Nanosys - 2025 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Q: Where is Nanosys located?

Nanosys is located in Milpitas, United States .

Nanosys is an acquired company based in Milpitas (United States), founded in 2001 by . It operates as a Developer of nanotechnology-based displays. Nanosys has raised $267M in funding from investors like Samsung Venture Investment, Venrock and Polaris Partners. The company has 55 active competitors, including 14 funded and 12 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like QD Solar, UbiQD and Canatu.

Company Details

Developer of nanotechnology-based displays. It provides quantum dots and nanometer-sized crystals for creating LED display systems. It is more energy-efficient, more responsive, and brighter than traditional display technology.

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Founded Year

2001

Location

Milpitas, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

in 18 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Investors

Samsung Venture Investment & 31 more

Ranked

6^th among 55 active competitors

Employee Count

as on Dec 31, 2022

Similar Companies

Canatu &

Exit Details

Acquired by Avicena (Oct 18, 2022)

Legal entities associated with Nanosys

Nanosys is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of incorporation	Revenue	Net Profit	Employee Count
	Jan 01, 1970	-	109	544
	Dec 26, 999	-	597	449

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Nanosys got acquired by Avicena on Oct 18, 2022.

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Nanosys has raised a total funding of $267M over 18 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 29, 2001. Its latest funding round was a Series F round on Jul 25, 2022 for $50M. 3 investors participated in its latest round, which includes , Wasatch Global, DOCOMO Innovations and CW Ventures.

Nanosys has 32 institutional investors including Samsung Venture Investment, Venrock and Polaris Partners.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Nanosys:

Date of funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post money valuation	Revenue multiple	Investors
Jul 25, 2022	$50M	Series F	7807485	9889507	Fortress Investment, Centerbridge Partners, and
Jul 25, 2022	Undisclosed	Conventional Debt	4208164	3894909	-
Aug 11, 2020	$20M	Series F	2167792	5870019	-

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The founders of Nanosys is .

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Nanosys's employee count trend

Nanosys has 16 employees as of Dec 22. The total employee count is 5.9% lower than what it was in Dec 21. Here is Nanosys's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Nanosys include QD Solar, UbiQD and Canatu. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Nanosys, ranked by 秘密研究所 score :

Overall Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	秘密研究所 Score
1st	QD Solar 2014, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Developer pof quantum dot-based photovoltaic cells	$7.76M	Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Luminate听&补尘辫;听	61/100
2nd	UbiQD 2014, Los Alamos (United States), Series B	Developer of low-cost quantum dots for industrial applications	$18.4M	Nanosys, Innovation Incubator听&补尘辫;听	57/100
3rd	Canatu 2004, Helsinki (Finland), Series D	Transparent conductive films and touch sensors using carbon nanomaterial	$75.3M	Inventure, Ascend Capital Partners听&补尘辫;听	57/100
4th	Quintessent 2019, Santa Barbara (United States), Seed	Provider of quantum dot-based lasers and photonic integrated circuits	$11.6M	M Ventures, Foothill Ventures听&补尘辫;听	56/100
5th	QustomDot 2020, Ghent (Belgium), Series A	Manufacturer of quantum dot LED solution	$3.26M	EIC Fund, 听&补尘辫;听	56/100
6th	Nanosys 2001, Milpitas (United States), Acquired	Developer of nanotechnology-based displays	$267M	, Wasatch Global听&补尘辫;听	47/100
7th	Innova Dynamics 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Surface embedding technology for transparent conductive electrodes	$5.5M	Rho Capital Partners, BASF听&补尘辫;听	53/100
8th	Avantama 2008, Zurich (Switzerland), Seed	Nanoparticle dispersions & formulations for electronics applications	$1.49M	SeaAhead, EIC Fund听&补尘辫;听	52/100
9th	Pacific Light Tech 2011, Portland (United States), Acquired	Provides engineered nano materials for high-efficiency solid-state lighting	$5.18M	E8, ONAMI听&补尘辫;听	49/100
10th	QD Laser 2006, Kawasaki (Japan), Public	Developer of nanotech-based quantum dots for energy generation	$50.4M	Mirai Creation Organization, DG Ventures听&补尘辫;听	48/100