MetaOptics Technologies

What MetaOptics Technologies does

MetaOptics Technologies is a Singapore-based semiconductor optics company that designs and manufactures metalenses — ultra-thin flat optical lenses fabricated using DUV immersion lithography on 12-inch glass wafers — replacing traditional multi-layer lens stacks with a single nanostructured surface. The company sells three interconnected product layers: metalens components (round and rectangular RGB metalenses, ultra-wide 179° FoV IR metalenses, collimating metalenses for projectors), integrated camera modules and IoT cameras (including a 2MP/5MP metalens color camera module at 8.8mm thickness, 3D biometrics sensor, and ultra-wide FoV IR camera), and capital equipment for the metalens ecosystem (Direct Laser Writer, Metalens Automatic Tester, Wafer-Level Testing Platform at >1000 UPH, and an Automated Assembly & Test System at up to 200 units/hour). Its technology stack is supported by a portfolio of over 40 patents associated with co-founder Prof. Teng Jinghua of A*STAR IMRE.

MetaOptics monetizes primarily through direct B2B hardware sales to enterprise customers across consumer electronics OEMs, semiconductor manufacturers, AR/VR and automotive sensing players, IoT device makers, and defense/aerospace contractors. FY2025 revenue of approximately S$787,388 (~USD 614,163) grew 891% year-over-year, driven by a Direct Laser Writer delivery to Pin-Jye Nano Technologies in Taiwan and metalens sales to a qualified Korean smartphone OEM and other Asian customers. The company reported a net loss of S$5.4 million, including S$2.4 million one-off listing expenses, S$1 million non-cash charges, and S$1.8 million in R&D spending, against a year-end cash position of S$8.8 million.

The company listed on the Singapore Exchange Catalist board in September 2025 (ticker: 9MT) at S$0.20 per share, with shares subsequently surging over 495%. It is pursuing a dual listing on Nasdaq (filed Form F-1 May 2026, target $18 million at a $121 million post-money valuation) and is embedding itself with tier-1 partners including Qualcomm (processors for smartphone and smart glasses reference designs), Asia Optical (AR co-development), NVIDIA Inception, and Stanford's SystemX Alliance. Operations span Singapore headquarters, a US subsidiary in San Francisco, and a Taiwan manufacturing partnership, supported by a leadership team drawn from Heptagon Advanced Micro Optics, Seagate Technology, and Benchmark Electronics.

Name

MetaOptics Technologies

Legal name

MetaOptics Ltd.

Website

https://www.metaoptics.sg

Company type

Public

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MetaOptics Technologies is a Singapore-listed semiconductor optics company (SGX: 9MT) that designs and manufactures ultra-thin metalenses and metalens capital equipment using DUV immersion lithography on 12-inch glass wafers, serving consumer electronics, semiconductor, AR/VR, and automotive customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Optics

NAICS

Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronic / Photonics Foundries (Silicon Photonics/LED/Laser) (HDAHACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Optoelectronics & Photonics (LED/Laser/Optical ICs) (HDAHAAAH), Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF), Lenses & Optical Accessories (Lenses, Filters, Adapters, Teleconverters) (CRACAPAF), Optics & Laser/Light Engine Components (Lenses, Galvos, Laser Modules, UV Engines) (IMAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Flat optics manufacturing
• Metalens fabrication
• Wafer-level lithography
• Optical semiconductor components
• AR VR optics

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Metalenses and Camera Modules: Sales of metalens products including RGB metalenses, rectangular metalenses, IR metalenses, and assembled camera modules for consumer electronics, IoT, and automotive applications.
2. Capital Equipment (DLW and Testers): Sale of metalens manufacturing and testing equipment including Direct Laser Writer systems and Automatic Metalens Testers to semiconductor manufacturers and research institutions.
3. Development Kits: Sale of camera development kits including IoT rectangular metalens color cameras and 3D biometrics sensors for customer evaluation and prototyping purposes.
4. Metalens Manufacturing Services: Wafer-level metalens manufacturing services utilizing DUV immersion lithography process for mass production of metalenses for customer applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MetaOptics Technologies designs, fabricates, and sells metalenses — ultra-thin flat optical lenses manufactured using DUV immersion lithography on 12-inch glass wafers — along with integrated metalens camera modules, IoT development kits, and metalens manufacturing and testing capital equipment. The offerings target consumer electronics OEMs, semiconductor foundries, AR/VR developers, automotive sensing companies, and IoT device manufacturers, with end-to-end capabilities from prototyping through mass production and testing.

Product overview

MetaOptics Technologies is a semiconductor optics company pioneering glass-based metalens solutions. The product portfolio consists of three interconnected layers: (1) Metalens Components including RGB color imaging metalenses (round and rectangular formats), ultra-wide FoV IR metalenses, and collimating metalenses for projectors; (2) Metalens Camera Modules and IoT Cameras integrating these metalenses into functional camera products for consumer electronics, biometrics, and AR/VR applications; and (3) Capital Equipment for metalens manufacturing and testing including the Direct Laser Writer for prototyping, Metalens Automatic Tester, Wafer-Level Metalens Testing Platform, Manual Testing Platform, and Automated Assembly and Test System. The company leverages 12-inch glass wafer DUV immersion photolithography for mass production and serves markets including CPO (co-packaged optics), mobile devices, AR/VR, and automotive sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Metalens: Ultra-thin flat optical lenses using nanostructured surfaces to focus light, replacing traditional bulky lens stacks
• Direct Laser Writer
• Metalens Automatic Tester
• Pico Projector

Products and services

• IoT Rectangular Metalens Color Camera

Quantifiable outcome

• 891% year-over-year revenue growth in FY2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Singapore National InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2026Collaboration with a Singapore-based national institute (supporting semiconductor commercialization) for development of compact tunable metalens module for 3D non-contact fingerprint biometrics targeting smartphone integration.
• Stanford Engineering SystemX AlliancesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026Associate Member in Stanford Engineering's SystemX Alliance program for collaborative R&D in optics and advanced manufacturing. Collaborating on metalens design and validation for quick-turn prototyping for US customers.
• Asia OpticalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026Metalens co-development partnership with Asia Optical for AR technology applications. Asia Optical is ramping up AR technology research and capacity in anticipation of Apple's entry into smart glasses market.
• QualcommcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 December 2025Qualcomm supplying Dragonwing QCM6490 and AR1 Snapdragon processors for MetaOptics' metalens-integrated smartphone and AI smart glasses products showcased at CES 2026. Strategic processor partnership for next-generation consumer devices.
• Taiwanese AI/ML CompanysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2025Co-development partnership with a Taiwanese AI/ML company for image sharpening algorithm running on Nvidia GPU hardware, integrated into MetaOptics metalens camera systems.
• Pin-Jye Nano Technologies (Taiwan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025Deployed Direct Laser Writer system in September 2025 and shipped Automatic Metalens Tester in March 2026 to establish end-to-end metalens manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan. Enables 100% sorting and characterization of functional metalenses for mass production.
• Elsoft Research BhdsupportingTechnology or Integration · 20 May 2025Collaboration with Elsoft Research Bhd (KLSE:0090.KL) for development of Automatic Metalens Tester, a system for testing equipment for leading global technology brands.
• NVIDIA Inception ProgramsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerStartup member of NVIDIA Inception Program, gaining access to NVIDIA's ecosystem, technology resources, and marketing support for AI-driven metalens applications.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Jenoptik: Jenoptik is a German optical systems manufacturer producing precision optics, sensors, and laser-based systems for semiconductor, automotive, and industrial markets. It competes with MetaOptics in industrial-grade optical components and lithography-related capital equipment.
• STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics is a major semiconductor manufacturer that has partnered with Metalenz to commercialize metalens technology in volume production for consumer and IoT applications. It represents both a potential competitor and a path to volume for the metalens category that MetaOptics competes in.
• ams OSRAM: ams OSRAM is a global photonics and semiconductor optics leader that acquired Heptagon Advanced Micro Optics (MetaOptics Chairman Thng Chong Kim's former employer). It offers broad optical component portfolios overlapping with MetaOptics' smartphone, AR/VR, and automotive sensing segments.
• Edmund Optics: Edmund Optics is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of optical components including lenses, filters, and imaging systems. While not a metalens specialist, it serves overlapping customers in life sciences, industrial, and research markets where MetaOptics also sells components.
• Coherent: Coherent (formerly II-VI Incorporated) is a major photonics and optoelectronics company producing laser systems, optical components, and materials for semiconductor, communications, and consumer electronics applications. It is a broad incumbent whose capabilities overlap with MetaOptics' CPO and laser-based metalens writing technology.

Direct peers

• Metalenz: Metalenz is a Boston-based pure-play metalens company founded as a Harvard spinoff, now partnered with STMicroelectronics for smartphone integration. It is the most direct competitor to MetaOptics, addressing the same smartphone, IoT, and biometric sensing markets with metasurface optics.
• NIL Technology: NIL Technology (NILT) is a Danish nano-optics company specializing in diffractive optical elements and metalenses for consumer electronics, AR/VR, and 3D sensing. Like MetaOptics, it offers both metalens components and design services targeting smartphones and IoT.
• Lumotive: Lumotive is a Seattle-based developer of metasurface-based optical beam steering for LiDAR, 3D sensing, and AR/VR. It shares MetaOptics' nanophotonics DNA and targets similar end markets including automotive sensing and consumer electronics.

Emerging players

• Holochip Corporation: Holochip develops metalens and adaptive optics technology for metrology, AR/VR, and industrial applications. As a smaller emerging player in metasurfaces, it overlaps with MetaOptics in target markets but with narrower deployment focus.
• Magic Leap: Magic Leap is an AR/VR headset developer that has explored metalens and metasurface optics for ultra-compact form factors. While primarily a system OEM, its demand for novel optics makes it both a potential customer and technology peer for MetaOptics in the AR/VR optics category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metaoptics-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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