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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS OVERVIEW

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 * YEAR FOUNDED
 * 2016


 * STATUS
 * PRIVATE

 * EMPLOYEES
 * 168


 * LATEST DEAL TYPE
 * SERIES C

 * LATEST DEAL AMOUNT
 * $146M

 * INVESTORS
 * 11


NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS GENERAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

Developer of a high throughput scanning probe microscopy systems designed for
semiconductor metrology. The company's technology uses an atomic-scale probe to
scan the surface of samples under investigation to sense the patterns on it and
also helps in atomic-scale resolution analysis of chip surfaces during the
fabrication process, offering a significant leap forward compared to traditional
methods, enabling clients to increase the production yields and functionality of
their microchips.

CONTACT INFORMATION

WEBSITE

www.nearfieldinstruments.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Machinery (B2B)
Other Industries
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Other Hardware

CORPORATE OFFICE

 * Vareseweg 5
 * 3047 AT Rotterdam
 * Netherlands

+31 010 000 0000
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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS TIMELINE

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS VALUATION & FUNDING

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage 5. Later Stage VC
(Series C) 18-Jul-2024 $146M 00000 Completed Generating Revenue 4.
Accelerator/Incubator 15-Jul-2024 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue 3. Later
Stage VC 19-Sep-2023 000.00 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue 2. Later Stage
VC (Series B) 29-Jul-2021 $57.4M $69.2M Completed Generating Revenue 1. Early
Stage VC (Series A) 05-Sep-2017 $11.8M $11.8M Completed Startup

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS COMPARISONS

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS COMPETITORS (3)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing
Date/Type Last Financing Amount Leica Microsystems Formerly PE-Backed Wetzlar,
Germany 0000 00000 000000&0 00000 Sick Formerly PE-Backed Waldkirch, Germany
00000 00000000000 Renishaw Corporation Wotton-under-Edge, United Kingdom 0000
00000 000000&0

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS RELATED RESEARCH & ANALYSIS

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 * Advanced Manufacturing
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 * Manufacturing
 * Nanotechnology
 * Robotics and Drones

 * Vertical Snapshot: Advanced Manufacturing
   
   March 28, 2024

 * Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Report
   
   February 25, 2022


NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS PATENTS


 * 19
   
   Total Documents Applications and Grants


 * 000
   
   Total Patents Families


 * 000
   
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 * 19
   
   Pending


 * 000
   
   Expiring in next 12 mo




NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS RECENT PATENT ACTIVITY

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240241151-A1 System for performing atomic force microscopy, including a
grid plate qualification tool Pending 19-May-2021 000000000 US-20240210442-A1
Method of calibrating in a scanning probe microscopy system an optical
microscope, calibration structure and scanning probe microscopy device Pending
29-Apr-2021 000000000 US-20240210443-A1 Fiducial marker design, fiducial marker,
scanning probe microscopy device and method of calibrating a position of a probe
tip Pending 28-Apr-2021 000000000 US-20240184089-A1 Compact optical microscope,
metrology device comprising the optical microscope and a wafer positioning
metrology apparatus comprising the metrology device Pending 12-Apr-2021
00000000000 US-20240110939-A1 Automated landing method of a scanning probe
microscopy system and scanning probe microscopy system using the same Pending
09-Feb-2021 G01Q10/065

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS EXECUTIVE TEAM (6)

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Name Title Board Seat Hamed Sadeghian Ph.D Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer,
Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer and President Mark Lamers Chief
Financial Officer Fokko Leutscher Chief Operating Officer Roland van Vliet Ph.D
Co-Founder, Chief Partnership Officer and Chief of Staff

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS BOARD MEMBERS (4)

Name Representing Role Since Eric Meurice Self Chairman of Supervisory Board 000
0000 Nard Sintenie Innovation Industries (Amsterdam) Board Member 000 0000 Sung
Byun Samsung Venture Investment Board Member 000 0000

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS SIGNALS

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

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Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS INVESTORS (11)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds M&G
Asset Manager Minority 000 0000 000000 0 Temasek Corporation Minority 000 0000
000000 0 Walden Catalyst Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0 European
Innovation Council Fund Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0 ING Corporate
Investments PE/Buyout Minority 000 0000 000000 0

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NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS FAQS


 * WHEN WAS NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS FOUNDED?
   
   Nearfield Instruments was founded in 2016.


 * WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS?
   
   Hamed Sadeghian Ph.D and Roland van Vliet Ph.D are the founders of Nearfield
   Instruments.


 * WHO IS THE CEO OF NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS?
   
   Hamed Sadeghian Ph.D is the CEO of Nearfield Instruments.


 * WHERE IS NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS HEADQUARTERED?
   
   Nearfield Instruments is headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands.


 * WHAT IS THE SIZE OF NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS?
   
   Nearfield Instruments has 168 total employees.


 * WHAT INDUSTRY IS NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS IN?
   
   Nearfield Instruments’s primary industry is Machinery (B2B).


 * IS NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC COMPANY?
   
   Nearfield Instruments is a Private company.


 * WHAT IS NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS’S CURRENT REVENUE?
   
   The current revenue for Nearfield Instruments is 000000.


 * HOW MUCH FUNDING HAS NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS RAISED OVER TIME?
   
   Nearfield Instruments has raised $244M.


 * WHO ARE NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS’S INVESTORS?
   
   M&G, Temasek, Walden Catalyst, European Innovation Council Fund, and ING
   Corporate Investments are 5 of 11 investors who have invested in Nearfield
   Instruments.


 * WHO ARE NEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS’S COMPETITORS?
   
   Leica Microsystems, Sick, and Renishaw are competitors of Nearfield
   Instruments.


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