KLAR SCIENTIFIC, INC.

PULLMAN, WA · Founded 2016 · CIK 0001821963 · Medtech · Private

Portable confocal microscope integrating surface profiling with spectroscopic analysis for materials composition and defect identification

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Grants
$950K
2 awards
Sector median: 1
Raised
$120K
1 Form D · Aug 2020
73 months since last filing
Contracts
$492K
3 awards · Commerce, Defense
#383 of 4531 in medtech
Patents
1
0 granted · 1 pending
Sector median: 2

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount
Capital and federal award history
DateEventSourceAmount
Federal grantNational Science Foundation · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Spectroscopy and imaging of irregular surfaces using confocal microscopy$210,370
Federal grantNational Science Foundation · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Spectroscopy and imaging of irregular surfaces using confocal microscopy$739,626
Private capital raisedForm D · SEC$120,000
Federal contractDepartment of Commerce · Uv Spectroscopic For Photo Luminescence Imaging Camera System$229,630
Federal contractDepartment of Defense · Purchase Of Spectroscopic Microscope$188,479
Federal contractDepartment of Defense · Deep Uv Kit Upgrade For A Spectroscopic Microscope.$74,029
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRFederal contract · USAspendingForm D · SEC

Peer position

Medtech · 4531 companies · ranked on federal contract value
Medtech companies ranked by federal contract value
#CompanyContractsDisclosed equity
380ANTIMICROBIAL MATERIALS INC$538K—
381RPRD Diagnostics, LLC$521K—
382BARRETT TECHNOLOGY, LLC$505K—
383KLAR SCIENTIFIC, INC.$492K$120K
384ENCISION INC$485K$3.3M
385Cayuga Biotech$483K—
386ELUTIA INC.$472K$55M

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 2 related persons
  • Richard LytelDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter
  • Matthew McCluskeyDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter

Patents

USPTO · 0 granted of 1
  • Spectroscopic Microscope With Changeable Optics/componentsapplication

Regulatory activity · Medtech

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