Innovation
25 patent families (25 granted) — focus: Physics & computing, Electricity & electronics; filing pace slowing. Cited 1,049 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Investor mix
12 investors on record; lead investors include Fujikura Company, NTT Electronics, Battelle Ventures, Novitas Capital; 1 has since exited.
| Investor type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venture capital | 3 | 25% |
| Private equity | 1 | 8% |
| Bank & private debt | 1 | 8% |
| Other / undisclosed | 7 | 58% |