AI OPTICS INC.
Handheld AI-powered retinal camera for diabetic retinopathy screening with integrated deep-learning image analysis
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, NY
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $14.7M, Aug 2025
- Total capital
- $15M
- Federal grants
- $299K
- 1 award · 2021
- Rank in peer group#49 of 542
- Private capital raised
- $14.7M
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2025
- 14 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 11 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#47 of 542
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$14.7M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Handheld retinal camera for AI-based diabetic retinopathy screening$299K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
49months
from AI OPTICS INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2021
- Health and Human S · $299K
- First Form D · Aug 2025
- $14.7M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 542 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grants#49 · top 9%
- Granted patents#47 · top 9%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Luke MorettiResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $299K in grants as PI
- Alexi NazemDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 15- GrantedAssessment Of Image Quality For A Medical Diagnostics DeviceUSPTOUS 12,586,180
- PendingModular Medical Imaging Diagnostic Instrument With Artificial Intelligence CapabilitiesUSPTOApplication 19003486
- PendingHierarchical Multi-disease Detection System With Feature Disentanglement And Co-occurrence Exploitation For Retinal Image AnalysisUSPTOApplication 18755153
Show all 15 patent records
- Assessment Of Image Quality For A Medical Diagnostics DeviceMar 24, 2026 · US 12,586,180Granted
- Modular Medical Imaging Diagnostic Instrument With Artificial Intelligence CapabilitiesJun 19, 2025 · Application 19003486Pending
- Hierarchical Multi-disease Detection System With Feature Disentanglement And Co-occurrence Exploitation For Retinal Image AnalysisJan 30, 2025 · Application 18755153Pending
- Integrated Diagnostic Imaging System With Automated Protocol Selection And AnalysisJan 16, 2025 · Application 18755288Pending
- Identification Of Diseases With Portable Medical Diagnostics Instruments That Utilize Artificial IntelligenceJan 14, 2025 · US 12,193,746Granted
- Interchangeable Imaging Modules For A Medical Diagnostics Device With Integrated Artificial Intelligence CapabilitiesDec 31, 2024 · US 12,178,392Granted
- Portable Medical Diagnostics Device With Integrated Artificial Intelligence CapabilitiesApr 9, 2024 · US 11,950,847Granted
- Modular Architecture For A Medical Diagnostics Device With Integrated Artificial Intelligence CapabilitiesAug 4, 2022 · Application 17585899Pending
- Analysis Of Retinal Imaging Using VideoAug 4, 2022 · Application 17585988Pending
- Interchangeable Imaging Modules For A Medical Diagnostics Device With Integrated Artificial Intelligence CapabilitiesApplication 63156237Pending
- Analysis Of Retinal Imaging Using VideoApplication 63144416Pending
- Integrated Diagnostic Imaging System With Automated Protocol Selection And AnalysisApplication 63513089Pending
- Modular Architecture For A Medical Diagnostics Device With Integrated Artificial Intelligence CapabilitiesApplication 63144413Pending
- Hierarchical Multi-disease Detection System With Feature Disentanglement And Co-occurrence Exploitation For Retinal Image AnalysisApplication 63515457Pending
- Assessment Of Image Quality For A Medical Diagnostics DeviceApplication 63202642Pending
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
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- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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