Lead Technologies Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1990

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 85

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 3

Lead Technologies General Information

Description

Developer of software configuration toolkits designed to supply imaging technology to software developers, integrators, contractors, and system providers. The company's imaging technology offers development support for OCR, barcode, forms recognition, PDF, document conversion and document cleanup, and annotations, and puts millions of lines of code at the fingertips of application developers, enabling programmers to integrate raster, document, multimedia, and vector imaging into their desktop, server, tablet, and mobile applications.

Contact Information

Website
www.leadtools.com
Formerly Known As
Compression Technology
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1927 South Tryon Street
  • Suite 200
  • Charlotte, NC 28203
  • United States
+1 (704)
Primary Industry
Multimedia and Design Software
Other Industries
Software Development Applications
Parent Company
Apryse
Vertical(s)
TMT, Internet of Things, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 1927 South Tryon Street
  • Suite 200
  • Charlotte, NC 28203
  • United States
+1 (704)

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Lead Technologies Valuation & Funding

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Lead Technologies Comparisons

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Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
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Developer of software configuration toolkits designed to supply imaging technology to software developers, integrators,
Multimedia and Design Software
Charlotte, NC
85 As of 2024

Muret, France
 

Denver, CO
 
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Lead Technologies Competitors (18)

One of Lead Technologies’s 18 competitors is Orpalis, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Muret, France.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Orpalis Private Equity-Backed Muret, France
Apryse Private Equity-Backed Denver, CO
Nitro Software Private Equity-Backed San Francisco, CA
iText Group Private Equity-Backed Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Firebase Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA
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Lead Technologies Patents

  • 15

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 11

    Granted

  • 4

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Lead Technologies Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11488407-B1 Method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for recognizing characters in a digital document Active 01-Jun-2021
US-20230051051-A1 Method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for recognizing characters in a digital document Active 01-Jun-2021
CA-3218459-A1 Method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for recognizing characters in a digital document Pending 01-Jun-2021
AU-2021449330-A1 Method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for recognizing characters in a digital document Pending 01-Jun-2021
US-11704924-B2 Method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for recognizing characters in a digital document Active 01-Jun-2021 G06V30/413
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Lead Technologies Former Investors

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Lead Technologies FAQs

  • When was Lead Technologies founded?

    Lead Technologies was founded in 1990.

  • Where is Lead Technologies headquartered?

    Lead Technologies is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

  • What is the size of Lead Technologies?

    Lead Technologies has 85 total employees.

  • What industry is Lead Technologies in?

    Lead Technologies’s primary industry is Multimedia and Design Software.

  • Is Lead Technologies a private or public company?

    Lead Technologies is a Private company.

  • What is Lead Technologies’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Lead Technologies is .

  • Who are Lead Technologies’s investors?

    Arthur Evans and Jim Alexander have invested in Lead Technologies.

  • Who are Lead Technologies’s competitors?

    Orpalis, Apryse, Nitro Software, iText Group, and Firebase are some of the 18 competitors of Lead Technologies.

  • When was Lead Technologies acquired?

    Lead Technologies was acquired on 24-Jan-2024.

  • Who acquired Lead Technologies?

    Lead Technologies was acquired by Apryse.

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