Obsidian Sensors Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2017

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 15

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series B
  • (Upcoming)

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $25M

  • Investors
  • 9

Obsidian Sensors General Information

Description

Developer of a glass microelectromechanical system designed to improve the thermal sensor industry. The company's system uses infrared imaging for applications like security cameras and autonomous vehicles while lowering the manufacturing costs of building microbolometers and maintaining or exceeding industry standards, enabling businesses to get incumbent silicon MEMS-based sensors easily.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 5754 Pacific Center Boulevard
  • Suite 201
  • San Diego, CA 92121
  • United States
+1 (858) 000-0000
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Vertical(s)
Autonomous cars, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Corporate Office
  • 5754 Pacific Center Boulevard
  • Suite 201
  • San Diego, CA 92121
  • United States
+1 (858) 000-0000

Obsidian Sensors Timeline

2021202220232024
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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Obsidian Sensors Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
11. Later Stage VC (Series B) 01-Dec-2024 $25M Upcoming Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC (Series A) 29-May-2024 0000 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Grant 12-Jul-2022 00.000 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC 07-Jul-2022 000 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Grant 01-Jan-2021 00.000 000.00 Completed Startup
6. Grant 10-Jul-2020 00.00 000.00 Completed Startup
5. Accelerator/Incubator 01-May-2020 000.00 Completed Startup
4. Early Stage VC 25-Sep-2019 00.000 000.00 Completed Startup
3. Early Stage VC (Series A) 20-Aug-2019 $52.5M $56.1M 000.00 Completed Startup
2. Seed Round 11-Apr-2018 $3.62M $3.62M Completed Startup
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Obsidian Sensors Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series A2 000,000 00.000000 00 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 0.000
Series A1 0,000,000 00.000000 00 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 00.000
Series A 2,100,000 $0.000010 6% $11.53 $11.53 1x $11.53 30.09%
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Obsidian Sensors Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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San Diego, CA
15 As of 2024
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Obsidian Sensors Competitors (1)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Thorlabs Corporation Newton, NJ 0000 0000000000
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Obsidian Sensors Patents

Obsidian Sensors Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20230288258-A1 Fourier transform spectrometer Pending 14-Mar-2022 00000000
EP-4399559-A2 Sensor design Pending 07-Sep-2021 000000000000
US-20230061174-A1 Charge transfer circuitry for mems devices Pending 26-Aug-2021 00000000000
US-20230036855-A1 Thin-film transistor control circuits Pending 28-Jul-2021 0000000000
EP-4272317-A1 Adaptive charge measurement circuit for data converters Pending 30-Dec-2020 H03M3/46
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Obsidian Sensors Executive Team (3)

Name Title Board Seat
John Hong Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Tallis Chang Chief Operating Officer & Board Member
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Obsidian Sensors Board Members (2)

Name Representing Role Since
John Hong Obsidian Sensors Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 000 0000
Tallis Chang Obsidian Sensors Chief Operating Officer & Board Member 000 0000
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Obsidian Sensors 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

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Obsidian Sensors Investors (9)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Himax Technologies Corporation Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Qualcomm Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government 000 0000 000000 0
United States Department of Defense Government 000 0000 000000 0
National Science Foundation Government 000 0000 000000 0
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Obsidian Sensors FAQs

  • When was Obsidian Sensors founded?

    Obsidian Sensors was founded in 2017.

  • Who is the founder of Obsidian Sensors?

    John Hong is the founder of Obsidian Sensors.

  • Who is the CEO of Obsidian Sensors?

    John Hong is the CEO of Obsidian Sensors.

  • Where is Obsidian Sensors headquartered?

    Obsidian Sensors is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

  • What is the size of Obsidian Sensors?

    Obsidian Sensors has 15 total employees.

  • What industry is Obsidian Sensors in?

    Obsidian Sensors’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.

  • Is Obsidian Sensors a private or public company?

    Obsidian Sensors is a Private company.

  • What is Obsidian Sensors’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Obsidian Sensors is 000000.

  • How much funding has Obsidian Sensors raised over time?

    Obsidian Sensors has raised $71.7M.

  • Who are Obsidian Sensors’s investors?

    Himax Technologies, Qualcomm Ventures, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Department of Defense, and National Science Foundation are 5 of 9 investors who have invested in Obsidian Sensors.

  • Who are Obsidian Sensors’s competitors?

    Thorlabs is a competitor of Obsidian Sensors.

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