POLATIS INC

ANDOVER, MA · Founded 2005 · Semiconductors · Still private

All-optical switches with software-defined networking (SDN) control and sub-1dB optical loss

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Sector
Semiconductors
Headquarters
ANDOVER, MA
Founded
2005
Latest Form D
$2.7M, Feb 2012
Total capital
$4.4M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$4.4M
3 Form D · last Feb 2012
177 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

201020112012FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $4.4M1st Form D$1.2M2nd Form D$500K3rd Form D$2.7M
201020112012FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $4.4M1st Form D$1.2M2nd Form D$500K3rd Form D$2.7M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$2.7M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$500K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.2M

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.

Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings
  • ALAN DUNCANDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Albert DaValleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Albert DeValle, Jr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • AL DAVALLEDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • GERALD WESELExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • James MillerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 18 people
  • Jon PebodyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Martin StephensonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Matthew MeadDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Nicholas ParsonsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Nick ParsonsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • NIEL RANSOMDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • PETER MAGOWANDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Richard MarshDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert HookDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Stephen RicciDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Steve RicciDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tim BrownDirectorNamed 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

  • ELASTIX CORPSimilar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • Renesas Electronics CorpSimilar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • A.P. Gilfoyle & Co. (II), Inc.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • Exactor, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • EXFO INC.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INCSimilar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts

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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