EpiWorks Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1997

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 51

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $47.5M

EpiWorks General Information

Description

Manufacturer of specially treated gallium arsenide and indium phosphide wafers. The company's wafers are used to make computer chips and ends up being components in cell phones and in medical and industrial lasers.

Contact Information

Website
www.epiworks.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 1606 Rion Drive
  • Champaign, IL 61822
  • United States
+1 (217)
Primary Industry
Application Specific Semiconductors
Other Industries
Computers, Parts and Peripherals
Acquirer
Coherent (Electronic Equipment and Instruments)
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, AgTech, Supply Chain Tech, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 1606 Rion Drive
  • Champaign, IL 61822
  • United States
+1 (217)

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EpiWorks Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Merger/Acquisition 01-Feb-2016 $47.5M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC 14-Nov-2011 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Debt - General 08-Dec-2006 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Debt - General 11-Nov-2004 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Later Stage VC (Series D) 06-Oct-2003 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Later Stage VC (Series C) 06-Apr-2001 $8.5M $13.5M Completed Startup
1. Debt - General $5M $5M Completed Startup
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EpiWorks Comparisons

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Manufacturer of specially treated gallium arsenide and indium phosphide wafers. The company's wafers are used to make co
Application Specific Semiconductors
Champaign, IL
51 As of 2016

Southampton, United Kingdom
 
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EpiWorks Competitors (1)

One of EpiWorks’s competitors is HiLight Semiconductor, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Southampton, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
HiLight Semiconductor Venture Capital-Backed Southampton, United Kingdom
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EpiWorks Patents

  • 3,181

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 2,371

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

EpiWorks Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-10180588-B1 Reduced-cross-talk coherent optical transmitter Active 19-Jul-2018
US-10374386-B1 Chip on carrier Active 07-Jun-2018
US-10659166-B2 Integrated optical transceiver Active 20-Dec-2017
US-20190190608-A1 Integrated optical transceiver Active 20-Dec-2017
US-20190187392-A1 Small footprint parallel optics transceivers Active 18-Dec-2017 G02B6/43
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EpiWorks Former Investors (5)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
CIBC Capital Markets Investment Bank Minority
Devonshire Investors Family Office Minority
Leo Capital Holdings Venture Capital Minority
Open Prairie Ventures Asset Manager Minority
Tekla Capital Management Asset Manager Minority
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EpiWorks FAQs

  • When was EpiWorks founded?

    EpiWorks was founded in 1997.

  • Where is EpiWorks headquartered?

    EpiWorks is headquartered in Champaign, IL.

  • What is the size of EpiWorks?

    EpiWorks has 51 total employees.

  • What industry is EpiWorks in?

    EpiWorks’s primary industry is Application Specific Semiconductors.

  • Is EpiWorks a private or public company?

    EpiWorks is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of EpiWorks?

    The current valuation of EpiWorks is .

  • What is EpiWorks’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for EpiWorks is .

  • How much funding has EpiWorks raised over time?

    EpiWorks has raised $14.8M.

  • Who are EpiWorks’s investors?

    CIBC Capital Markets, Devonshire Investors, Leo Capital Holdings, Open Prairie Ventures, and Tekla Capital Management have invested in EpiWorks.

  • Who are EpiWorks’s competitors?

    HiLight Semiconductor is a competitor of EpiWorks.

  • When was EpiWorks acquired?

    EpiWorks was acquired on 01-Feb-2016.

  • Who acquired EpiWorks?

    EpiWorks was acquired by Coherent (Electronic Equipment and Instruments).

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