Light in the Tunnel LLC
AI-powered diagnostic system for rapid Strep A (streptococcal pharyngitis) identification
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, NY
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- Sep 2011
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
1 record is on file, but none carries both a date and an amount to place on a timeline.
Some award records list only a year, or report no amount. The figures above still reflect them where the source gives an amount.
Checked: SEC EDGAR Form D through Oct 23, 2026; SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026; USAspending contract awards
Founder? Add funding contextFounders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Julian D. HintzExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nicola VazquezExecutive Officer, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Wendy SaivetzExecutive Officer, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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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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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .