Last deal

$325K

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

24.11.2014

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2

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$2.14M

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Pacific Light Technologies is a materials company producing engineered nanomaterials for high-efficiency solid-state lighting.

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01.01.2011

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For Profit

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Venture - Series Unknown

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Private

Description

The early-stage start-up has laboratories in Portland and specializes in nanomaterial production and integration for consumer products. Their optical nano materials replace phosphors and use on-chip quantum dot products to boost LED efficacy, providing higher energy efficiency and color gamut solutions for display and illumination applications. PLT's patented quantum dot on LED technology allows for direct integration into LED packages, giving their products economic and performance advantages over current solutions. They are a world leader in light-emitting nanomaterials, engineering light for a warmer, higher quality of light in illumination applications and more saturated colors through a larger color gamut in displays.
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Ron Nelson

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Ron Nelson is the chief executive officer of [Pacific Light Technologies](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pacific-light-technologies), a materials company that produces engineered nanomaterials for solid-state lighting. He was previously the chief executive officer of Agility Communications. During the course of his career, Nelson held several senior executive positions at companies such as Battery Ventures, Motorola, and Agile Technology Advisors. Nelson holds a PhD from the University of Illinois.

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