Chroma-Q

What Chroma-Q does

Chroma-Q is a UK-based private manufacturer of professional LED lighting and lighting control products, founded in 2004 and headquartered in High Wycombe. The company supplies creative LED fixtures, film/TV/broadcast lighting solutions, and lighting control hardware to commercial and entertainment-sector customers. Its product surface spans both the luminaire side (LED fixtures for stage, film, television, and broadcast applications) and the control side, suggesting a vertically oriented offering within the professional lighting stack rather than a single-product niche.

The company's business model is consistent with a B2B equipment manufacturer in the professional audiovisual industry: revenue is generated through hardware sales of LED lighting units and control products to commercial buyers such as production companies, rental houses, broadcasters, and venue operators. With 51-100 employees and two decades of operating history, Chroma-Q sits in the small-cap industrial niche of the entertainment technology supply chain rather than the mass-market consumer lighting segment. Go-to-market mechanics (direct vs. dealer, rental vs. sale, pricing model) are not disclosed in the available data.

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Name

Chroma-Q

Website

https://chroma-q.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chroma-Q is a UK-based private manufacturer, founded in 2004, that designs and sells professional LED lighting fixtures and lighting control products for film, TV, broadcast, and commercial entertainment applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

High Wycombe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

Chroma-Q designs and manufactures creative LED lighting fixtures and lighting control products targeted at the entertainment, film, TV, and broadcast sectors. The company provides professional-grade illumination hardware used in commercial productions, studios, and live event environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Direct peers

• ARRI: ARRI is the dominant manufacturer of professional film and broadcast lighting (e.g., SkyPanel, Orbiter). It directly competes with Chroma-Q in the same specifier-driven LED fixture market for DPs, gaffers, and rental houses.
• Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC): ETC manufactures professional entertainment lighting fixtures and lighting control consoles (Source Four, ColorSource, Eos consoles). It is a direct peer where Chroma-Q offers both fixtures and lighting controls.
• Litepanels: Litepanels (a Vitec Group brand) produces professional LED panel lighting widely used in broadcast studios, ENG, and film production. It directly overlaps Chroma-Q's broadcast and studio fixture portfolio.
• Rosco Laboratories: Rosco supplies professional lighting fixtures, color filters, and gobos for film, TV, and theatre. It directly overlaps Chroma-Q's creative LED and lighting accessory offerings for the entertainment industry.
• Kino Flo Lighting Systems: Kino Flo is a long-established US manufacturer of professional film/TV fluorescent and LED lighting (Celeb, FreeStyle, Diva-Lite). It is a direct peer in the creative LED segment for film and broadcast production.
• Robe Lighting: Robe is a major Czech manufacturer of professional moving-head and LED entertainment lighting for live events, TV, and theatre. It competes with Chroma-Q in the broader entertainment/studio LED fixture market.

Broad incumbents

• Martin Professional (Harman): Martin Professional, part of Harman, is a large incumbent in professional entertainment lighting with extensive LED fixture and control offerings. It competes with Chroma-Q across the entertainment/studio lighting spectrum.
• Signify (Philips Entertainment): Signify, the parent of Philips Lighting, offers a broad portfolio of professional lighting including entertainment-grade LED products. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Chroma-Q in film/TV/studio applications but is not specialized to that niche.

Emerging players

• Aputure: Aputure is a fast-growing Chinese-origin brand of LED lighting for independent film and content creators. It is an emerging competitor pressuring traditional players like Chroma-Q in the prosumer/indie end of the market.
• Nanlite: Nanlite is a China-based LED lighting manufacturer targeting content creators and small-to-mid production houses. It represents an emerging lower-cost alternative in segments where Chroma-Q's premium fixtures historically competed.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chromaqlighting

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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