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$995.5m
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Luminar Technologies is an Orlando, Florida-based automotive industry company.
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$88.0m
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Quandela is a Paris-based company developing optical quantum technology integrated into photonic chips.
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- Valérian Giesz ********.*****@quandela.com
- Niccolo Somaschi *******.********@quandela.com
- Pascale Senellart *******.*********@quandela.com
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$29.3m
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GenXComm is an Austin, Texas-based company developing cellular mesh for 4G and 5G networks.
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- Stephen Gartside
- Sriram Vishwanath ****@microsoft.com
- Hardik Jain ******.****@gxc.io
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$113.2m
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Glowforge offers 3D laser printers based on laser cutting and engraving technology that cut, engrave, and shape designs from various materials.
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- Mark Gosselin ****@glowforge.com
- Tony Wright (entrepreneur) linkedin
- Dan Shapiro ***@glowforge.com
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$3.2m
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Horizon Quantum Computing is a Singapore-based company developing quantum software development tools founded in 2018.
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$4.6m
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SA Photonics specializes in the design and development of advanced photonic systems for military and commercial customers.
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$5.6m
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ID Quantique is a company developing quantum cybersecurity products, quantum scientific instrumentation, and quantum random number generation.
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$1.2b
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PsiQuantum is a company that is building a general-purpose silicon photonic quantum computer.
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$23.5m
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Salience Labs is a hybrid photonic-electronic chips maker for AI founded in 2021 by Wolfram Pernice, Vaysh Kewada, Johannes Feldmann and Harish Bhaskaran.
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- Wolfram Pernice *******@saliencelabs.ai
- Vaysh Kewada *****@saliencelabs.ai
- Johannes Feldmann ********@saliencelabs.ai
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$137.1m
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Xanadu is a company developing quantum computing and artificial intelligence technologies.
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- Christian Weedbrook *********.*********@xanadu.ai
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$24.9m
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Transcelestial Technologies is a communications company that is creating a space laser network for communication purposes. It is located in Singapore and was founded in 2016.
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$267.4m
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Formlabs is a 3D printing system company that provides digital fabrications for industries
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- Maxim Lobovsky *****.********@formlabs.com
- Natan Linder *****.******@tulip.co
- David Cranor linkedin
4
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$15.0m
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Owl Autonomous Imaging is a developer of 3D thermal ranging solutions for the industrial and automotive mobility industries.
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$123.0m
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Luminous Computing is a technology company using photonics to improve the data processing capabilities of artificial intelligence models by attempting to create a supercomputer on a chip.
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$81.0m
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Atom Computing Inc. manufactures scalable quantum computers out of individual atoms.
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- Benjamin Bloom ******@atom-computing.com
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QuiX is a company that makes a room temperature photonic quantum processor based on silicon nitride waveguides.
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$37.0m
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Quantum Xchange is a quantum fiber network that is based in the United States. It uses photons of light to physically transfer a shared secret between two entities.
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$4.4m
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Company developing optical communications hardware for strong digital encryption.
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- Caroline Clark linkedin
- Philip Sibson ******.******@kets-quantum.com
- Jake Kennard ****.*******@kets-quantum.com
3
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$34.8m
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A quantum computing company using ion trap technology to develop commercial quantum computers.
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3
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$30.0m
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A company developing a scalable and modular quantum computer powered by photonics.
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- Richard Murray (Physicist) *******@orcacomputing.com
- Ian Walmsley linkedin
- Josh Nunn ****@orcacomputing.com
8
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$20.6m
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UbiQD is a New Mexico-based company developing and manufacturing semiconductor nanocrystals or quantum dots for research applications.
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$40.0m
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LyteLoop is a Great Neck, New York-based photonic data storage company using fiber optics to store large quantities of data.
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$48.3m
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Sense Photonics is a company building LiDAR and 3D sensor solutions for autonomous vehicles, industrial robotics, material handling, activity monitoring, and other applications.
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- Scott Burroughs *****.*********@uviquity.ai
- Russell Kanjorski linkedin
1
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$1.5m
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Photodigm Inc.is a company that produces laser diodes for precision applications.
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$249.0m
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Rockley Photonoics develops silicon photonics for applications that include including data center connectivity, autonomous vehicles and medical sensing
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$26.0m
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SpectraSensors is an Houston-based company founded in 1999.
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$15.0m
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Oewaves Inc. is a company founded in 2000 by Lute Maleki.
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$25.9m
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Cailabs is a developer of light shaping for manufacturing photonic products for telecommunications, free-space transmission, industrial lasers, and local area networks.
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- Jean-Francois Morizur *************.*******@cailabs.com
- Guillaume Labroille *********.*********@cailabs.com
- Nicolas Treps
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$87.5m
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Convergent Dental is a dental equipment and technology company.
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$2.7m
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LaserMotive develops optical power beaming-based systems to to deliver power wirelessly and minimize energy loss in transfer.
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- Tom Nugent ***.******@powerlighttech.com
- Tom Nugent
- Jordin Kare
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$4.3m
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Qubitekk is a company that is making quantum technologies for scientists, engineers, and developers.
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$601.2m
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Hesai Technology develops smart sensing technology solutions and manufactures laser sensors for LiDARs.
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- Yifan "David" Li ******@columbia.edu
- Shaoqing Xiang linkedin
- Kai Sun linkedin
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Bridger Photonics, Inc. is a Bozeman, Montana-based company founded in 2006.
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$13.9m
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M Squared Lasers explores, develops and manufactures next-generation lasers and photonic instruments that bring new capabilities, higher reliability and greater ease of use to a diverse range of industrial and scientific applications. The core team ...
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$3.2m
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Pranalytica, Inc. is a company that designs and manufactures high powered midwave Infrared and longwave Infrared Quantum Cascade Lasers.
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$14.1m
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Oxxius develops and manufactures the DPSS (Diode Pumped Solid State Lasers) and Laser Diode Modules in the visible, ultraviolet and infrared wavelength ranges. Oxxius's products have applications in the life-sciences, analytics, research and manufacturing markets. Its products have diagnostic applications in Fluorescence imaging DNA analysis, sequencing Confocal and 3D Microscopy, STED Flow imaging cytometry, Optogenetics and Ophthalmology. The industrial applications of its products include Material curing, hardening, Laser marking, Reprographics, Food quality control, Laser display, and entertainment.
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$9.9m
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Andritz Powerlase Ltd. is a company developing high power, high energy lasers for industrial applications primarily related to materials processing.
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$1.2m
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Applied Spectra, Inc is a company founded in 2004 by Jong Hyun Yoo.
Key people:
- Jong Hyun Yoo ****@appliedspectra.com
2
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$100.0m
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Augmented reality head-up displays (AR-HUDs) and automotive sensor systems.
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A research and development company in quantum technologies and nanotechnology. The four core areas NQCG focuses on are Quantum Information Technology, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Artificial Intelligence Technology and Ontology Learning and Evolution.
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$49.3m
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Spatial Photonics is a Sunnyvale, California-based company.
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$26.7m
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Innolume is a technology company that develops microchips.
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$60.2k
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Single Quantum is a company making optical imaging and telecommunication systems founded in 2012 by Sander Dorenbos.
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- Sander Dorenbos ******@singlequantum.com
- Val Zwiller ***@singlequantum.com
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$11.2m
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Diagnostic Photonics develops medical imaging technologies for the healthcare market.
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Eolite Systems, SAS is a subsidiary of ESI which specialises in Laser manufacturing processes
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$6.9m
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Pantec Biosolutions AG develops drug delivery solutions for a variety of medical applications.
3
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$36.0m
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Makeblock is a Shenzhen-based company offering a do-it-yourself robot kit for young learners founded by Jasen Wang.
4
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$38.1m
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SCINTIL Photonics develops and markets Heterogenous Silicon Photonics IC for high speed data communication and 3D sensing
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$12.1m
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Laserax Inc. develops, produces and integrates laser marking, texturing and cleaning solutions for a variety of industries.
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$1.6m
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Hypermo developed a laser-based tool for glass processing.
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$9.5m
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Shenzhen Raybow Optoelectronics is a China-based technology company that manufactures high-power semiconductor laser products.
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$70.0m
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Ranovus is a company that delivers an innovative high-capacity interconnect solutions RANOVUS.
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- Saeid Aramideh *****@ranovus.com
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$39.7m
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Laser Light Engines is a New Hampshire, US-based company that focuses on the development and manufacture of laser-based light engines.
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$2.3m
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German-based developers and marketers of laser and light systems used in dermatological applications
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- Dieter Manstein
- Hans Amler linkedin
- Stefan Schulze ******.*******@gmeonline.de
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$601.4k
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Eblana Photonics Ltd. is a photonics company located in Dublin, Ireland.
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Multiphoton Optics GmbH is a company founded by Markus Riester.
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$2.3m
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Sheaumann Laser, Inc. is a vertically integrated, US-based company that designs and manufactures semiconductor lasers.
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$2.9m
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EFFECT Photonics B.V. is a photonics company making communication products.
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- Tim Koene ********@effectphotonics.com
- Boudewijn Docter ***************@effectphotonics.com
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Industrial procurement platform for custom made metal parts
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$24.9m
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Manufacturer of innovative medicines and devices for comprehensive eye care.
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$85.9k
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Laser technology company providing proprietary solutions for high-end industrial applications.
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$6.0m
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Poietis is a biotechnology company that specializes in the design and development of regenerative medicine therapies.
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- Fabien Guillemot ******.*********@poietis.com
- Bruno Brisson *****.*******@poietis.com
1
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$1.3m
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Lumetrics develops and produces precision thickness measurement and optical inspection systems for a variety of industries.
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- John Hart *****@lumetrics.com
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$9.9m
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Lumics GmbH designs and produces diode lasers for the medical, scientific and industrial fields.
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$1.3m
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Pilot Photonics is a company that provides photonic integrated circuit solutions .
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- Frank Smyth *****.*****@pilotphotonics.com
- Philip Perry linkedin
- Andrew Ellis
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$16.7m
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Spectronix is a company founded in 2004 by George Okada.
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$2.6m
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Opsydia is set to disrupt a number of industries by its ability to create practically invisible structures inside transparent materials. Permanent and inimitable serial numbers, images or cryptographic data can be laser-written without compromising...
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- Martin Booth ******.*****@opsydia.com
- Patrick Salter *******.******@opsydia.com
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$59.9m
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Lumitron Technologies develops and commercializes new high‐fidelity imaging x-ray systems.
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$17.2m
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Teradiode, Inc. is a Wilmington, Massachusetts-based company founded in 2009 by Bien Chann.