporate Backed or Acquired Waterloo, Canada
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First Light Imaging Patents

  • 11

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 10

    Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

First Light Imaging Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210235032-A1 Method for correcting defects and in particular for reducing noise in an image provided by an image sensor Active 28-Jan-2020
US-11399146-B2 Method for correcting defects and in particular for reducing noise in an image provided by an image sensor Active 28-Jan-2020
JP-2021118546-A Method for correcting defect, especially for reducing noise in image provided by image sensor Pending 28-Jan-2020
FR-3106713-B1 Method for noise reduction in image sensors Active 28-Jan-2020
FR-3106713-A1 Noise reduction process in image sensors Active 28-Jan-2020 H04N25/671
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First Light Imaging Former Investors (1)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Incubateur Impulse Accelerator/Incubator Minority
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First Light Imaging FAQs

  • When was First Light Imaging founded?

    First Light Imaging was founded in 2011.

  • Who is the founder of First Light Imaging?

    David Boutolleau and Jean-Luc Gach are the founders of First Light Imaging.

  • Where is First Light Imaging headquartered?

    First Light Imaging is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

  • What is the size of First Light Imaging?

    First Light Imaging has 27 total employees.

  • What industry is First Light Imaging in?

    First Light Imaging’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.

  • Is First Light Imaging a private or public company?

    First Light Imaging is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of First Light Imaging?

    The current valuation of First Light Imaging is .

  • What is First Light Imaging’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for First Light Imaging is .

  • Who are First Light Imaging’s investors?

    Incubateur Impulse has invested in First Light Imaging.

  • Who are First Light Imaging’s competitors?

    Thorlabs and Teledyne DALSA are competitors of First Light Imaging.

  • When was First Light Imaging acquired?

    First Light Imaging was acquired on 09-Jan-2024.

  • Who acquired First Light Imaging?

    First Light Imaging was acquired by Oxford Instruments.

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