Nufern Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 68

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

Nufern General Information

Description

Manufacturer of application-specific optical fibers. The company offers earth doped fibers for lasers and amplifiers, gyroscope fibers and other polarization maintaining fibers, and extreme duty and radiation hard fibers for aerospace, as well as photosensitive and other single-mode fibers. It also develops engineered fiber laser and amplifier modules for scientific use and original equipment manufacturer integration, and turn-key fiber laser systems.

Contact Information

Website
www.nufern.com
Formerly Known As
Redfern Fibres
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Seven Airport Park Road
  • East Granby, CT 06026
  • United States
+1 (866)
Primary Industry
Other Hardware
Other Industries
Other Commercial Products
Acquirer
Rofin Sinar Technologies
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, TMT
Corporate Office
  • Seven Airport Park Road
  • East Granby, CT 06026
  • United States
+1 (866)

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Nufern Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
5. Merger/Acquisition 03-Apr-2008 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series D) 30-Jun-2005 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC (Series C) 13-May-2004 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series B) 08-Nov-2000 $30M $57.2M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) 30-Mar-2000 $27.2M $27.2M Completed Product Development
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Nufern Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series D
Series C
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Nufern Comparisons

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Employees
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Post Valuation
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Manufacturer of application-specific optical fibers. The company offers earth doped fibers for lasers and amplifiers, gy
Other Hardware
East Granby, CT
68 As of 2010

Deerfield Beach, FL
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Nufern Competitors (1)

One of Nufern’s competitors is ViewTEQ, a Corporation company based in Deerfield Beach, FL.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
ViewTEQ Corporation Deerfield Beach, FL
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Nufern Patents

  • 183

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 115

    Granted

  • 10

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Nufern Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240061265-A1 Dual-grating spectral beam combiner Pending 19-Aug-2022
US-20230194799-A1 Positioning device and alignment fixture for linear optical fiber array Active 17-Dec-2021
US-12140807-B2 Positioning device and alignment fixture for linear optical fiber array Active 17-Dec-2021
EP-4449174-A1 Positioning device and alignment fixture for linear optical fiber array Pending 17-Dec-2021
US-20230006407-A1 Apparatus and method for spectrally shaping a laser beam Active 30-Jun-2021 H01S3/06754
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Nufern Former Investors (15)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Axiom Venture Partners Venture Capital Minority
Connecticut Innovations Venture Capital Minority
E-TEK Dynamics Corporation Minority
HRLD Venture Partners Venture Capital Minority
Intel Capital Corporate Venture Capital Minority
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Nufern Acquisitions (1)

Nufern’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Optelecom-NKF (Electro Optics Coil Manufacturing Business) for . The deal was made on 12-Apr-2010.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Optelecom-NKF (Electro Optics Coil Manufacturing Business) 12-Apr-2010 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Products
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Nufern FAQs

  • When was Nufern founded?

    Nufern was founded in 2000.

  • Where is Nufern headquartered?

    Nufern is headquartered in East Granby, CT.

  • What is the size of Nufern?

    Nufern has 68 total employees.

  • What industry is Nufern in?

    Nufern’s primary industry is Other Hardware.

  • Is Nufern a private or public company?

    Nufern is a Private company.

  • What is Nufern’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Nufern is .

  • How much funding has Nufern raised over time?

    Nufern has raised $66.3M.

  • Who are Nufern’s investors?

    Axiom Venture Partners, Connecticut Innovations, E-TEK Dynamics, HRLD Venture Partners, and Intel Capital are 5 of 15 investors who have invested in Nufern.

  • Who are Nufern’s competitors?

    ViewTEQ is a competitor of Nufern.

  • When was Nufern acquired?

    Nufern was acquired on 03-Apr-2008.

  • Who acquired Nufern?

    Nufern was acquired by Rofin Sinar Technologies.

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