Pen Generations Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2011

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

Pen Generations General Information

Description

Developer of smartpens and digital writing instruments. The company designs and develops digital pens that apply dot pattern technology to workbooks and interactive whiteboards, supported by complementary apps that allow individuals, students, and teachers to digitize their handwriting.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 220 Pangyoyeok-ro, Bundang-gu
  • 8th Floor
  • Seongnam-si, 13493
  • South Korea
Primary Industry
Electronics (B2C)
Other Industries
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Acquirer
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 220 Pangyoyeok-ro, Bundang-gu
  • 8th Floor
  • Seongnam-si, 13493
  • South Korea

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Pen Generations Valuation & Funding

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

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Pen Generations Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of smartpens and digital writing instruments. The company designs and develops digital pens that apply dot pat
Electronics (B2C)
Seongnam-si, South Korea

San Francisco, CA
 

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Pen Generations Competitors (4)

One of Pen Generations’s 4 competitors is Livescribe, a Formerly VC-backed company based in San Francisco, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Livescribe Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA
ViewSonic Formerly VC-backed Brea, CA
Supernote (Application Software) Corporation Spokane, WA
reMarkable Venture Capital-Backed Oslo, Norway
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Pen Generations Patents

Pen Generations Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
WO-2015122588-A1 Dot pattern recognizing device and content executing device Inactive 13-Feb-2014
EP-3093693-A1 Optical film and digital pen system using same Inactive 06-Jan-2014
EP-3093693-A4 Optical film and digital pen system using same Inactive 06-Jan-2014
WO-2015102137-A1 Optical film and digital pen system using same Inactive 06-Jan-2014
US-20160328026-A1 Optical film and digital pen system using the same Inactive 06-Jan-2014 G06F3/03545
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Pen Generations Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Pen Generations FAQs

  • When was Pen Generations founded?

    Pen Generations was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Pen Generations headquartered?

    Pen Generations is headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

  • What industry is Pen Generations in?

    Pen Generations’s primary industry is Electronics (B2C).

  • Is Pen Generations a private or public company?

    Pen Generations is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Pen Generations?

    The current valuation of Pen Generations is .

  • What is Pen Generations’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Pen Generations is .

  • Who are Pen Generations’s investors?

    SOLiD (Korea) and T Stone have invested in Pen Generations.

  • Who are Pen Generations’s competitors?

    Livescribe, ViewSonic, Supernote (Application Software), and reMarkable are competitors of Pen Generations.

  • When was Pen Generations acquired?

    Pen Generations was acquired on 31-May-2016.

  • Who acquired Pen Generations?

    Pen Generations was acquired by INQ Group.

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