RAMONA OPTICS, INC.
DURHAM, NC · Founded 2018 · CIK 0001841317 · Medtech · Private
Parallelized 3D microscopy platform for high-throughput imaging of organoid cultures with integrated image analysis software
ramonaoptics.com →- Grants
- $14M
- 20 awards
- Sector median: 1
- Raised
- $28M
- 3 Form D · Mar 2026
- 7 months since last filing
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 23
- 17 granted · 6 pending
- Sector median: 2
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20172019202120232025
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · High-Resolution, Parallelized Imaging of Freely Swimming Zebrafish with a Gigapixel Microscope | $225,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · High-Resolution, Parallelized Imaging of Freely Swimming Zebrafish with a Gigapixel Microscope | $760,176 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · High-Resolution, Parallelized Imaging of Freely Swimming Zebrafish with a Gigapixel Microscope | $738,353 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Rapid 3D Whole-Slide Digitization of Thick Cytopathology Slides with a Gigapixel Microscope | $400,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · A wide-field, high-resolution 3D exoscope for improved microsurgery workflow | $252,130 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · A wide-field, high-resolution 3D exoscope for improved microsurgery workflow | $252,130 | |
| Federal grant | National Science Foundation · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: A parallelized microscope for high-speed, high-resolution imaging of organism behavior | $256,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Parallelized Imaging and Automated Analysis of Zebrafish Assays with a Gigapixel Microscope | $999,300 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Rapid 3D Whole-Slide Digitization of Thick Cytopathology Slides with a Gigapixel Microscope | $1,000,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Rapid 3D Whole-Slide Digitization of Thick Cytopathology Slides with a Gigapixel Microscope | $2,000,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $1,440,001 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Parallelized Imaging and Automated Analysis of Zebrafish Assays with a Gigapixel Microscope | $973,119 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · Rapid 3D Whole-Slide Digitization of Thick Cytopathology Slides with a Gigapixel Microscope | $1,000,000 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $400,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · A parallelized imaging platform for accurate and efficient long-term assessment of brain organoid development | $475,002 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Integrating developmental neurotoxicity screening using automated neuro-behavioral, morphological and neuro-developmental tests in the larval zebrafish | $295,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · High-content behavioral phenotyping of model organisms in three dimensions with a gigapixel microscope | $999,997 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · A parallelized computational microscope platform for high-throughput live imaging of patient-derived organoids | $400,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · A parallelized imaging platform for accurate and efficient long-term assessment of brain organoid development | $475,002 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · High-content behavioral phenotyping of model organisms in three dimensions with a gigapixel microscope | $996,377 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · A parallelized computational microscope platform for high-throughput live imaging of patient-derived organoids | $1,000,000 | |
| Federal grant | Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · Rapid inter-procedural 3D scanning of fine-needle aspiration cytology slides with a parallelized microscope | $306,872 | |
| Private capital raised | Form D · SEC | $26,037,360 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTRForm D · SEC
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1416 | ViVita Technologies, Inc. | — | — |
| 1417 | Thrive Bioscience, Inc. | — | $14M |
| 1418 | ENVIROMETRIX INSTRUMENTS, LLC | — | — |
| 1419 | RAMONA OPTICS, INC. | — | $28M |
| 1420 | Vitranu, Inc. | — | $1.5M |
| 1421 | Ozette Technologies, Inc. | — | $5.8M |
| 1422 | NEOVIEW, INC. | — | — |
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
- Margaret AeryDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter
- Mark HarfoucheDirector · Executive Officer
- Gregor HorstmeyerDirector · Executive Officer
- Roarke HorstmeyerDirector
- Robert HorstmeyerDirector
- Sean KendallDirector
- Michael ShepherdDirector
- Patrick WeissDirector
Patents
- Imaging systems with periscope well platesgranted
- System for Video Data Recording with Compact Image Sensor Arrayapplication
- System and method for parallelized volumetric microscope imaginggranted
- Feature-free Photogrammetric 3D Imaging With Cameras Under Unconstrained Motiongranted
- Unscanned Optical Inspection System using a micro camera arraygranted
- Multiple camera microscope imaging with patterned illuminationgranted
- System and method to optically authenticate physical objectsgranted
- Snapshot polarization imaging with a micro-camera array microscopegranted
- System and method for rapid focusing and analysis using a micro-camera array microscopegranted
- Unscanned Optical Inspection System using a micro camera arraygranted
- Methods to detect image features from variably-illuminated imagesgranted
- Spatial multiomics and live biology with continuous imagingapplication
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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- Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of OxygenationFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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