Saphlux Overview
- Year Founded
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2014

- Status
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Private
- Employees
-
100

- Latest Deal Type
-
Series B
- Latest Deal Amount
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$20M
- Investors
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15
Saphlux General Information
Description
Developer of semi-polar gallium-nitride (GaN) materials designed to produce micro light emitting diode products for applications in automotive displays. The company's materials solve fundamental limitations in current emitter materials to significantly increase output power and performance by using a selective growth method with zero stacking fault, enabling consumers to have improved efficiency of the LED light bulb at low prices.
Contact Information
Website
www.saphlux.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Application Specific Semiconductors
Other Industries
Electrical Equipment
Primary Office
- 4 Pin Oak Drive
- Branford, CT 06405
- United States
+1 (475) 000-0000
Saphlux Timeline
Saphlux Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6. Later Stage VC (Series B) | 24-Oct-2022 | $20M | 000.00 | 00000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
5. Later Stage VC (Series B) | 01-Aug-2020 | 000 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
4. Early Stage VC (Series A1) | 15-Aug-2017 | 00.000 | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
3. Early Stage VC (Series AA) | 02-Mar-2017 | 000 | 00.00 | 0000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
2. Seed Round | 20-Jul-2015 | $200K | $1.7M | Completed | Startup | |
1. Seed Round | 01-Mar-2015 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Completed | Startup |
Saphlux Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Series AA1 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.000 | ||
Series AA | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.000 | |
Series A | 1,852,900 | $0.000010 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 1x | $0.73 | 15.23% |
Saphlux Patents
Saphlux Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US-20230155078-A1 | Computing devices with under-display sensors | Pending | 06-Jul-2020 | 00000000 | |
EP-4094293-A1 | Semiconductor devices incorporating quantum dots | Pending | 21-Jan-2020 | 0000000000 | |
US-11757072-B2 | Semiconductor devices incorporating quantum dots | Active | 11-Mar-2019 | 00000000000 | 00 |
US-20200295239-A1 | Light conversion devices incorporating quantum dots | Pending | 11-Mar-2019 | 0000000000 | 0 |
US-20220231203-A1 | Semiconductor devices incorporating quantum dots | Active | 11-Mar-2019 | H01L25/0753 | 0 |
Saphlux Executive Team (3)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
Chen Chen Ph.D | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member | ||
Jung Han | Co-Founder & Board Observer |
Saphlux Board Members (4)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Chen Chen Ph.D | Saphlux | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member | 000 0000 |
Christopher McLeod | Self | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Jung Han | Saphlux | Co-Founder & Board Observer | 000 0000 |
Saphlux Signals
Saphlux Investors (15)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baidu | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Fargo Telecom Holdings | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Zhencheng Capital | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Leyard (Hong Kong) | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
NXT Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |