Morphotonics: Nanoimprint Technology Company Secures $10+ Million (Series B)

By Amit Chowdhry • Sep 20, 2024

Morphotonics announced the launch of its Series B funding round, marking a major endorsement of its mission to elevate global display technology. The company’s new investors, 3M and BOM (Brabant Development Agency), join existing investor Innovation Industries (with BOM and Innovation Industries as co-leads) in supporting Morphotonics’ vision for the future with the first closing of a $10+ million round, and a second closing is anticipated by the end of the year.

This latest funding round will enable the company to scale its operations and supply chain, expand its global customer base—especially in Asia and further position fully automated, large-area nanoimprinting as a standard in display optics production through new product innovations.

By elevating the potential of 3D displays, making Augmented Reality (AR) smart glasses accessible to all, and offering energy-efficient solutions for mobile devices, Morphotonics is poised to redefine how we interact with screens.

As digital interactions are becoming essential to everyday life, the demand for superior visual experiences is multiplying. To address this, Morphotonics is focused on advancing display technology that elevates visual quality and optimizes energy efficiency. As the leading global provider of large-area nanoimprint technology, Morphotonics is at the forefront of this transformation with its groundbreaking large-area Roll-to-Plate (R2P) nanoimprint technology and equipment solutions, including the ability to add trillions of lenses in an area greater than one square meter.

Morphotonics’ proprietary equipment, processes, and materials enable the creation of next-generation products, such as high-performance mobile screens, intuitive 3D displays, outdoor-readable smartphones, and immersive Smart AR Glasses. And the company combines high precision with large-scale production and cost efficiency, making these advanced technologies accessible and commercially viable.

With the Series B funding round, accelerating market demand, an experienced leadership team, and proven technology, Morphotonics is well-positioned to build on its early customer success and better serve the needs of leading innovators in display technology.

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“We are at the brink of major growth for applications like glasses-free 3D displays and Smart AR Glasses. With this new funding, we will strengthen our market and technical leadership and expand our impact on the consumer electronics and display markets.”

-Jan Matthijs ter Meulen, Co-Founder & CEO of Morphotonics

“3M is excited about our investment in Morphotonics and the potential collaboration opportunity between our companies. Our investment in Morphotonics demonstrates 3M’s dedication to enabling innovative technology that can drive advancements in the consumer electronics space.”

-Mark Copman, senior vice president, 3M New Growth Ventures

“We are proud about our investment in Morphotonics, co-leading this round with the existing investor. The company works at the forefront of nanoimprint lithography and this investment not only fuels their existing work but also marks a significant step forward in supporting the widespread adoption of next generation displays.”

-Ivana Sersic, Investment Manager at BOM

“To BOM this investment adds to the excellent machine building and manufacturing expertise of this region and through this supports our mission to expand on that core competence of North-Brabant and the Netherlands.”

-Sr. Investment Manager Jurgen van Eck at BOM