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Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
3
Feed Summary
Investment Trend Summary
Exit Outlook Summary
BlueBox
Summary of Key Markets
Notable Companies in the Sector
Recent News

Note: Mega Companies includes IPO’d companies, Mega Acquisitions and Unicorn. Data is taken from Tracxn Platform as on July 19, 2019.
Sensors Feed Summary
4
Sensors > Feed Summary
Sensors are devices that can sense a particular attribute(s) and provide a digital output. The devices mentioned could
either be complete or be a component that fits into another product.
• Inclusions: Various types of industrial sensors such
as pressure, temperature, force sensors etc. Sensors
used for certain applications such as TPMS, structural
health monitoring etc.
• Exclusions: Sensing devices sold to consumers,
analytical instruments (used in laboratories),
spectroscopes, industrial and consumer cameras
(except 3D sensors), sensing devices with dial-based
output for mounting etc.
• Excludes funding information of Chinese companies Feed in Numbers
Overview
$3.9B
Funding
82
Mega
Companies
5562301
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
7
Unicorns
15
Soonicorns
30
Minicorns
66
IPO’d Cos
163
Late Stage Cos
38
160
Acquisitions
69
DeadPooled
1
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
ON Semiconductor
(1999, Phoenix)
Silicon Laboratories
(1996, Huntsville)
Infineon
(1999, Neubiberg)
Top Companies

Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in Sensors
5
$291M - PE
Allegro MicroSystems (1990, Worcester,
$291M)
$52M - Series B
Jumo (1998, $103M)
$200M - Series D
Orbbec (2013, Seattle, $200M)
$50M - Series B
Oryx Vision (2010, Petah Tikva, $67.3M)
$100M - Series B
Luminar Technologies (2012, Clarksburg,
$250M)
$45M - Series C
Vayyar (2011, Yehud, $79M)
$60M - Series B
Ouster (2016, San Francisco, $87M)
$40.1M - Series B
AEye (2013, Pleasanton, $61.8M)
$55M - Series D
Mantis Vision (2005, Petah Tikva, $83M)
$40M - Series D
MineSense (2009, Vancouver, $85.5M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
*YTD *YTD
Sensors > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed HTGF (#6), Parkwalk (#3), Syddansk Innovation (#2)
Series A/B Intel Capital (#5), Parkwalk (#3), Sierra Ventures (#2)
Series C+
SAIF Partners (#1), One Equity Partners (#1), MVM Life Science
Partners (#1)
Incubators Plug and Play Tech Center (#27), Techfounders (#7), Techstars
(#6)
Other Notable
Investors
European Union (#3), Cambridge Enterprise (#3), General Electric
(#2)
Debt Investors Kreos Capital (#5), Silicon Valley Bank (#2), Runway Growth (#2)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
132 127
120
81
52
12
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded 39 50 79 70 72 36
$2.2B
$620M
$483M
$105M
$38.2M
US
Europe
Israel
Canada
Australia
$ Funding
$397M$244M
$151M $185M
$735M $733M
$681M
62
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding # Rounds

Summary of exit outlook in Sensors
Exit Outlook Summary
66
Most Active AcquirersTop Investors in Exits
Hyundai Venture
Investment
2
Siliconfile Technologies (2002, Seongnam-si)
Melfas (2000, Seoul)
next47 2
SensorDynamics (2002, Lebring, $36.8M)
First Sensor (1991, Berlin)
Silver Lake 2
PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
Sensata (2006, Attleboro)
VentureTech
Alliance
2
InvenSense (2003, San Jose, $38M)
Diodes (1959, Plano)
Kreos Capital 2
Heptagon Oy (1993, Zurich, $30.7M)
Aug 2018 OmniVision Acq by Will semiconductor for $2.2B
Dec 2016 InvenSense Acq by TDK for $1.3B
Oct 2016 Heptagon Oy Acq by AMS for $919M
Jul 2015 CST Sensors Acq by Sensata for $1B
Jun 2014
Measurement Specialities Acq by TE Connectivity
for $1.7B
Jun 2014 Aptina Imaging Acq by ON Semiconductor for $400M
Sensors > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
AMS 7
Heptagon Oy (Oct 2016, $919M), Texas Advanced
Optoelectronic Solutions (Jun 2011, $320M), JENCOLOR (Jul
2016)
TE Connectivity 5
Measurement Specialities (Jun 2014, $1.7B), Cosense (Apr
2012, $11.5M), First Sensor (Jun 2019)
Sensata 5
CST Sensors (Jul 2015, $1B), Sensor-Nite Sensors (Jun 2011,
$325M), GIGAVAC (Sep 2018, $233M)
ON
Semiconductor
3
Aptina Imaging (Jun 2014, $400M), Truesense Imaging (Apr
2014, $92M), SensL (May 2018)
Apple 2 PrimeSense (Nov 2013, $345M), InVisage (Nov 2017)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Shibaura Electronics Jul 2013
Provider of temperature sensors for enter…
IPO MCap: -
InvenSense Nov 2011
MotionTracking sensor system on chips wit…
IPO MCap: $595M
Vishay Precision Group Jun 2010
Developer of force measurement solutions…
IPO MCap: -
Sensata Mar 2010
Sensors and electronics controls
IPO MCap: $3.1B
Orange Electronic Aug 2016
Develops tire pressure measurement system…
IPO MCap: -
Tronics Microsystems Feb 2015
MEMS-based foundry and sensor developer
IPO MCap: $55.3M
NEXT Biometrics Jun 2014
Supplier of fingerprint sensors
IPO MCap: $1.2B
Kromek Oct 2013
Radiation detection solutions for applica…
IPO MCap: $151M

* Upcoming Business Model
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Funding data excludes Debt, Grants & Post-IPO rounds.
Excludes all details for Chinese companies.
Feed Report - Sensors - Jul 2019
Marketmap: Sensors
IMAGING
POSITIONING AND MOTION
BIOLOGICAL
CHEMICAL
TOUCH
BIOMETERICS
ENVIRONMENTAL*
FLUID ATTRIBUTES*
GENERIC SENSOR DEVELOPERS
SENSOR FUSION
PROCESS MONITORING
SMART INFRASTRUCTURE*
INDUSTRIAL SENSOR DEVELOPERS
AUTOMOTIVE
OIL AND GAS
AGRICULTURE
FOOD
Overview
Companies 2301
Funded 556 Series A+ 163
Funding $3.9B Last 2 yrs $1.7B
Most Active Investors
Seed HTGF (6)
Series A/B Intel Capital (5)
Series C+ SAIF Partners (1)
Others European Union (3)
Incubators Plug and Play Tech Center (27)
Top Cities
Bay Area 115 Cos $821M
Worcester 2 Cos $291M
Feed in Numbers
Unicorns 7 Soonicorns 15
Minicorns 30 Editor Picks 172
Acquihired 1 Deadpooled 69
Top Companies
Infineon (1999, Neubiberg)
ON Semiconductor (1999, Phoenix)
Silicon Laboratories (1996, Huntsville)
Exits
IPOs 66 Sensata, NEXT Biometrics
Acquisitions 160 OmniVision, Measurement
Specialities
Top Acquirers AMS, TE Connectivity
Sensors > Feed Summary > BlueBox
7

Key Sub Sectors in Sensors Sector
Summary of Key Markets
8
Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Generic Sensor Developers > Positioning &
Motion >
Range
55 $390M 17
Generic Sensor Developers > Imaging >
3D Image Sensor 55 $412M 13
Industry Applications >
Oil & Gas 18 $66.3M 6
Generic Sensor Developers > Chemical >
Gas Sensing 160 $35.9M 13
Generic Sensor Developers > Sound-based
>
Audio Sensor
14 $84.9M 4
Industry Applications >
Industrial Process Monitoring 54 $26.2M 6
Generic Sensor Developers >
Biometrics Sensor 12 $17.9M 4
Industry Applications > Automotive >
Vehicle Health & Diagnostics 19 $15.2M 3
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Generic Sensor Developers
Companies involved in developing sensors that
measure a particular attribute
1650 395 $3.3B
Industry Applications
Companies developing sensors meant for a specific
application
561 135 $378M
Sensor Fusion
Companies providing solutions for combining sensor
inputs to arrive at a coherent output
90 26 $203M
Sensors > Feed Summary > Summary of Key Markets

List of Notable Companies in Sensors
Notable Companies in the Sector (1/2)
9
Note: *(Founded Year, Location, Total Funding)
Sensors > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
Sensata
(2006, Attleboro)*
ON Semiconductor
(1999, Phoenix)
Silicon Laboratories
(1996, Huntsville)
NEXT Biometrics
(2000, Oslo, $15.8M)
Synaptics
(1986, San Jose, $76.2M)
G-Smatt Global
(2007, Seoul)
Memsic
(1999, Andover)
Melfas
(2000, Seoul)
Kromek
(2003, Sedgefield, $18.8M)
FARO Technologies
(1981, Lake Mary)
Public
Pixelplus
(2000, Gyeongju)
mut
(2007, Wedel)
Transense
Technologies
(1991, Bicester)
Panorama Synergy
(2001, Melbourne)
Seek Thermal
(2012, Santa Barbara, $39.2M)
Flexpoint
(1995, Draper, $4.3M)
Transbiotec
(2004, Seal Beach, $3M)
AMS
(1981, Unterpremstatten)
Infineon
(1999, Neubiberg)
Melexis
(1988, Ypres)
Public
Murata
(1944, Kyoto)
Siliconfile Technologies
(2002, Seongnam-si)
LEM
(1972, Fribourg)
NGK Spark Plugs
(1936, Nagoya)
Samjin
(1975, Anyang-si)
Cosmo Electronics
(1981, Chung-ho)
Meggitt
(1947)
Mikros Systems
(1978, Philadelphia)
Opsens
(2005, Quebec City)
paragon
(1988, Delbruck)
Public
Pixart Imaging
(1998, Hsinchu)
Richtek
(1998, Hsinchu)
SMC
(1959, Noblesville)
Zytronic PLC
(2000, Blaydon)
Biosensor Applications
(1995, Upplands Vasby)
Egis Technology
(2007, Taipei)
Environmental Sensors
(1973, Sidney)
Shibaura Electronics
(1953, Saitama)
Thinking Electronic
Industrial
(1979, Kaohsiung City)
Zytronic
(2000, Blaydon)
Public
AirTest Technologies
(1996, Delta)
Ametek Sensor
(1930, Horsham)
Creative Sensor
(1998, Taipei)
Keyence
(1974, Osaka)
Orange Electronic
(2005, Taichung)
Sensor System
Solutions
(1986, Irvine)
Winland
(1996, Mankato)
Alpha MOS
(1992, Toulouse)
CTS Corporation
(1896, Chicago)
Diodes
(1959, Plano)

List of Notable Companies in Sensors
Notable Companies in the Sector (2/2)
10
Sensors > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
Interlink Electronics
(1985, Camarillo)
Meggitt Sensing
Systems
(1852, Irvine)
Methode
(1946, Camarillo)
MTS Sensor
Technologies
(1966, Ludenscheid)
NVE Corporation
(1989, Eden Prairie)
Odormonitor
(1887, Kobe)
ST Engineering
(1967, Singapore)
Taiwan Semiconductor
(1979, Taipei)
Vishay Precision Group
(2010, Malvern)
Acquired
OmniVision
(1995, Santa Clara)
Measurement
Specialities
(1983, Hampton)
InvenSense
(2003, San Jose, $38M)
CST Sensors
(1990, Thousand Oaks)
Heptagon Oy
(1993, Zurich, $30.7M)
Argon ST
(1997, Fairfax)
Aptina Imaging
(2008, Phoenix)
PrimeSense
(2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
RAE Systems
(1991, San Jose)
Sensor-Nite Sensors
(1996)
Acquired
Texas Advanced
Optoelectronic
Solutions
(1999, Plano, $3M)
VTI Technologies
(1991, Vantaa)
Kionix
(1993, Ithaca, $29.3M)
GIGAVAC
(2002, Carpinteria)
Micronas
Semiconductor
(1992, Zurich)
Capella Microsystems
(1997, Taipei)
Thermocoax
(1957, Caen)
SensorDynamics
(2002, Lebring, $36.8M)
Unicorns
Orbbec
(2013, Seattle, $200M)
Deadpooled
JTouch Corporation
(2001, Taoyuan City)

List of Notable Companies by Market in Sensors
Notable Companies by Market (1/12)
12
Sensors > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Positioning & Motion
$250M)
Long range Lidars for autonomous cars
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
G2VP, Crescent Cove, Octave Ventures and 11 Other
Investors
Affordable LiDAR sensors for self-driving vehicles
Carthona Capital, Fontinalis Partners, Constellation
Technology Ventures and 7 Other Investors
Depth sensing technology for autonomous vehicles
Third Point Ventures, Union Tech Ventures,
Bessemer Venture Partners and 3 Other Investors
LiDAR-based vision system for autonomous
vehicles
Pegasus, Taiwania Capital, Kleiner Perkins and 14
Other Investors
Sense Photonics (2016, Raleigh, $43.7M)
LiDAR sensors for autonomous vehicles
Soonicorn. Stage: Series A
Acadia Woods, Congruent Ventures, Prelude
Ventures and 11 Other Investors
InvenSense (2003, San Jose, $38M)
MotionTracking sensor system on chips with
integrated motion and sound solutions
Editor's Pick. Stage: Acquired
Sierra Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Artiman
Heptagon Oy (1993, Zurich, $30.7M)
Complete Sensing through Light Solutions
Stage: Acquired
Innovacom, GGV Capital, Innovations Kapital and 10
Other Investors
Kionix (1993, Ithaca, $29.3M)
Silicon-micromachined MEMS inertial sensors,
accelerometers and gyroscopes
Stage: Acquired
Cayuga Venture Fund, Advantage Capital, Allen &
Company and 6 Other Investors
Tronics Microsystems (1997, Crolles)
MEMS-based foundry and sensor developer
Thales Group, Safran, Omnes Capital and 2 Other
Investors
CTS Corporation (1896, Chicago)
Provides sensing, motion devices & connectivity
components
Stage: Public

13
Memsic (1999, Andover)
Accelerometers and magnetic sensors based on
MEMS technology and mixed circuit design
Stage: Public
IDG Capital, Celtic House Venture Partners
Richtek (1998, Hsinchu)
Developer of analog ICs focused on power
management
Stage: Public
Fuel Capital
VTI Technologies (1991, Vantaa)
3D MEMS sensors like acceleration and angular
momentum sensors
Stage: Acquired
Biological
Transbiotec (2004, Seal Beach, $3M)
Non invasive alcohol sensing system
Stage: Public
Kodiak Capital
Imaging
Providers of structured light 3D cameras
Unicorn. Stage: Series D
Ant Financial, SAIF Partners, Green Pine Capital
Pariners and 1 Other Investors
Develops solutions to view, scan, shoot or share 3D
content on mobile devices or handheld scanners
Soonicorn. Stage: Series D
Samsung Catalyst, Formation 8, Qualcomm
Provider of 3D sensing technology
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Silver Lake, Lazard, Canaan Partners and 9 Other
Investors

14
Imaging
Developer of mobile 3D imaging sensors
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
Walden Riverwood Ventures, Claltech, Battery
Seek Thermal (2012, Santa Barbara, $39.2M)
Manufacturer of thermal camera for smartphones
Editor's Pick. Stage: Public
Analog solutions, sensors, and power management
ICs
Unicorn. Stage: Public
TPG, Francisco Partners
OmniVision (1995, Santa Clara)
Integrated single chip semiconductor image
sensors
Unicorn. Stage: Acquired
Fortune Venture Investment Group, Dragon
Venture, E-Town International Investment &
Development and 2 Other Investors
Imaging
FARO Technologies (1981, Lake Mary)
3D measurement and imaging technology
Minicorn. Stage: Public
Developer of CMOS image sensor
Hyundai Venture Investment
Aptina Imaging (2008, Phoenix)
CMOS image sensors
Stage: Acquired
Riverwood Capital, TPG
Capella Microsystems (1997, Taipei)
Opto electronics ICs and sensors
Stage: Acquired
Creative Sensor (1998, Taipei)
Develops image sensors with industrial applications
Stage: Public
G-Smatt Global (2007, Seoul)
Develops CMOS image sensor chips
Stage: Public
Imaging
mut (2007, Wedel)
Developer of the near infrared hyperspectral
sensors
Stage: Public
Alto Invest
Pixart Imaging (1998, Hsinchu)
CMOS image sensors and analog IC design
Stage: Public
UMC Capital
Pixelplus (2000, Gyeongju)
Provides high-quality CMOS Image Sensors and
imaging solutions
Stage: Public
Peter Thiel, SkyLake Investment, Lindeman Asia
Investment

15
Magnetism
$291M)
Power management ICs and magnetic sensors
manufacturer
One Equity Partners, Boundary Free Ventures
Crocus Technology (2004, Santa Clara, $194M)
Magnetic technology based Sensor & RAM
developer
Soonicorn. Stage: Series F
NanoDimension, Innovation Capital, Idinvest
Partners and 8 Other Investors
Cosmo Electronics (1981, Chung-ho)
Manufacturer of reed sensors
Stage: Public
GIGAVAC (2002, Carpinteria)
Manufacturer of reed relays
Stage: Acquired
Magnetism
NVE Corporation (1989, Eden Prairie)
Manufacturer of sensors and couplers for multiple
parameters
Stage: Public
Norwest Venture Partners
Touch
Synaptics (1986, San Jose, $76.2M)
Develops touch pads for various uses
Oak Investment Partners, Credit Suisse, Avalon
Ventures
Egis Technology (2007, Taipei)
Provides fingerprint IC sensor and biometric
software solutions
Stage: Public
Enspire Capital, Enspire Capital, JAFCO Asia
Develops capacitance based touch input solutions
Stage: Public
Hyundai Venture Investment, Wonik Investment
Partners, GN Tech and 2 Other Investors
Zytronic (2000, Blaydon)
Designs and manufactures products for touch
interfaces
Stage: Public

16
Touch
Zytronic PLC (2000, Blaydon)
Manufacturer of touch sensors based on the
capacitive technology
Stage: Public
JTouch Corporation (2001, Taoyuan City)
Touch sensing solutions based on flexible metal
mesh
Stage: Deadpooled
M Venture Investment
Biometrics Sensor
Sonavation (2004, Palm Beach Gardens, $75.1M)
Develops a touch sensor based on ultrasonic
technology
NEXT Biometrics (2000, Oslo, $15.8M)
Stage: Public
Greenbridge Partners, Ginko Ventures
Environmental
Kromek (2003, Sedgefield, $18.8M)
Radiation detection solutions for applications in the
medical, nuclear and security screening markets
United States Department of Defense, HSBC Group,
Amphion Innovations and 1 Other Investors

17
Chemical
NGK Spark Plugs (1936, Nagoya)
Manufacturer of the gas sensors
Alpha MOS (1992, Toulouse)
Sensory analysis of odor, taste and vision via
instruments.
Stage: Public
Jolt Capital, Ambrosia Investments, Galileo Partners
Biosensor Applications (1995, Upplands
Vasby)
Device for drugs & explosives detection
Stage: Public
Transferator
Micronas Semiconductor (1992, Zurich)
Intelligent sensor based solutions
Stage: Acquired
Creathor Venture
Chemical
Odormonitor (1887, Kobe)
Handheld electronic odour monitor for monitoring
smells
Stage: Public
Panorama Synergy (2001, Melbourne)
Mems technology developer
Stage: Public
RAE Systems (1991, San Jose)
Connected gas detection systems for industries
Stage: Acquired
Pressure & Force
Interlink Electronics (1985, Camarillo)
Patented Force-Sensing Resistor (FSR) for HMIs
Stage: Public
Methode (1946, Camarillo)
Provider or multiple sensors, user interfaces, and
power devices
Stage: Public
Sensor System Solutions (1986, Irvine)
MEMS based sensors for measurement of force and
load
Stage: Public
Cornell Capital
SMC (1959, Noblesville)
Manufacturer of pressure sensors & switches
Stage: Public
Vishay Precision Group (2010, Malvern)
Developer of force measurement solutions for
industries
Stage: Public

18
Thermal Sensor
Shibaura Electronics (1953, Saitama)
Provider of temperature sensors for enterprises
Stage: Public
Thermocoax (1957, Caen)
Manufacturer of engineered thermal products and
sensors
Stage: Acquired
Epiris, TCR Capital, Arkea Capital
Thinking Electronic Industrial (1979,
Kaohsiung City)
Develops components for temperature sensing in
electronics
Stage: Public
Fluid Attribute
MTS Sensor Technologies (1966,
Ludenscheid)
Develops non-contact position and level sensors
based on magnetostrictive principle
Stage: Public
Current Sensing
Flexpoint (1995, Draper, $4.3M)
Develops sensors based on thin-film sensing
technology
LEM (1972, Fribourg)
Manufacturer of smart energy meters and
instruments for measuring electrical parameters

19
Multi-Parameter Sensor Developers
SensorDynamics (2002, Lebring, $36.8M)
MEMS based multiple sensor developer
Stage: Acquired
DEWB, IPO Beteiligungs-Management, FIDURA and
3 Other Investors
Microcontrollers, communication ICs, power
electronics and ESD protection diodes
Denso Corporation, Apollo Global Management
Murata (1944, Kyoto)
Manufacturer of multiple electronics components
and MEMS based sensors
Morgan Stanley, Chicago Growth Partners,
VantEdge Partners and 1 Other Investors
Provides software, system and silicon solutions for
IOT and other applications
Silverton Partners, Kernel Capital, Austin Ventures
and 2 Other Investors
Melexis (1988, Ypres)
Mixed signal semiconductor solutions including
sensors, actuators and communication solutions
Soonicorn. Stage: Public
Quest for Growth
AMS (1981, Unterpremstatten)
Provider of integrated analog microchips and
sensors
Vienna Capital Partners, Quan Fund
Discrete, analog, and logic semiconductors with
focus on power ICs
Stage: Public
VentureTech Alliance
First Sensor (1991, Berlin)
Develops sensor solutions for industries
Stage: Acquired
next47, EnjoyVenture, Deutsche Private Equity
Keyence (1974, Osaka)
Developer of sensors and measurement systems
Stage: Public
Measurement Specialities (1983, Hampton)
Designs sensors and sensor-based systems and
offers custom designs for OEM Applications
Stage: Acquired
Sagard Holdings

20
Taiwan Semiconductor (1979, Taipei)
Semiconductor discrete devices and power
management ICs
Stage: Public
Oil & Gas
Developer of mineral sensing platform for large-
scale mines
Prelude Ventures, Caterpillar, Mitsubishi
Corporation and 6 Other Investors
Automotive
Orange Electronic (2005, Taichung)
Develops tire pressure measurement systems for
automotive sector
Stage: Public
paragon (1988, Delbruck)
Developer of sensors, acoustics, and electromobility
solutions
Stage: Public
KIMED Investments and Managemen
Sensor-Nite Sensors (1996)
Temperature sensors for automotive industry
Stage: Acquired
Transense Technologies (1991, Bicester)
Tire pressure measurement sensors using Surface
Acoustic Wave technology
Stage: Public

21
Industrial Process Monitoring
Texas Advanced Optoelectronic
Solutions (1999, Plano, $3M)
Mixed signal and opto-electronic sensors
Stage: Acquired
Vencore Capital
Emcore (1984, Alhambra)
Mixed-signal optical products for high-speed
communication network infrastructures
Meggitt Sensing Systems (1852, Irvine)
Various types of sensing solutions for industries
Stage: Public
Mikros Systems (1978, Philadelphia)
Provider of advanced maintenance and monitoring
solutions
Stage: Public
United States Navy
Industrial Process Monitoring
Winland (1996, Mankato)
Develops sensors for monitoring environment
attributes in critical areas
Stage: Public
Smart Infrastructure
Samjin (1975, Anyang-si)
Developer and manufacturer of multiple sensor
system
AirTest Technologies (1996, Delta)
Develops sensors that monitor building operations
Stage: Public
Opsens (2005, Quebec City)
Develops fiber optic sensing systems for multiple
industrial applications
Stage: Public

22
Agriculture
Environmental Sensors (1973, Sidney)
Manufactures moisture and water sensors / probes
and accompanying readers
Stage: Public
Aerospace
Ametek Sensor (1930, Horsham)
Develops sensors for the aerospace industry
Stage: Public
CST Sensors (1990, Thousand Oaks)
Sensors and actuators for control and monitoring
Stage: Acquired
PAI Partners
Meggitt (1947)
Provider of aircraft parts, MRO, and technical
support services
Stage: Public
Fidelity International
Defense
Argon ST (1997, Fairfax)
Develops sensors with application in defense sector
Stage: Acquired
ST Engineering (1967, Singapore)
Provider of multiple solutions and services to
transportation, electronics, and defence industry
Stage: Public
Japan Airlines, Temasek

23
Energy
EnOcean (2001, Oberhaching, $36.8M)
Developer of patented energy harvesting wireless
technology solution
KATHREIN, Emerald Technology Ventures,
Wellington Partners Venture Capital and 8 Other
Investors
Railways
KONUX (2014, Munich, $51.5M)
Provider of smart sensors and AI-enabled data
analytics tool for railways
Boundary Holding, Alibaba Group, New Enterprise
Associates and 14 Other Investors

List of Notable Companies in Sensors in China
Notable Companies in the Sector in China
24
Sensors > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector in China
Public
Shida
(1988, Fuzhou)
Acquired
Hamlin Electronics
(1949, Suzhou)

Recent News in Sensors Sector
Recent News
25
Sensors > Feed Summary > Recent News
Jul 2019
Semtech’s IoT Platform Monitors Soil Irrigation for Healthier Crops,
Business Wire
Jul 2019
Zytronic integrates multitouch sensors at Gizmo Bar, Digital Signage
Today
Jul 2019
Quanergy and Chery Established Partnership to Propel a New Era of
Autonomous Vehicles and Smart Cities, Business Wire
Jul 2019
DSP Concepts partners with CEVA to streamline development of
high-end sound applications, newelectronics.co.uk
Jul 2019 MicroVision Announces Second Quarter 2019 Results, GlobeNewswire
Jul 2019
Endress+Hauser strengthens expertise for advanced analysis,
chemengonline.com
Jul 2019
Bacharach introduces MVR-SC Controller for networking VRF leak
detectors, gasworld
Jul 2019
AEye Redefines the Three “R’s” of LiDAR – Rate, Resolution, and
Range, Business Wire
Jul 2019
Advanced Transformer Infrastructure (ATI)™ Released by
GRID2020, Inc., iCrowdNewswire
Jul 2019
NVE Corporation Reports First Quarter Results and Announces
Quarterly Dividend, GlobeNewswire
Jul 2019
Photronics Receives Supplier Award from Analog Devices,
GlobeNewswire
Jul 2019
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Investors
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Funding Trends
Median Deal Size and Trend
New Entrants in Funding Club
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
Funding Funnel of the Sector
Top Investments and Investors
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Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Sensors; 2012-2019
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
28
Note: Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Sensors > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
#Rounds
$Funding
3 Year CAGR
6 Year CAGR 13% # of Rounds36% $ Funding
19% # of Rounds
69% $ Funding
$397M
$114M
$143M
$244M
$151M
$185M
$735M $733M
$681M
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
$0k
$100M
$200M
$300M
$400M
$500M
$600M
$700M
$800M
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # Rounds Predicted # Rounds

$2M $7M $14M $14M $36M $67M $21M $7M
$75M
$45M
$110M
$103M
$123M
$240M
$394M
$389M
$38M $92M $121M $34M $27M $429M $318M $1M
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
8 17 14 25 45 40 23 8
12
11 16
20
30 24
39 27
6 10 9 5 4 6 10 1
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
26
36
Total # of Rounds
29
Note: Mega Rounds = rounds with size > $20M. Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Stage-wise Number of RoundsStage-wise $ Invested
New Entrants in Funded Club
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Sensors; 2012-2019
Sensors > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
36
16
26
40
36
26
12
192
$2.3M
$4.7M
$0.0M
$2.0M
$4.0M
$6.0M
$8.0M
$10.0M
$12.0M
$14.0M
$16.0M
0
50
100
150
200
250
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD Total
Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
$2.3M $5.5M $1M $1.6M $3.8M $13.8M $5.1M $4.7M
$114M
$397M
Total $ Invested
$250M
$20M
$65M $90M
$43M $22M
$548M $524M
$428M9
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0
100000000
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300000000
400000000
500000000
600000000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD
$ Funding Predicted $ Funding # of Rounds Predicted # Rounds
Mega Rounds
1 2 3 2 1 8 11 5

Sensors > Investment Trends > Funding Trends by Geography
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Sensors
Funding Trends by Geography
Funding Trends by Geography Top Cities of Funding
City $ Funding # Rounds
Bay Area 821M 99
Worcester 291M 1
Seattle 200M 1
Petah Tikva 150M 8
Clarksburg 136M 3
Tel Aviv 114M 11
Boston 87.4M 10
Vancouver 85.5M 8
Raleigh 82.2M 11
Yehud 79M 3
Total Funding
294
171
48
25
4
2
7
9
# Rounds
$2.2B
$620M
$483M
$105M
$38.2M
$16.4M
$12.5M
$8.5M
US
Europe
Israel
Canada
Australia
Taiwan
Japan
India
Note: Excludes funding information of China companies

Trend of Average Deal Size ($M)
$0.4 $0.5
$1.2 $1.1 $1.3
$1.9
$1.4
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Sensors > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median and Average Deal Size in $M (per Stage) in Sensors; 2012-2018
Median Deal Size and Trend
Note: Excludes funding information of Chinese companies. *Graph not to scale
Median Deal Size and Range
$10K* $36M
$12.7K $32M
$500K $100M
$450K $291M
$10.5M
$10.3M
$5M
$500K
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed
Stage
$9.2
$3.7
$12.1 $11.5
$5.7
$13.8
$22.4
$7.5 $13.1 $17.2 $11.4 $8.9
$85.7
$39.8
$5.4 $4.9 $4.7 $4.8 $5.5
$9.8 $8.0

Note: 378 companies with undisclosed funding amount are not included
32
<$1M
$1-10M
$10-50M
$50-100M
$100M+
Funding Range
56
90
56
16
5
No. of Companies
Sensors > Investment Trends > Distribution of companies by Funding Range
No. of companies by funding range in Sensors; as of Jul 2019
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
$17M
$353M
$1.3B
$1.1B
$1.B
$ Investment

Stage No. of Companies
Funding
Funnel
100%
24%
7%
3%
2%
33
Note: Numbers in the brackets show the count of companies
Time to raise
next round
38
71
163
556
2301
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Next
Round
100M+
Valuation
Exits
Acqui-
Hired
Dead
Pooled
Others
24% 4%
(94)
4%
(86)
0%
(1)
3%
(66)
73%
(1678)
29% 14%
(80)
13%
(71)
0%
(1)
4%
(20)
67%
(372)
44% 16%
(26)
8%
(13)
- 2%
(3)
55%
(89)
54% 27%
(19)
10%
(7)
- - 46%
(33)
- 24%
(9)
8%
(3)
- - 42%
(16)
Sensors > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Number of companies progressing to subsequent funding stages in Sensors
Funding Funnel
18 Months
23 Months
25 Months
Investment backedBootstrapped
15
7
88
54
72
12
Soonicorns
Unicorns
Acquisitions
IPOs

Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Sensors > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Sensors; Jul 2017-Jul 2019
Notable Investments in last 24 months (1/6)
LATE STAGE
$291M - PE Oct 2017
$291M)
Power management ICs and magnetic sensors
manufacturer
One Equity Partners
$200M - Series D May 2018
Pariners, Fosun RZ Capital
$55M - Series D Jul 2018
Samsung Catalyst
LATE STAGE
$45M - Series C Dec 2017
Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Israel
Cleantech Ventures, Amiti Ventures
$40M - Series D Nov 2017
scale mines
JNJ Innovation
$38.1M - Series C Oct 2017
Vital Connect (2011, Campbell, $71M)
Biosensor patch for body vitals monitoring
MVM Life Science Partners, Baxter
LATE STAGE
$18.1M - Series D Aug 2018
scale mines
Corporation, ABB, Cycle Capital Management, Aurus,
Chrysalix Venture Capital
$10.8M - Series C Jan 2018
technology
$8M - Series D Mar 2018
scale mines
Mitsubishi Corporation
$3.9M - Series C Jul 2018
technology

LATE STAGE
$1.1M - Series C Mar 2019
technology
Series F Apr 2018
Crocus Technology (2004, Santa Clara, $194M)
Magnetic technology based Sensor & RAM developer
EARLY STAGE
$100M - Series B Jul 2019
$250M)
G2VP, Crescent Cove, Octave Ventures, Moore
Venture Partners, Corning, Westly Group, CORNES,
1517 Fund, Nick Woodman , Volvo Cars
$60M - Series B Mar 2019
Runway Growth, Silicon Valley Bank, Cox
Enterprises, Constellation Technology Ventures,
Fontinalis Partners, Carthona Capital
$52M - Series B Sep 2018
Jumo (1998, $103M)
Develops sensors and control systems for various
industries
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Proparco,
Finnfund, Vostok Emerging Finance, LeapFrog
Investments, Gemcorp
EARLY STAGE
$50M - Series B Aug 2017
Bessemer Venture Partners, Maniv Mobility, Trucks
Venture Capital, Walden Riverwood Ventures
$40.1M - Series B Nov 2018
LiDAR-based vision system for autonomous vehicles
Taiwania Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Intel Capital,
Airbus Ventures, SK hynix, LG, HELLA, SUBARU, R7
Partners, Tyche Partners
$32M - Series A Dec 2018
Baraja (2015, Lindfield, $32M)
LiDAR sensors for self-driving vehicles
Sequoia Capital, Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence
Ventures
$32M - Series A Jan 2019
Roswell (2015, San Diego, $32M)
Provider of molecular electronics sequencing
platform

EARLY STAGE
$31.9M - Series B Apr 2019
Vesper MEMS (2009, Boston, $76.8M)
Piezoelectric MEMS micrphones
American Family Ventures, Accomplice, Baidu,
Hyperplane Venture Capital, Sands Capital, Shure,
Synaptics, ZZ Capital International, Bose, Alexa Fund
$30M - Series A Oct 2018
Innovusion (2016, Los Altos, $30M)
Developer of image LiDAR sensors for automobile
industry
Eight Roads Ventures, FPrime Capital Partners,
Gaorong Capital
$28.2M - Series B Sep 2018
ISORG (2010, Grenoble, $36.7M)
Provider of printed image sensor
New Science Ventures, Bpifrance, Financiere Fonds
Prives, ISource Gestion, CEA Investissement,
Dynalim, Sofimac Investment Managers
EARLY STAGE
$27M - Series A Dec 2017
Carthona Capital, Cox Enterprises, Fontinalis
Partners, Constellation Technology Ventures, Tao
Capital Partners
$26M - Series A Jun 2019
Ventures, Samsung Venture Investment, Shell
Global, IPD Capital, Hemi Ventures
$24M - Series A Jun 2018
Aclima (2010, San Francisco, $24M)
Connected sensor networks for environment
awareness
Social Capital, The Schmidt Family Foundation,
Radicle Impact Partners, Rethink Impact, Plum Alley
Investments, Kapor Capital, First Philippine Holding,
Emerson Collective
EARLY STAGE
$23M - Series B May 2018
Vesper MEMS (2009, Boston, $76.8M)
Piezoelectric MEMS micrphones
American Family Ventures, The Alexa Fund, Bose,
Baidu Ventures
$21.3M - Series A Dec 2017
Airbus Ventures, Intel Capital, R7 Partners, Trucks
Venture Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Tyche Partners
$20M - Series A Nov 2018
Usound Radio (2014, Graz, $42.8M)
Manufacturer of MEMS based audio sensors
EQventure, Hermann Hauser
$20M - Series B Apr 2018
New Enterprise Associates, MIG Verwaltungs

EARLY STAGE
$17M - Series A May 2019
TriEye (2018, Tel Aviv, $20M)
CMOS-based image sensor for autonomous
applications
Intel Capital, Marius Nacht, Grove Ventures
$15M - Series B Feb 2019
Novelda (2004, Kviteseid, $27M)
Non contact sensors for monitoring breathing and
detect presence
Investinor, Alliance Venture
$14.4M - Series A Oct 2018
$13M - Series B Feb 2019
Alibaba Group, New Enterprise Associates, MIG
Verwaltungs
EARLY STAGE
$12.4M - Series A Oct 2017
Peratech (1996, Richmondshire, $15.7M)
Touch sensing based on proprietary materials
Merck Ventures, Arie Capital
$12M - Series A Apr 2019
3DSignals (2015, Kfar Saba, $17M)
Provides ultrasonic acoustic sensor technology to
predict electro-mechanical failure
State of Mind Ventures, Grove Ventures, Enrique M.
Aboitiz , DIVEdigital
$10M - Series A May 2019
Usound Radio (2014, Graz, $42.8M)
Manufacturer of MEMS based audio sensors
EQventure
$10M - Series A Nov 2017
Biolinq (2012, San Diego, $16M)
Electrochemical wearable sensors to analyze body
fluids
Merck Ventures, Hikma Ventures, Three Leaf
Ventures, Grey Sky Venture Partners, LifeSci Capital
EARLY STAGE
$10M - Series A Apr 2018
BeBop Sensors (2014, Berkeley, $15.5M)
Sensor solution for OEMs using smart fabric
Bullpen Capital
$6.6M - Series A Jun 2018
Eccrine Systems (2013, Cincinnati, $13.6M)
Biosensors that analyze sweat of a person
$6.2M - Series A Jan 2018
Unispectral (2014, Ramat Gan, $13.7M)
Hyper spectral digital imaging sensors
$6M - Series A Oct 2018
SOS Lab (2016, Gwangju, $6M)
Developer of optical measurement sensors based on
LiDAR technologies
Mando Corporation, KDB Capital, Mirae Asset,
Hancom, Hyundai Investment Partners, SL
Investment, FuturePlay

EARLY STAGE
$5.6M - Series A Nov 2018
Guardian Optical Technologies (2014, Tel
Aviv, $10.7M)
3D Optical sensor for in-car monitoring
Goldbell Investments, TransLink Capital, Sparks
Asset Management, Union Square Ventures
$5.1M - Series A Dec 2017
Guardian Optical Technologies (2014, Tel
Aviv, $10.7M)
3D Optical sensor for in-car monitoring
Maniv Mobility, Sparks Asset Management
$4.9M - Series B Oct 2017
Consumer Physics (2011, Herzliya, $30.4M)
Spectrometer for chemical composition of eatables
$4.8M - Series A Mar 2019
Biolinq (2012, San Diego, $16M)
Electrochemical wearable sensors to analyze body
fluids
T1D Fund, Aphelion Capital, LifeSci Capital, Merck
Ventures, Hikma Ventures
EARLY STAGE
$4.3M - Series A Jul 2019
Voyant Photonics (2017, New York City, $4.3M)
Manufacturer of 3D sensing chip based on CMOS
Contour Venture Partners, LDV Capital, DARPA
$2.3M - Series B Jan 2018
Pyreos (2007, Edinburgh, $15.9M)
Infrared sensing technology for gas detection,
motion sensing and spectroscopic analysis
Perscitus Solutions, Seraphim Capital, Robert Bosch
Venture Capital, Newable, Scottish Enterprise,
Siemens Technology Accelerator
$669k - Series B Jun 2018
Consumer Physics (2011, Herzliya, $30.4M)
Spectrometer for chemical composition of eatables
Series B May 2019
Pegasus
EARLY STAGE
Series B Apr 2019
Boundary Holding
Series A Jun 2018
$250M)
Volvo Cars

SEED STAGE
$3.3M - Seed Aug 2017
$3M - Seed Nov 2017
applications
Grove Ventures
$3M - Seed Oct 2018
Centaur (2014, Volos, $6M)
Integrated platform for the real-time monitoring of
stored crops and data analytics for decision support
Marathon Venture Capital, Detia Degesch,
OurCrowd, Avi Reichental
$1.6M - Seed Feb 2018
Centaur (2014, Volos, $6M)
Integrated platform for the real-time monitoring of
stored crops and data analytics for decision support
OurCrowd, PJ Tech Catalyst Fund

Sensors > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
LATE STAGE
$28.9M - Series C Oct 2018
Senodia (2008, Shanghai, $28.9M)
MEMS sensor chip solution provider
Swiss capital
EARLY STAGE
$39.3M - Series B May 2018
Hesai Tech (2014, Shanghai, $55.2M)
Lightspeed China Partners, Baidu Ventures
$7.3M - Series A Aug 2018
ANNGIC (2012, Shenzhen, $7.3M)
Provider of millimeter-wave radar sensors for
automobiles
Fortune Capital
Series B May 2019
Tianyi Hexin (2014, Nanjing)
Manufacturer of sensors for diagnostics applications
ECC Capital, TCL Equity Investment
Series A Jul 2019
ANNGIC (2012, Shenzhen, $7.3M)
Provider of millimeter-wave radar sensors for
automobiles
Cowin Capital

Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Sensors; Last 5 years (Jul 2014-Jul 2019)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
41
Sensors > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
HTGF (6 Investments)
Blickfeld, Plasmion, Bentekk
1
Parkwalk(3 Investments)
Inductosense, 8power, Cambridge CMOS Sensors
2
Syddansk Innovation(2 Investments)
Ceko Sensors, ElastiSense
3
VTT Ventures(2 Investments)
Spectral Engines, Biomensio
4
Grove Ventures(2 Investments)
TriEye, 3DSignals
5
Qualcomm Ventures
Sense360
6
FirstMark
Sense360
7
Upfront Ventures
Nima
8
Canvas Ventures
Luminar Technologies
9
Founder Collective
Sense360
10
EARLY STAGE
Intel Capital(5 Investments)
AEye, NextInput, Occipital
1
Parkwalk(3 Investments)
PrOXisense, Cambridge Touch Technologies, Sorex Sensors
2
Sierra Ventures(2 Investments)
NextInput, Qeexo
3
Walden International(2 Investments)
Vayyar, Eminent Electronic Technology
4
Merck Ventures(2 Investments)
Biolinq, Peratech
5
CEA Investissement(2 Investments)
ISORG, Aryballe Technologies
6
Blackbird Ventures(2 Investments)
Baraja, Movus
7
TransLink Capital (2 Investments)
Guardian Optical Technologies, Sensifree
8
Maniv Mobility(2 Investments)
Oryx Vision, Guardian Optical Technologies
9
Brightspark Ventures(2 Investments)
Ad Hawk Microsystems, AOMS Technologies
10
LATE STAGE
SAIF Partners
Orbbec
1
One Equity Partners
Allegro MicroSystems
2
MVM Life Science Partners
Vital Connect
3
Rosetta Capital
EyeSense
4
FFL Partners
Bacharach
5
Green Pine Capital Pariners
Orbbec
6
Samsung Catalyst
Mantis Vision
7
Walden Riverwood Ventures
Vayyar
8
Radiant Venture Capital
VocalZoom
9
Claltech
Vayyar
10

Sensors > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in Sensors; Last 5 years (Jul 2014-Jul 2019)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR/ACCELERATOR
Plug and Play Tech Center(27
Investments)
Ouster, Vayyar, AEye
1
Techfounders(7 Investments)
KONUX, Breeze Technologies, Senvisys
2
Techstars(6 Investments)
IR Sensors, Guardion Tech, OmniPreSense
3
MassChallenge(6 Investments)
Guardion Tech, Fastree3D, Atlas Regeneration Technologies
4
Y Combinator(4 Investments)
Zendar, Augmented Radar Imaging, locoAI
5
Venture Kick(4 Investments)
Fastree3D, Vir2sense, MIRO Analytical Technologies
6
Arch Grants(3 Investments)
Applied Particle Technology, Equine SmartBits, Jolt
7
Innovation Works(2 Investments)
FreshTemp, SenSevere
8
Startupbootcamp(2 Investments)
Internet of Trees, Smart Mimic
9
Innovacorp(2 Investments)
Maritime BioLoggers, RetailDeep
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
European Union(3 Investments)
Spectral Engines, Alert Technology, Michell Instruments
1
Cambridge Enterprise(3 Investments)
Cambridge Touch Technologies, Sorex Sensors, 8power
2
General Electric(2 Investments)
Nexense, ULIS
3
UK Government(2 Investments)
Graphosite, Sensor Coating Systems
4
NSF(2 Investments)
SupraSensor, SynTouch
5
IP Group(2 Investments)
Inductosense, 8power
6
BDC(2 Investments)
Alert Labs, Satlantic
7
Cambridge Capital Group(2 Investments)
Sorex Sensors, Cambridge CMOS Sensors
8
OurCrowd(2 Investments)
Consumer Physics, Centaur
9
The Riverside Company(2 Investments)
Scram Systems, Alcohol Monitoring
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Kreos Capital(5 Investments)
Crocus Technology, PrimeSense, Heptagon Oy
1
Silicon Valley Bank(2 Investments)
Ouster
2
Runway Growth(2 Investments)
Ouster
3
Idinvest Partners
Exxelia
4
Export Development Canada
MineSense
5
Advantage Capital
Nevada Nano
6
TPG
Aptina Imaging
7
Oxford Finance
Vital Connect
8
Eastward Capital Partners
Hillcrest Labs
9
Horizon Technology Finance
InVisage
10

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Sensors > Investment Trends > Unicorn Investors in the Sector
Unicorn Investors in the Sector

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Exit Outlook
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BlueBox
Key Sub Sectors
Detailed Sector Taxonomy
Top Markets of Investment Activity
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
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Key Sub Sectors in Sensors
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Companies involved in developing sensors that measure a particular attribute
Infineon (1999, Neubiberg, Public)
ON Semiconductor (1999, Phoenix, Public)
1650 395 $3.3B
Companies developing sensors meant for a specific application
Emcore (1984, Alhambra, Acquired)
EnOcean (2001, Oberhaching, $36.8M)
561 135 $378M
Sensor Fusion
Companies providing solutions for combining sensor inputs to arrive at a coherent output
Nanoprecise Sci Corp (2015, Edmonton)
Sensible 4 (2017, Espoo)
90 26 $203M
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Sensors > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy

53

54

55

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58

59

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61

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Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(+1)
Generic Sensor Developers > Positioning & Motion > Range
Companies developing sensors for measuring distances by ranging
(Companies covered 55 | Funded 23 | Total Funding $620M)
$390M
(+$314M)
17
(+10)
(2012, Clarksburg, $250M)
2
(-1)
Generic Sensor Developers > Imaging > 3D Image Sensor
Companies developing sensor for 3D image sensing with a depth sensor
$412M
(+$369M)
13
(+5)
Orbbec
(2013, Seattle, $200M)
3
(+5)
Industry Applications > Oil & Gas
Companies developing sensors used in Oil & Gas industry
$66.3M
(+$46.9M)
6
(+3)
MineSense
(2009, Vancouver, $85.5M)
4
(-1)
Generic Sensor Developers > Chemical > Gas Sensing
Companies developing sensors used for generic or toxic gas detection in industries
(Companies covered 160 | Funded 44 | Total Funding $79.5M)
$35.9M
(+$29.3M)
13
(+2)
Nevada Nano
(2004, Sparks, $18.2M)
5
(-)
Generic Sensor Developers > Sound-based > Audio Sensor
Companies developing sensors that can be employed to sense audio
$84.9M
(+$52.7M)
4
(+1)
Vesper MEMS
(2009, Boston, $76.8M)
6
(-1)
Industry Applications > Industrial Process Monitoring
Companies developing sensors for industrial process and machine monitoring needs
$26.2M
(+$19.3M)
6
(-1)
3DSignals
(2015, Kfar Saba, $17M)
7
(+13)
Generic Sensor Developers > Biological > Body Vitals > Wireless > Sweat
Analysis
Companies providing wireless sensors for analysing the chemical composition of sweat to provide data
and insights on body vitals
(Companies covered 9 | Funded 4 | Total Funding $34.3M)
$25.9M
(+$20.3M)
5
(+3)
Biolinq
(2012, San Diego, $16M)
63
Note: The numbers in the bracket represent the change in a 2 year period.
Top Markets of Investment Activity (1/2)
Top Markets by Funding in Sensors in last 2 years (July 2017 - June 2019)
Sensors > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Top Markets of Investment Activity (2/2)
Sensors > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity

Rank Market # Investments Key Investments
1
Generic Sensor Developers > Positioning & Motion > Range
Companies developing sensors for measuring distances by ranging
(Companies created 55 | Funded 23 | Total Funding $620M )
2
2
Generic Sensor Developers > Imaging > 3D Image Sensor
Companies developing sensor for 3D image sensing with a depth sensor
(Companies created 55 | Funded 30 | Total Funding $652M )
2
Ad Hawk Microsystems (2015, Kitchener,
$4.6M)
Note: Investors considered - Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Greylock Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Benchmark Capital, KPCB, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Founders Fund, SV Angel, Index Ventures, Bessemer
Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venrock, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures
65
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Top Markets where Early Stage Investors are investing in last 2 years (July 2017 - June 2019)
Sensors > Market Details > Top Markets of Early Stage Investors

Incubators GVA Capital (#1), Y Combinator (#1)
Seed HTGF (#1), Almi (#1)
Series A/B Trucks Venture Capital (#2), Intel Capital (#1)
Series C+ ZF Friedrichshafen (#1)
Chirp Microsystems Feb - 2018
Acq by TDK
$4.3M - Series A
Voyant Photonics (2017, New York
City, $4.3M)
$100M - Series B
Luminar Technologies (2012,
Clarksburg, $250M)
$26M - Series A
Sense Photonics (2016, Raleigh,
$43.7M)
Series B
$60M - Series B
$32M - Series A
$40.1M - Series B
$14.4M - Series A
Sense Photonics (2016, Raleigh,
$43.7M)
$1.6M - Seed
Psionic (2017, Pittsburgh, $1.6M)
$5.7M - Seed
Blickfeld (2016, Munich, $10M)
Jul 2019
AEye Redefines the Three “R’s” of LiDAR – Rate, Resolution,
and Range, Business Wire
Jul 2019
Voyant Photonics raises $4.3M to fit lidar on the head of a
pin, TechCrunch
Jul 2019
Luminar Lands $100 Million Funding Boost To Ramp Up
Lidar For Self-Driving Cars And Trucks, Forbes
Jun 2019
Partnership to deliver solid-state LiDAR systems, Machinery
Market
May 2019
Longer Range Radar Sensor from OmniPreSense for Traffic
Monitoring, EverythingRF
Apr 2019
Compact PCB Radar Sensor Is A Range Reporter, Sensors
Online
Mar 2019
Innoviz, Ouster raise millions for self-driving lidar sensors,
Indiatimes
Mar 2019 Indesmatech and Acconeer enter partnership, Evertiq
Jan 2019
Insight LiDAR Debuts Long-range LiDAR Based on FMCW for
Autonomous Vehicles, LEDinside
Jan 2019
Sense Photonics and Infineon Partner to Build the Next
Generation of Solid-State Flash LiDAR, PR Newswire
Dec 2018
Global Eddy Current Sensor Market 2018 Top Trends: Lion
Precision, GE, Bruel & Kjar and Kaman, Chief Observer
Dec 2018
Laser Technology, Inc. Signs Digi-Key Electronics as Global
Distributor, PRWeb
Dec 2018
Radars & waste management: Acconeer joins Bintel on their
mission, Øresund Startup
News
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3
11
23
55
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Generic Sensor Developers > Positioning & Motion > Range: Market Factsheet
66
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing sensors for
measuring distances by ranging
(2012, Clarksburg, $250M)
Ouster
(2016, San Francisco, $87M)
Oryx Vision
(2010, Petah Tikva, $67.3M)
AEye
(2013, Pleasanton, $61.8M)
Sense Photonics
(2016, Raleigh, $43.7M)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Sensors > Market Details > Market: Range
Companies Created 55 | Funded 23 | Total Funding $620M
0
5
10
$0k
$200M
$400M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Predicted Funding YoY Funding
Rounds Predicted Rounds
YoY Funding and Rounds
Market: Range

Generic Sensor Developers > Positioning & Motion > Range: Top Companies
Market: Range (1/2)
Analyst’s Pick
$250M)
G2VP, Crescent Cove, Octave Ventures and 11 Other
Investors
Carthona Capital, Fontinalis Partners, Constellation
Technology Ventures and 7 Other Investors
Bessemer Venture Partners and 3 Other Investors
LiDAR-based vision system for autonomous
vehicles
Pegasus, Taiwania Capital, Kleiner Perkins and 14
Other Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Soonicorn. Stage: Series A
LiDAR sensors for self-driving vehicles
Minicorn. Stage: Series A
Sequoia Capital, Blackbird Ventures, Main Sequence
Ventures
TriLumina (2010, Albuquerque, $24.6M)
Semiconductor laser technology company for
LiDAR (ADAS) & natural user interface
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
Cottonwood Tech Fund, Kickstart Seed Fund, Stage
1 Ventures and 3 Other Investors
Blickfeld (2016, Munich, $10M)
LiDAR-based technology for autonomous vehicles
Editor's Pick. Stage: Seed
Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners, HTGF,
Tengelmann Ventures and 2 Other Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Acconeer (2012, Lund, $7.1M)
Developer of micro-radar based sensors
Minicorn. Stage: Seed
Jörgen Lantto , Bert Nordberg, Almi and 2 Other
Investors
Voyant Photonics (2017, New York City,
$4.3M)
Manufacturer of 3D sensing chip based on CMOS
Contour Venture Partners, LDV Capital, DARPA
Psionic (2017, Pittsburgh, $1.6M)
Developer of LIDAR-based vision sensors
757 Angels
Cepton (2012, San Francisco)
3D sensing solutions for autonomous applications
Plug and Play Tech Center, LDV Partners

Generic Sensor Developers > Positioning & Motion > Range: Top Companies
Market: Range (2/2)
Analyst’s Pick
Lumotive (2016, Bellevue)
Developer of solid-state LiDAR sensors
Editor's Pick. Stage: Funded
Intellectual Ventures
Mirada Technologies (2017, San Francisco)
Long-range LiDAR solutions for autonomous
vehicles
Plug and Play Tech Center

Note: Overall Rating is a combination of Funding and Team rating, along with Execution, Size and Growth metrics
69
Generic Sensor Developers > Positioning & Motion > Range: Leaderboard
Better than Market Average
Market: Range
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0
Luminar
Technologies
2012 Clarksburg Series B $250M 3 5 - - 4 2.6k - - 1 - - 278 12%
4.9 AEye 2013 Pleasanton Series B $61.8M 4 4 - - 4 524 - - 1 - - 172 49%
4.5 Ouster 2016
San
Francisco
Series B $87M 3 5 - - - 158 - - 1 - - - -
4.3 Oryx Vision 2010 Petah Tikva Series B $67.3M 3 5 - - - 181 - - - - - 25 16%
4.2 TriLumina 2010
Albuquerqu
e
Series B $24.6M 6 5 - - - 203 - - 1 - - 7 4%
4.0 Cepton 2012
San
Francisco
Seed - 1 5 - - 3 409 - - - - - 234 134%
3.8 Blickfeld 2016 Munich Seed $10M 2 5 - - 4 - - - - - - - -
3.2
Sense
Photonics
2016 Raleigh Series A $43.7M 3 5 - - 3 - - - 1 - - - -
3.1 Baraja 2015 Lindfield Series A $32M 1 5 - - 3 - - - - - - - -
3.1
Ibeo
Automotive
Systems
1998 Hamburg Funded - 1 2 - - - 195 - - 4 - - 35 22%
3.0 Heptagon Oy 1993 Zurich Acquired $30.7M 3 - - - - - - - 5 - - - -
2.9 Acconeer 2012 Lund Seed $7.1M 2 - - - - - - - 3 - - - -
2.9
Chirp
Microsystem
s
2013 Berkley Acquired - - - - - - 192 - - 3 - - 28 17%

Incubators 50K Network (#1), MassChallenge (#1)
Seed Walden International (#1), HTGF (#1)
Series A/B Intel Capital (#3), InterWest Partners (#1)
Series C+
Qualcomm Ventures (#1), Walden Riverwood Ventures
(#1)
Pelican Imaging Nov - 2016
Acq by Tessera
EnShape Oct - 2016
Acq by Cognex
Tyto Lidar May - 2016
Acq by Otto
SoftKinetic Oct - 2015
Acq by Sony
PrimeSense Nov - 2013
Acq by Apple for $345M
AJAT Jun - 2009
Acq by xcounter.se
3DV Systems Feb - 2009
Acq by Microsoft for $35M
$17M - Series A
$5.1M - Series A
Magik Eye (2014, Stamford, $5.6M)
$4M - Series A
Gigajot (2017, Pasadena, $4M)
Seed
DreamVu Labs (2016, Hyderabad,
$15k)
$30M - Series A
$28.2M - Series B
ISORG (2010, Grenoble, $36.7M)
Jul 2019 FARO names new CFO, Seeking Alpha
Jul 2019
FARO® Introduces Cobalt Design™ 3D Scanning Solution,
CNW
Jul 2019
Toposens launches ultrasonic sensor for automotive
applications, TELEMATICS WIRE
Jul 2019
Isorg and Sumitomo Chemical partner on organic
photodetectors, European Business Press
Jun 2019
Drone analytics with Terra Mapper data processing
software, GeoConnexion
Jun 2019
Innovusion Announces Its High-Resolution Image-Grade
LiDAR System “Cheetah”, Enabling the Safest Performance in
the Vehicle Mobility Industry, Business Wire
May 2019
Israeli low-visibility camera startup TriEye lands $17
million, Tech.eu
May 2019 Faro appoints new president and CEO, Machinery Market
May 2019
FARO® Introduces CAM2 2019 Metrology Software, PR
Newswire
Mar 2019
3D sensor optimised for consumer electronics
manufacturing, Electronic Specifier
Mar 2019
Perceptin Launches AI Camera Module to Track Customer
Reaction to Dooh Advertising, AiThority
Mar 2019
LMI Technologies Launches New Gocator® 3D Smart Sensor
for Scanning Glass and Other Specular Surfaces, Newswire
Mar 2019
Arteris IP FlexNoC Interconnect & Resilience Package
Licensed by Vayyar Imaging for ISO 26262-Compliant 3D
Imaging Chips for Automotive Systems, Design And Reuse
News
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8
17
30
55
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Generic Sensor Developers > Imaging > 3D Image Sensor: Market Factsheet
70
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing sensor for
3D image sensing with a depth
sensor
FARO Technologies
(1981, Lake Mary)
Vayyar
(2011, Yehud, $79M)
Mantis Vision
(2005, Petah Tikva, $83M)
PrimeSense
(2005, Tel Aviv, $79.4M)
Orbbec
(2013, Seattle, $200M)
Top Companies
Sensors > Market Details > Market: 3D Image Sensor
0
5
10
$0k
$200M
$400M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Market: 3D Image Sensor

Generic Sensor Developers > Imaging > 3D Image Sensor: Top Companies
Market: 3D Image Sensor (1/2)
Analyst’s Pick
Unicorn. Stage: Series D
Pariners, Fosun RZ Capital
Samsung Catalyst, Formation 8, Qualcomm
Silver Lake, Lazard, Canaan Partners and 9 Other
Investors
Analyst’s Pick
Developer of image LiDAR sensors for automobile
industry
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A
Eight Roads Ventures, FPrime Capital Partners,
Gaorong Capital, Jubilee Capital Management
applications
Intel Capital, Marius Nacht, Grove Ventures
Magik Eye (2014, Stamford, $5.6M)
3D sensor to recover 3D from a single conventional
camera
Editor's Pick. Stage: Series A
Minicorn. Stage: Public
Analyst’s Pick
AJAT (2001, Espoo)
Developer of 3D imaging sensors for multiple
applications
Finnish Industry Investment
Brickstream sensor (2005, Richmond)
Develops 3D sensing vision systems
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded
Epirus (2018, Redondo Beach)
Develops defense system to address threats from
drones and UAVs
8VC
Terra Drone India (2018, Hyderabad)
Manufacturer of image sensors for topographical
survey and inspection

Generic Sensor Developers > Imaging > 3D Image Sensor: Top Companies
Market: 3D Image Sensor (2/2)
Analyst’s Pick
Toposens (2014, Munich)
Provider of 3D sensor technology for position
detection
EIT Digital, Techfounders, Alpana Ventures, Motus
Ventures

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Generic Sensor Developers > Imaging > 3D Image Sensor: Leaderboard
Market: 3D Image Sensor
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 Vayyar 2011 Yehud Series C $79M 3 - - - 4 748 - - 31 - - 89 14%
4.6
Mantis
Vision
2005 Petah Tikva Series D $83M 3 5 3 - - 509 3k 2 9 - - 32 7%
4.3 ISORG 2010 Grenoble Series B $36.7M 2 - - - 2 118 - - 3 - - 17 17%
4.0 Occipital 2008 Boulder Series C $32M 4 - - - - 37.3k - - 1 - - -478 -1%
3.9 Orbbec 2013 Seattle Series D $200M 1 5 - - 4 2.7k - - 5 - - -62 -2%
3.5 PerceptIn 2016 Sunnyvale Series A $11M 3 - - - 3 - - - 13 - - - -
3.4 Gigajot 2017 Pasadena Series A $4M 1 4 - - 3 60 - - 2 - - 15 33%
3.4 TriEye 2018 Tel Aviv Series A $20M 2 4 - - 4 - - - 1 - - - -
3.4 PrimeSense 2005 Tel Aviv Acquired $79.4M 4 - - - - - - - 8 - - - -
3.3
FARO
Technologies
1981 Lake Mary Public - - - 4 - - 3.6k 3k 4 66 - - - -
3.1
pmd
Technologies
2002 Siegen Unfunded - - - - - - 709 - - 3 - - 25 4%
3.0
Ocular
Robotics
2009 Sydney Seed $1.2M 1 - - - - 842 - - - - - 5 1%
3.0 Innovusion 2016 Los Altos Series A $30M 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - -
2.9
LMI
Technologies
2011
New
Westminste
r
Unfunded - - - - - - 1.7k - - 8 - - 33 2%

Incubators Startup Wise Guys (#1), JNJ Innovation (#1)
Seed Mic (#1)
Series A/B Prelude Ventures (#1), Chrysalix Venture Capital (#1)
Series C+ ABB (#1), Mitsubishi Corporation (#1)
US Seismic Systems Mar - 2016
Acq by Avalon Sciences
CrystalTech
Acq by Gooch & Housego
Series A
AOMS Technologies (2013,
Mississauga, $176k)
$176k - Seed
AOMS Technologies (2013,
Mississauga, $176k)
$18.1M - Series D
$8M - Series D
$24.8k - Seed
NPK Industrial Geodetic Systems
(2010, Omsk, $24.8k)
$40M - Series D
$14.5M - Series C
$3.9M - Series B
$955k - Series B
Series B
Feb 2019
Silixa Limited has launched Carina XwellXpress hydraulic
fracture monitoring service, World Oil
Dec 2018
Canadian Startups Tap Xerox Advanced Materials Expertise,
EE times
Aug 2018
Pipeline Security 2018 Global Market – Challenges, Drivers,
Outlook, Growth Opportunities – Analysis to 2025,
iCrowdNewswire
Aug 2018
MineSense finds $18m capital deposit, Global Corporate
Venturing
Aug 2018
MineSense closes $23.5 million to reduce CO2 emissions in
mining, BetaKit
Jul 2018
AOMS Technologies Announces the Launch of LumiCon™, a
New Generation of Concrete Sensors, Newswire
Feb 2018
MineSense Partners With Mitsubishi Corporation To Expand
Mining Industry, Trillions
Jan 2018
AOMS Delivers End-To-End Hardware And Software
Solutions Integrated With State-Of-Art Industrial Internet Of
Things, SuperbCrew
Oct 2017
AOMS Technologies Announces Deployment of Patented
Fiber Optic Sensing Technology in Environmental Projects in
Europe, PR Newswire
Jun 2015
MineSense Technologies Closes Multi-Million Dollar Series B
Financing – Chrysalix, Chrysalix Venture Capital
Mar 2013 MineSense receives Venture Capital Investment, MineSense
News
2
1
3
8
18
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Industry Applications > Oil & Gas: Market Factsheet
74
Exits
Recent InvestmentsCompanies developing sensors
used in Oil & Gas industry
MineSense
(2009, Vancouver, $85.5M)
GeoOptics
(2014, Somerville)
Silixa
(2007, London, $18M)
AOMS Technologies
(2013, Mississauga, $176k)
NPK Industrial Geodetic
Systems
(2010, Omsk, $24.8k)
Top Companies
Sensors > Market Details > Market: Oil & Gas
0
2
4
$0k
$20M
$40M
$60M
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Market: Oil & Gas

Industry Applications > Oil & Gas: Top Companies
Market: Oil & Gas
Analyst’s Pick
scale mines
Corporation and 6 Other Investors
GeoOptics (2014, Somerville)
Fiber Optic sensors for oil and gas industry

76
Industry Applications > Oil & Gas: Leaderboard
Market: Oil & Gas
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Year Location Stage
Funding
($M)
Funding
Rounds
Team
Rating
App
Rating
App UI
Web
UI
Social
Followers
Mobile
Downloads
Mobile
Reviews
News
Mentions
Mobile
Reviews
Social
Followers
Δ % Δ %
5.0 MineSense 2009 Vancouver Series D $85.5M 8 5 - - - 354 - - 9 - - 23 7%
4.4 Silixa 2007 London Series A $18M 2 - - - - 728 - - 2 - - 66 10%
4.1
AOMS
Technologies
2013 Mississauga Series A $176k 2 - - - - 130 - - 4 - - 27 26%
2.1
NPK
Industrial
Geodetic
Systems
2010 Omsk Seed $24.8k 1 - - - 4 - - - - - - - -
1.6 PiMON 2010 Munich Seed - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
1.4 CrystalTech 1996 Duncan Acquired - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - -
1.4 MEMSing 2018 Singapore Funded - - 5 - - 3 - - - - - - - -
1.3
Impress
Sensors
2002 Kingsclere Unfunded - - - - - - 1.7k - - - - - 2 -
0.8 Trisense 2014 Bergen Funded - - - - 3 3 - 3 - - - - - -
0.7
Applied
Physics
Systems
1976
San
Francisco
Unfunded - - - - - 4 11 - - - - - - -
0.6
Jsn
Enterprise
1999 Vadodara Unfunded - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - -
0.1
Subsea
Sensors
2017 Stafford Unfunded - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - -

Sensors > Market Details > Market: Gas Sensing
Companies Created 160 | Funded 44 | Total Funding $79.5M
Market: Gas Sensing

Market: Gas Sensing

Sensors > Market Details > Market: Audio Sensor
Market: Audio Sensor

Sensors > Market Details > Market: Industrial Process Monitoring
Market: Industrial Process Monitoring

Sensors > Market Details > Market: Sweat Analysis
Market: Sweat Analysis

Sensors > Market Details > Market: Railways
Market: Railways

Market: Railways

Sensors > Market Details > Market: Wireless
Market: Wireless

Market: Wireless

Sensors > Market Details > Market: Diagnostics
Market: Diagnostics

Market: Diagnostics

Public Companies
Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trend
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers
Acqui-hires

Public companies (1/7)
100
List of Public Companies in Sensors
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Aug 2016
Orange Electronic (2005, Taichung)
Develops tire pressure measurement systems for automotive sector
TPE:4554
Jun 2014
NEXT Biometrics (2000, Oslo)
$1.2B
OSLO
BORS:NEXT
Oct 2013
Kromek (2003, Sedgefield)
Radiation detection solutions for applications in the medical, nuclear
and security screening markets
$151M LON:KMK
Jul 2013
Shibaura Electronics (1953, Saitama)
Provider of temperature sensors for enterprises
TYO:6957
Jun 2010
Vishay Precision Group (2010, Malvern)
Developer of force measurement solutions for industries
NYSE:VPG
Mar 2010
$3.1B NYSE:ST
Feb 2010
G-Smatt Global (2007, Seoul)
Develops CMOS image sensor chips
$247M KOSDAQ:114570
Dec 2009
Develops capacitance based touch input solutions
$205M KOSDAQ:96640
Apr 2008
Egis Technology (2007, Taipei)
Provides fingerprint IC sensor and biometric software solutions
TPE:6462
Sensors > Exit Outlook > Public Companies

101
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Dec 2007
Memsic (1999, Andover)
Accelerometers and magnetic sensors based on MEMS technology
and mixed circuit design
$226M NASDAQ:MEMS
Jul 2007
mut (2007, Wedel)
Developer of the near infrared hyperspectral sensors
$49.1M FRA:M7U
Oct 2006
Opsens (2005, Quebec City)
Develops fiber optic sensing systems for multiple industrial
applications
CVE:OPS
Dec 2005
Pixelplus (2000, Gyeongju)
Provides high-quality CMOS Image Sensors and imaging solutions
$96.9M NASDAQ:PXPL
May 2005
Creative Sensor (1998, Taipei)
Develops image sensors with industrial applications
TPE:8249
Dec 2004
Thinking Electronic Industrial (1979, Kaohsiung City)
Develops components for temperature sensing in electronics
TPE:2428
May 2004
AMS (1981, Unterpremstatten)
Provider of integrated analog microchips and sensors
SWX:AMS
Jan 2003
Microcontrollers, communication ICs, power electronics and ESD
protection diodes
OTCMKTS:IFNN
Y
Jan 2002
Synaptics (1986, San Jose)
Develops touch pads for various uses
$251M NASDAQ:SYNA

102
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Nov 2001
Panorama Synergy (2001, Melbourne)
Mems technology developer
$6.4M ASX:PSY
Nov 2000
paragon (1988, Delbruck)
Developer of sensors, acoustics, and electromobility solutions
FRA:PGN
Jul 2000
Zytronic PLC (2000, Blaydon)
Manufacturer of touch sensors based on the capacitive technology
LON:ZYT
Apr 2000
Analog solutions, sensors, and power management ICs
$2.7B NASDAQ:ON
Mar 2000
Provides software, system and silicon solutions for IOT and other
applications
$1.4B NASDAQ:SLAB
Jan 2000
NVE Corporation (1989, Eden Prairie)
Manufacturer of sensors and couplers for multiple parameters
NASDAQ:NVEC
Dec 1999
Transense Technologies (1991, Bicester)
Tire pressure measurement sensors using Surface Acoustic Wave
technology
$44.3M LON:TRT
May 1999
Keyence (1974, Osaka)
Developer of sensors and measurement systems
TYO:6861
Jan 1999
Cosmo Electronics (1981, Chung-ho)
Manufacturer of reed sensors
TPE:2466

103
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Jan 1999
Interlink Electronics (1985, Camarillo)
Patented Force-Sensing Resistor (FSR) for HMIs
NASDAQ:LINK
Sep 1997
$117M NASDAQ:FARO
Jul 1997
Samjin (1975, Anyang-si)
Developer and manufacturer of multiple sensor system
KOSDAQ:32750
Sep 1988
SMC (1959, Noblesville)
Manufacturer of pressure sensors & switches
TYO:6274
Oct 1982
Methode (1946, Camarillo)
Provider or multiple sensors, user interfaces, and power devices
NYSE:MEI
Jan 1978
Ametek Sensor (1930, Horsham)
Develops sensors for the aerospace industry
NYSE:AME
Jan 1978
Discrete, analog, and logic semiconductors with focus on power ICs
NASDAQ:DIOD
Jan 1978
CTS Corporation (1896, Chicago)
Provides sensing, motion devices & connectivity components
NYSE:CTS
May 1949
NGK Spark Plugs (1936, Nagoya)
Manufacturer of the gas sensors
TYO:5334
Apr 1947
Meggitt Sensing Systems (1852, Irvine)
Various types of sensing solutions for industries
LON:MGGT

104
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Apr 1947
Meggitt (1947)
Provider of aircraft parts, MRO, and technical support services
LON:MGGT
Odormonitor (1887, Kobe)
Handheld electronic odour monitor for monitoring smells
AirTest Technologies (1996, Delta)
Develops sensors that monitor building operations
CVE:AAT
Pixart Imaging (1998, Hsinchu)
CMOS image sensors and analog IC design
3227
Biosensor Applications (1995, Upplands Vasby)
Device for drugs & explosives detection
Seek Thermal (2012, Santa Barbara)
Manufacturer of thermal camera for smartphones
Sensor System Solutions (1986, Irvine)
MEMS based sensors for measurement of force and load
Shida (1988, Fuzhou)
Provider of stereo perception system
Flexpoint (1995, Draper)
Develops sensors based on thin-film sensing technology
Zytronic (2000, Blaydon)
Designs and manufactures products for touch interfaces

105
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Winland (1996, Mankato)
Develops sensors for monitoring environment attributes in critical
areas
Transbiotec (2004, Seal Beach)
Non invasive alcohol sensing system
Taiwan Semiconductor (1979, Taipei)
Semiconductor discrete devices and power management ICs
ST Engineering (1967, Singapore)
Provider of multiple solutions and services to transportation,
electronics, and defence industry
SGX:S63
Developer of CMOS image sensor
Richtek (1998, Hsinchu)
Developer of analog ICs focused on power management
Murata (1944, Kyoto)
Manufacturer of multiple electronics components and MEMS based
sensors
MTS Sensor Technologies (1966, Ludenscheid)
Develops non-contact position and level sensors based on
magnetostrictive principle

106
IPO Date Company
IPO
Mcap
Exchange
Ticker
Mikros Systems (1978, Philadelphia)
Provider of advanced maintenance and monitoring solutions
Melexis (1988, Ypres)
Mixed signal semiconductor solutions including sensors, actuators
and communication solutions
EBR:MELE
LEM (1972, Fribourg)
Manufacturer of smart energy meters and instruments for measuring
electrical parameters
SWX:LEHN
Environmental Sensors (1973, Sidney)
Manufactures moisture and water sensors / probes and
accompanying readers
CVE:ESV
Alpha MOS (1992, Toulouse)
Sensory analysis of odor, taste and vision via instruments.
EPA:ALM

Notable Acquisitions (1/4)
107
Notable Acquisitions in Sensors
Sensors > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
Acq. Date Company Acquirer Deal Size
Mar 2019
Thermocoax (1957, Caen)
Manufacturer of engineered thermal products and sensors
Spirax-Sarco Engineering $179M
Sep 2018
GIGAVAC (2002, Carpinteria)
Manufacturer of reed relays
Sensata $233M
Sep 2018
Pentalum (2009, Rehovot)
Offers wind remote monitoring system
NRG Systems
Aug 2018
OmniVision (1995, Santa Clara)
Integrated single chip semiconductor image sensors
Will semiconductor $2.2B
Nov 2017
InVisage (2006, Menlo Park)
Developing new image sensor technology
Apple
Sep 2017
nanotron (1991, Berlin)
Wireless products for location-aware wireless sensor
networks, real time location systems
Sensera
Dec 2016
InvenSense (2003, San Jose)
MotionTracking sensor system on chips with integrated
motion and sound solutions
TDK $1.3B
Dec 2016
Hillcrest Labs (2001, Rockville)
Provider of software and hardware for motion control
applications
Interdigital
Nov 2016
Pelican Imaging (2008, Mountain View)
Computational Cameras for depth sensing
Tessera

Notable Acquisitions (2/4)
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Notable Acquisitions in Sensors
Sensors > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
Acq. Date Company Acquirer Deal Size
Oct 2016
Heptagon Oy (1993, Zurich)
Complete Sensing through Light Solutions
AMS $919M
Sep 2016
Senscient (2004, Poole)
Develops sensors for industrial gas detection
MSA Safety
Jun 2016
Allegro MicroSystems (1990, Worcester)
Power management ICs and magnetic sensors manufacturer
K1 Investment
Management
Dec 2015
Micronas Semiconductor (1992, Zurich)
Intelligent sensor based solutions
TDK $216M
Jul 2015
CST Sensors (1990, Thousand Oaks)
Sensors and actuators for control and monitoring
Sensata $1B
Jul 2014
Capella Microsystems (1997, Taipei)
Opto electronics ICs and sensors
Vishay Intertechnology $201M
Jun 2014
Measurement Specialities (1983, Hampton)
Designs sensors and sensor-based systems and offers
custom designs for OEM Applications
TE Connectivity $1.7B
Jun 2014
Aptina Imaging (2008, Phoenix)
CMOS image sensors
ON Semiconductor $400M
Nov 2013
PrimeSense (2005, Tel Aviv)
Apple $345M
Jun 2013
RAE Systems (1991, San Jose)
Connected gas detection systems for industries
Honeywell $340M

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