The Lighting Quotient

What The Lighting Quotient does

The Lighting Quotient (LiQ) is a U.S.-based, 100% privately held architectural lighting manufacturer headquartered in West Haven, Connecticut, operating continuously in the lighting industry for approximately 105 years. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures advanced luminaires and sells them under multiple brands, including Elliptipar (the primary brand following the 2026 consolidation of Electrix into it), Tambient, Meyer, and Vice (represented through a strategic partnership). Its technical core is precision optical engineering packaged into unique architectural forms, with proprietary asymmetric light distribution (notably the S107, S330, and S419 product families) and feature technologies including RGBW Dynamic Color, Dim-2-Warm, Tunable White, and Driver & Control systems. The firm is a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified manufacturer producing in the USA with union labor, holding a broad stack of industry certifications (AIA, ANSI, ASHRAE, CSA, ETL, GSA, IES, IALD, NEMA, BAA/BABA, RoHS, Connecticut Made) that prequalify it for federal and institutional buyers.

The company monetizes primarily through hardware sales of project-specified luminaires, supplemented by custom modification engineering services and BIM object development. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, except via GSA contract unit pricing for federal buyers across more than 200 approved products. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales targeting architects, lighting designers, and specifiers, an inside sales/project management team for mid-market projects, GSA government contracting, and a channel partnership with Vice Lighting in which LiQ serves as Vice Lighting's exclusive U.S. sales and marketing arm. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across corporate offices, educational institutions, atriums, natatoriums, workspaces, green walls, houses of worship, transportation infrastructure, building facades, and federal facilities, with named historical references including the Jefferson Memorial (1973) and United Airlines terminals at O'Hare International (1987). The business model is project-based and specification-driven, with revenue visibility tied to architectural design cycles rather than recurring software or service contracts.

Name

The Lighting Quotient

Legal name

The Lighting Quotient

Website

https://thelightingquotient.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Lighting Quotient is a 100% privately held U.S. manufacturer of architectural luminaires serving architects, lighting designers, and specifiers through brands including Elliptipar, Tambient, Meyer, and Vice. The firm specializes in precision optics, asymmetric light distribution, and application-specific lighting across commercial, institutional, transportation, and federal government markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights) (IMAGAIAA)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting
• Linear luminaires
• Precision optics
• LED lighting fixtures
• Government lighting solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

West Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lighting Fixture Sales: The Lighting Quotient generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of advanced architectural lighting fixtures and luminaires under multiple brands including Elliptipar, Tambient, Meyer, and Vice. Products are sold through direct sales, GSA contracts, and channel partnerships.
2. Custom Modification Services: The Customs and Modification Engineering department provides custom product modifications when standard products do not meet project specifications, enabling tailored solutions for architectural projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Lighting Quotient designs, engineers, and manufactures advanced architectural luminaires with precision optics inside unique forms for advanced function and control. Products are offered under the Elliptipar, Tambient, MEYER, and Vice Lighting brands and ship into commercial, institutional, and government architectural projects with features such as RGBW dynamic color, Dim-2-Warm, Tunable White, and proprietary drivers and controls.

Product overview

The Lighting Quotient is a U.S.-based, 100% privately owned lighting manufacturer celebrating 105 years in the industry. The company produces luminaires under multiple brands: Elliptipar (primary brand, following consolidation of Electrix into it in 2026), Tamambient, MEYER, and Vice (via partnership). The product portfolio centers on precision optics inside unique architectural forms, featuring linear asymmetric uplights, grazers, and specialty lighting for applications including offices, schools, atriums, natatoriums, workspaces, green walls, houses of worship, transportation, and facades. Key award-winning products include S107, S330, and S419. The company also offers technology features including RGBW Dynamic Color, Dim-2-warm, Tunable White, and Driver & Control systems. Services include BIM object development, custom modifications, and GSA/government sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elliptipar: Core brand of advanced lighting systems; unified with Electrix brand in 2026.
• Tambient
• MEYER
• Vice

Products and services

• S107 Linear Asymmetric Uplight Linear asymmetric uplight fixture within the Elliptipar product line, designed for indirect cove, perimeter, and architectural uplighting applications in commercial, institutional, and government projects.
• S330 iLas2 Perimeter Pocket Framing Fixture Perimeter pocket framing luminaire within the Elliptipar product line that creates perimeter lighting accents in architectural spaces for designers specifying commercial and institutional projects.
• S419 Indoor Linear Asymmetric Uplight / Grazer Indoor linear asymmetric uplight and wall-grazer fixture within the Elliptipar product line, used for indirect uplighting and wall-grazing effects in architectural interior applications.
• BIM Services Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Revit content services that provide architects, lighting designers, and specifiers with manufacturer-specific BIM models, families, and specification resources for Elliptipar, Tambient, MEYER, and Vice Lighting fixtures.
• Custom Modification Services Project-specific customization service that modifies standard catalog luminaires from the Elliptipar, Tambient, MEYER, and Vice Lighting lines to meet unique architectural, performance, or mounting requirements on commercial, institutional, and government projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• S107 achieves the highest delivered lumens per foot from a miniature profile linear asymmetric uplight - recognized in 2025 IES Progress Report

Named customers2 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of New HavencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026Master research agreement establishing collaboration through the university's Elevation Center focused on applied research in lighting design, optical engineering, and product development. The partnership provides students with hands-on experience in engineering and materials science while enabling The Lighting Quotient to access faculty expertise and student talent for innovation projects. Builds on existing relationship where the company has historically hired engineering and business talent from the institution.
• Vice LightingcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 February 2026Strategic partnership where The Lighting Quotient serves as Vice Lighting's exclusive sales and marketing arm in the U.S. market. The partnership increases product offerings and supports projects with new design options for American customers. This partnership preceded the unification of Elliptipar and Electrix brands under the Elliptipar name.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Focal Point: Focal Point is a closely held U.S. architectural lighting manufacturer producing specification-grade luminaires for offices, education, healthcare, and transportation — directly comparable to LiQ's Elliptipar/Meyer/Tambient portfolio on customer base, distribution model, and product category.
• Visa Lighting: Visa Lighting is a U.S. specification-grade architectural luminaire maker serving healthcare, education, and commercial markets with a similar Made-in-USA manufacturing profile and emphasis on performance optics — overlapping with LiQ's product positioning and end-customers.
• Selux: Selux designs and manufactures architectural linear lighting systems, including asymmetric and grazer optics for facades and interiors, with comparable specifier-driven channels and project-based commercial architecture customers as LiQ.
• Winona Lighting: Winona Lighting is a U.S. architectural lighting manufacturer focused on precision-engineered linear and accent fixtures for commercial and institutional projects, closely paralleling LiQ's design-led, custom-modification, Made-in-America value proposition.
• BK Lighting: BK Lighting specializes in precision-engineered exterior architectural and landscape lighting fixtures, including facade and accent products — overlapping with LiQ's building facade and outdoor accent segments with similar specification-grade go-to-market.
• Axis Lighting: Axis Lighting produces specification-grade linear LED luminaires for commercial and architectural applications, including asymmetric and wall-wash optics — directly overlapping with LiQ's Elliptipar S-series product family on technology and customer.
• Luminii: Luminii is a U.S.-based architectural LED linear lighting manufacturer serving commercial, hospitality, and facade applications with specification-grade products — overlapping LiQ's linear asymmetric uplight and grazer categories.
• Prudential Lighting: Prudential Lighting manufactures architectural LED fixtures for offices, healthcare, and education in the U.S., with a comparable specification channel, project-based sales motion, and focus on integrated controls.

Broad incumbents

• Erco: Erco is a global architectural lighting incumbent with a broad portfolio of interior and exterior luminaires specified by architects on premium commercial projects — competing with LiQ on larger international specification jobs while offering a much wider catalog.
• Signify (formerly Philips Lighting): Signify is the global lighting incumbent whose Color Kinetics and architectural OEM/ODM portfolios compete for the same specifier-driven commercial projects that LiQ serves, albeit at much greater scale and with broader product breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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