Sentons, Inc.

SUNNYVALE, CA · Founded 2011 · Semiconductors · Private

Ultrasonic touch sensing technology for detecting finger position and pressure on surfaces without physical buttons or screens

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Sector
Semiconductors
Headquarters
SUNNYVALE, CA
Founded
2011
Latest Form D
$18M, Jan 2014
Total capital
$32.1M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$32.1M
3 Form D · last Jan 2014
153 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

2011201220132014FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $32.1M1st Form D$4M2nd Form D$10M3rd Form D$18M
2011201220132014FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $32.1M1st Form D$4M3rd Form D$18M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$18M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$10M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4M

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
  • FENG DENGDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • FORD TAMERDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • GREG PAPADOPOULOSDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • PAUL GRAYDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • SAM SHENGExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed 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

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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