Finisar Overview

  • Founded

  • 1988

Founded
  • Status

  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees

  • 13,000

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds

  • 8

  • Investments

  • 26

Finisar General Information

Description

Developer of optical subsystems designed for wireless and cable TV applications.The company's optical subsystems consist of transmitters, receivers, transceivers, transponders and active optical cables that provide the fundamental optical-electrical or opto-electronic, interface for interconnecting the electronic equipment used in building communication networks.

Contact Information

Website
www.finisar.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Primary Industry
Fiberoptic Equipment
Other Industries
Computers, Parts and Peripherals
Acquirer
II-VI
Primary Office
  • 1389 Moffett Park Drive
  • Sunnyvale, CA 94089
  • United States

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Finisar Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Finisar Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
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Finisar Competitors (21)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Terahertz Technologies Private Equity-Backed Oriskany, NY 00 000000000000
000 00000000000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Duncan, SC 00
000000000 Venture Capital-Backed Yokneam, Israel 00 00000 00000000000 00000
000000 000000000 Private Equity-Backed West Hills, CA 0000 00000 000000&0 00000
000000 Corporation New Albany, IN 0000
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Finisar Patents

  • 1,484

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 158

    Granted

  • 4

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Finisar Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210325615-A1 Pluggable transceiver retainer Pending 21-Apr-2020 0000000000
US-20210325619-A1 Pluggable transceiver retainer Pending 21-Apr-2020 0000000000
US-11079558-B1 Pluggable transceiver retainer Active 21-Apr-2020 0000000000 0
US-11073667-B1 Pluggable transceiver retainer Active 04-Mar-2020 00000000000 0
US-11073666-B1 Pluggable transceiver retainer Active 04-Mar-2020 H01R13/639 0
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Finisar Executive Team (25)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
John Clark Executive Vice President
Eitan Gertel Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Michael Hurlston Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Stephen Workman Senior Vice President
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Finisar Board Members (16)

Name Representing Role Since
00000 000000 Self Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 000 0000
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000000 000000 Self Board Member 000 0000
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Finisar Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Finisar Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Finisar Investments & Acquisitions (26)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
0000000000 00 05-Sep-2014 0000000000 Wireless Communications Equipment 0000 0000
00 000000000 15-Apr-2014 0000000000 000.00 Other Commercial Products 0000000 0
000-0 0000000 03-Jul-2012 0000000000 000.00 Connectivity Products 00000 000
00000 22-Jun-2011 0000000000 00000 Fiberoptic Equipment
Broadway Networks 20-Sep-2010 Merger/Acquisition Connectivity Products
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Finisar Exits (8)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
0000000 0000000000 01-Mar-2009 0000 00000 00.000 Completed
  • 3 buyers
00000000 13-Apr-2007 00000 00000 00 000.00 Completed
  • 4 buyers
0000000000 00000 0 13-Mar-2001 00000 00000 00 0000 Completed
  • 3 buyers
0000000 05-Mar-2001 00000 00000 00 0000 Completed
  • 5 buyers
TrueSAN 29-Jan-2001 Early Stage VC 0000 Completed
  • 7 buyers
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