Palomino Laboratories Inc.
MicroLED-based optical semiconductor devices
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- GOLETA, CA
- Founded
- 2022
- Latest Form D
- $17M, May 2026
- Total capital
- $28.6M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $28.6M
- 2 Form D · last May 2026
- 6 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 1 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#80 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$17M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$11.6M
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Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#80 · top 36%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Steven DenBaarsResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 2 patents
- Jason B. TuExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeffrey B. ShealyExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nathan PierraExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard OgawaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 4- New patentSolar Blind Solid State Gallium Containing Photodiode Device And Related MethodUSPTOUS 12,751,096
- GrantedCompact Ultra-violet Laser Diode Configured For LIDAR System For Air Turbulence DetectionUSPTOUS 12,683,361
- PendingSolar Blind Solid State Gallium Containing Photodiode Device And Related MethodUSPTOApplication 18737354
Show all 4 patent records
- Solar Blind Solid State Gallium Containing Photodiode Device And Related MethodSep 29, 2026 · US 12,751,096Granted
- Compact Ultra-violet Laser Diode Configured For LIDAR System For Air Turbulence DetectionJul 14, 2026 · US 12,683,361Granted
- Solar Blind Solid State Gallium Containing Photodiode Device And Related MethodNov 7, 2024 · Application 18737354Pending
- Solar Blind Solid State Gallium Containing Photodiode Device And Related MethodJul 2, 2024 · US 12,027,642Granted
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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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