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xLight Inc.

xLight Inc.

Private
Palo Alto, CaliforniaFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://xlight.com

Last Round

Early Funding

Jun 24, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$40M

Momentum

Top 5%

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Company Overview

xLight Inc. is a semiconductor manufacturing company developing particle accelerator-driven Free Electron Lasers (FEL) to be used as a light source for extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Semiconductors, Computing Hardware, Defense Tech

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Government Contracts, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

EUV light sourceFree Electron LaserFELEUV lithographysemiconductor capital equipmentsemicap equipmentparticle acceleratorsemiconductor lithographyEUVhigh-power EUVsemiconductor fabsLPP replacementCHIPS Actnational security applicationsdeep tech

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xLight Inc. Comparables

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xLight Inc. Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Early FundingJun 24, 2026
Series BJul 22, 2025

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Nicholas Kelez

Chief Technology Officer, Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

xLight Inc. Investors

Notable investors and investment history

xLight Inc. investors
InvestorRounds
IAG Capital PartnersSeries B
Boardman Bay Capital ManagementSeries B, Early Funding
Playground GlobalSeries B
Morpheus VenturesSeries B
Bain Capital, LPEarly Funding
Marvel Capital Holdings LtdSeries B
Playground GlobalSeries B

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  • Aug 21, 2026

    Monthly visitors grew 44% MoM, reaching 10.2K.

  • Aug 18, 2026

    Grew 29% QoQ, from 45 to 58 employees.

Recent news

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  • is_developingSep 16, 2026

    xLight Inc. is developing free-electron-laser technology for EUV lithography.

  • is_developingJul 25, 2026

    xLight Inc. is developing novel lithography techniques.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Employee Range51
Year Founded2021
Last FundingJun 24, 2026

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