Metalenz Inc.
Flat metalens optics using metasurface technology for imaging and sensing applications
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $29M, Oct 2022
- Total capital
- $36.5M
- Federal grants
- $148K
- 1 award · 2018
- Rank in peer group#4 of 20
- Private capital raised
- $36.4M
- 2 Form D · last Oct 2022
- 49 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 15
- 25 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#4 of 20
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$29M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$7.4M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metasurface optics for compact and scalable polarization cameras$148K
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
21months
from Metalenz Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Sep 2018
- Defense · $148K
- First Form D · Jun 2020
- $7.4M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 20 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Material
- Federal grants#4 · top 20%
- Granted patents#4 · top 20%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Robert C. DevlinResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 3 patents · $148K in grants as PI
- Brad C. MacMullinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Federico Charles CapassoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Krishna Swaroop KolluriDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Scott C. CatlinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Xuhui Charles ShaoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 15 granted of 40- PendingAperture-Metasurface and Hybrid Refractive-Metasurface Imaging SystemsUSPTOApplication 19664802
- PendingSpoof-Resistant Facial Recognition Through Illumination and Imaging EngineeringUSPTOApplication 19656849
- GrantedOptical Module Including Metasurface Chip and Methods of Manufacturing ThereofUSPTOUS 12,730,279
Show all 40 patent records
- Aperture-Metasurface and Hybrid Refractive-Metasurface Imaging SystemsSep 17, 2026 · Application 19664802Pending
- Spoof-Resistant Facial Recognition Through Illumination and Imaging EngineeringSep 10, 2026 · Application 19656849Pending
- Optical Module Including Metasurface Chip and Methods of Manufacturing ThereofSep 8, 2026 · US 12,730,279Granted
- Structured Light Depth Sensors Incorporating MetasurfacesAug 27, 2026 · Application 19648860Pending
- Shared-Aperture Camera System and Calibration MethodAug 4, 2026 · US 12,699,207Granted
- Self-Aligned Nano-Pillar Coatings and Method of ManufacturingJul 14, 2026 · US 12,681,210Granted
- Aperture-Metasurface and Hybrid Refractive-Metasurface Imaging SystemsMay 26, 2026 · US 12,641,900Granted
- Spoof-Resistant Facial Recognition Through Illumination and Imaging EngineeringMay 26, 2026 · US 12,639,983Granted
- Single Element Dot Pattern ProjectorMay 14, 2026 · Application 19445348Pending
- Single Element Dot Pattern ProjectorFeb 10, 2026 · US 12,548,980Granted
- Systems And Methods for Multi-Frame Biometric ImagingNov 20, 2025 · Application 19210923Pending
- Transmissive Metasurface Lens IntegrationNov 20, 2025 · Application 19288622Pending
- Transmissive Metasurface Lens IntegrationSep 9, 2025 · US 12,411,348Granted
- Aperture-Metasurface and Hybrid Refractive-Metasurface Imaging SystemsAug 12, 2025 · US 12,389,700Granted
- Polarization Sorting Metasurface Microlens Array DeviceJul 31, 2025 · Application 19078090Pending
- Polarization Sorting Metasurface Microlens Array DeviceApr 15, 2025 · US 12,276,807Granted
- Metasurfaces for Laser Speckle ReductionNov 12, 2024 · US 12,140,778Granted
- Polarization-Tuned Metasurface DeviceSep 5, 2024 · Application 18592246Pending
- Structured Light Depth Sensors Incorporating MetasurfacesSep 5, 2024 · Application 18596487Pending
- Transmissive Metasurface Lens IntegrationMay 21, 2024 · US 11,988,844Granted
- Aperture-Metasurface and Hybrid Refractive-Metasurface Imaging SystemsMay 7, 2024 · US 11,978,752Granted
- Shared-Aperture Camera System and Calibration MethodApr 11, 2024 · Application 18481085Pending
- Polarization Sorting Metasurface Microlens Array DeviceMar 12, 2024 · US 11,927,769Granted
- Self-Aligned Nano-Pillar Coatings and Method of ManufacturingJan 11, 2024 · Application 18260464Pending
- Transmissive Metasurface Lens IntegrationFeb 14, 2023 · US 11,579,456Granted
- Transmissive Metasurface Lens IntegrationOct 6, 2020 · US 10,795,168Granted
- Line Pattern Projector Incorporating One or More MetasurfacesApplication 63487768Pending
- Systems and Methods of Object Identification Utilizing PolarizationApplication 63684248Pending
- Optical Module Including Metasurface Chip And Methods Of Manfuacturing ThereofApplication PCTUS2022082649Pending
- Systems And Methods For Multi-frame Biometric ImagingApplication PCTUS2025029854Pending
- Functional Metasurfaces For Arbitrary Polarization FilteringApplication PCTUS2025042249Pending
- Spoof-resistant Facial Recognition Through Illumination And Imaging EngineeringApplication PCTUS2022081868Pending
- Shared-Aperture Camera SystemApplication 63378427Pending
- Single Element Dot Pattern ProjectorApplication PCTUS2022072562Pending
- Systems And Methods Of Object Identification Utilizing PolarizationApplication PCTUS2025042286Pending
- Polarization Sorting Metasurface Microlens Array DeviceApplication 63362285Pending
- Self-aligned Nano-pillar Coatings And Method Of ManufacturingApplication PCTUS2022070043Pending
- Optical Module Including Metasurface Chip and Methods of Manufacturing ThereofApplication 63266201Pending
- Spoof-Resistant Facial Recognition Through Illumination and Imaging EngineeringApplication 63265617Pending
- Line Pattern Projector Incorporating One or More MetasurfacesApplication 19161133Pending
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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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