Vuzix Corp
AR smart glasses and waveguide optical display systems
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- WEST HENRIETTA, NY
- Latest Form D
- $20M, Sep 2024
- Total capital
- $45.9M
- Federal grants
- $75K
- 1 award · 2024
- Rank in peer group#21 of 224
- Private capital raised
- $45.8M
- 4 Form D · last Sep 2024
- 25 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- first 2026
- Rank in peer group#96 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$20M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Development Of Augmented Reality Head Mounted Displays Using Waveguide Technologies To Meet United States Air Force Needs$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$24.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$200K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$800K
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.
Standing among 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grants#21 · top 9%
- Granted patents#96 · top 43%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alexander RuchdaeschelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Alexander RuckdaeschelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Edward KayDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Grant RussellExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael McCrackenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael ScottDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Paula Whitten-DoolinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul TraversExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter JamesonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy HarnedDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 1- New patentNear-eye Display Rigid Frame Binocular AlignmentUSPTOUS 12,761,491
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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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