OEwaves Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 26

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 4

OEwaves General Information

Description

Developer of photonics products and technologies intended to impact a wide range of commercial and military sensing and communications systems. The company's technologies use optoelectronics and whispering gallery mode (WGM) optical resonators, in support of the company's ultra-low noise Radio frequency, Terahertz, and optical sources, and measurement systems, enabling the military and companies to improve radar, sensing, communication, and measurement systems in a wide range of frequencies spanning RF to THz to optical

Contact Information

Website
www.oewaves.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 465 North Halstead Street
  • Suite 140
  • Pasadena, CA 91107
  • United States
+1 (626)
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Other Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Vertical(s)
Space Technology, Industrials, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 465 North Halstead Street
  • Suite 140
  • Pasadena, CA 91107
  • United States
+1 (626)

OEwaves Timeline

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OEwaves Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
14. Secondary Transaction - Private 31-May-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Grant 31-Dec-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Nov-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Debt - PPP 27-Apr-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Grant 01-Jan-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Grant 01-Jan-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Grant 01-Jan-2014 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Grant 01-Jan-2012 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Grant 01-Jan-2004 $1.92M $12.8M Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series C) 20-Oct-2003 $6M $12.8M Completed Generating Revenue
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OEwaves Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series C
Series B
Series A 881,057 $0.000100 $0.03 $0.45 $0.45 1x $0.45 1.61%
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OEwaves Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of photonics products and technologies intended to impact a wide range of commercial and military sensing and
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Pasadena, CA
26 As of 2024

Munich, Germany
 

Munich, Germany
 
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OEwaves Competitors (3)

One of OEwaves’s 3 competitors is Menlo Systems, a Angel-Backed company based in Munich, Germany.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Menlo Systems Angel-Backed Munich, Germany
Toptica Photonics Corporation Munich, Germany
Keysight Technologies Corporation Santa Rosa, CA
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OEwaves Patents

  • 168

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 122

    Granted

  • 4

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

OEwaves Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240275122-A1 System and method providing quantum and classical correlation between multiple lasers mediated by a nonlinear optical resonator Pending 10-Feb-2023
US-20230032715-A1 One-way optical link for precision frequency transfer between stationary or moving platforms Inactive 27-Jul-2021
US-11581946-B2 Wideband photonic synthesizer stabilized to a reference clock using photonic components Active 10-Dec-2020
US-20220190920-A1 Wideband photonic synthesizer stabilized to a reference clock using photonic components Active 10-Dec-2020
CA-3201383-A1 Wideband photonic synthesizer stabilized to a reference clock using photonic components Pending 10-Dec-2020 H04B10/25
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OEwaves Investors (4)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Government
Agilent Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
EnerTech Capital Venture Capital Minority
United States Department of Defense Government
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OEwaves FAQs

  • When was OEwaves founded?

    OEwaves was founded in 2000.

  • Where is OEwaves headquartered?

    OEwaves is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

  • What is the size of OEwaves?

    OEwaves has 26 total employees.

  • What industry is OEwaves in?

    OEwaves’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.

  • Is OEwaves a private or public company?

    OEwaves is a Private company.

  • What is OEwaves’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for OEwaves is .

  • How much funding has OEwaves raised over time?

    OEwaves has raised $12.8M.

  • Who are OEwaves’s investors?

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Agilent Ventures, EnerTech Capital, and United States Department of Defense have invested in OEwaves.

  • Who are OEwaves’s competitors?

    Menlo Systems, Toptica Photonics, and Keysight Technologies are competitors of OEwaves.

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