What Cobolt does

Cobolt AB, headquartered in Solna, Sweden, designs and manufactures compact, high-performance diode-pumped solid-state lasers (DPSSLs) and adjacent laser technologies for demanding scientific and industrial applications. Its core product families span the UV–Visible–NIR spectrum (320 nm to 4330 nm) and include single-frequency continuous-wave lasers (04-01, 05-01, 08-01 series), modulated diode lasers (06-01 series), Q-switched nanosecond lasers (Tor series), tunable mid-IR lasers (Odin), multi-line lasers (Skyra), high-power DPSS lasers (Rogue), tunable single-frequency lasers (Qu-T), fiber laser systems (Ampheia), and femtosecond lasers (VALO). Differentiation is anchored in the proprietary HTCure™ thermo-mechanical manufacturing architecture, which delivers narrow linewidths (<1 MHz), spectral drift <1 pm, and spectral purity >80 dB in compact form factors, plus the C-FLEX modular combiner platform that integrates up to eight lasers into a single multi-color excitation system.

The company operates as a division of HÜBNER Photonics, itself part of the German conglomerate HÜBNER GmbH & Co. KG, with direct sales offices in Sweden and Germany and a global distributor network. Cobolt sells B2B primarily to instrument manufacturers incorporating lasers into Raman spectrometers, fluorescence and confocal microscopes, flow cytometers, holographic and quantum research equipment, semiconductor inspection tools, and LIBS/MALDI-TOF analyzers, with secondary demand from biomedical and clinical diagnostics OEMs. Revenue is generated predominantly through one-time hardware sales via direct quotes and distributor channels; pricing is not publicly disclosed and customers are routed through a sales request form. No public funding rounds, no public revenue disclosure, and no AI/ML capability claims are present in the available data.

Name

Cobolt

Legal name

Cobolt AB

Website

https://coboltlasers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cobolt AB, part of HÜBNER Photonics, designs and manufactures compact diode-pumped solid-state lasers spanning UV–Visible–NIR wavelengths for OEM instrument manufacturers and research institutions in Raman spectroscopy, microscopy, flow cytometry, quantum research, and industrial metrology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laser Systems (DPSSLs)

NAICS

Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344), Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413)

SIC

Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

Optoelectronic Emitters (LED/Laser/VCSEL) (HDAHALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Quantum Sensor Components & Subsystems (Lasers, Vacuum, Photonics, Diamond/NV, MEMS) (HDAGAHAM)

Keywords

• Diode-pumped solid-state lasers
• Single-frequency CW lasers
• Narrow linewidth lasers
• Nanosecond pulsed lasers
• Laser combiner platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Solna

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laser Hardware Sales: Sale of precision laser systems including single-frequency CW lasers, diode lasers, Q-switched lasers, multi-line lasers, and tunable lasers. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware purchases with optional service contracts. Sales are conducted directly through HÜBNER Photonics offices and via a distributor network globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cobolt develops and manufactures high-performance diode-pumped solid-state lasers (DPSSLs) spanning the UV–Visible–NIR spectrum from 320 nm to 4330 nm. The product portfolio includes single-frequency continuous-wave lasers, modulated diode lasers, Q-switched nanosecond lasers, multi-line lasers, and tunable lasers designed for integration into scientific instruments and OEM systems. These lasers are sold primarily to industrial instrument manufacturers, research institutions, and biomedical/clinical diagnostic equipment makers for applications including Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, holography, quantum research, semiconductor inspection, and flow cytometry.

Product overview

Cobolt, through HÜBNER Photonics, offers a comprehensive portfolio of compact, high-performance lasers spanning the full UV–Visible–NIR spectrum. The product line includes single-frequency CW lasers (Cobolt 04-01, 05-01 Series), diode lasers (Cobolt 06-01 Series), narrow linewidth lasers (Cobolt 08-01 Series), Q-switched nanosecond lasers (Cobolt Tor™ Series), tunable mid-IR lasers (Cobolt Odin™ Series), multi-line lasers (Cobolt Skyra™), high-power DPSS lasers (Cobolt Rogue™ Series), tunable single-frequency lasers (Cobolt Qu-T™ Series), fiber laser systems (Ampheia™), and femtosecond lasers (VALO Series). The C-FLEX laser combiner enables integration of multiple lasers into unified systems. These lasers are powered by proprietary HTCure™ Technology and serve demanding applications in biomedical research, clinical diagnostics, materials science, particle analysis, semiconductor metrology, and industrial quality control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cobolt 04-01 Series: Single frequency, CW diode pumped lasers with wavelength 457 nm – 1064 nm
• Cobolt 05-01 Series
• Cobolt 06-01 Series
• Cobolt 08-01 Series
• Cobolt Tor Series
• Cobolt Odin Series
• Cobolt Skyra
• Cobolt Rogue Series
• Cobolt Qu-T Series
• Ampheia
• C-FLEX
• VALO Series

Products and services

• Cobolt 04-01 Series Single frequency, CW diode pumped lasers operating at 457 nm – 1064 nm with power output of 25 mW – 400 mW. Used for Raman spectroscopy, microscopy, laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV), and dynamic light scattering (DLS) applications.
• Cobolt 05-01 Series High power, single frequency, CW diode pumped lasers covering 320 nm – 1064 nm wavelength range with power output of 10 mW – 3 W. Applications include holography, Raman spectroscopy, microscopy, flow cytometry, and research.
• Cobolt 06-01 Series Plug & play modulated CW diode lasers with wavelength range 375 nm – 1060 nm and power output of 40 mW – 400 mW. Designed for microscopy, flow cytometry, and optogenetics applications.
• Cobolt 08-01 Series Compact narrow linewidth lasers covering 375 nm – 1064 nm with power output of 20 mW – 800 mW. Used for Raman spectroscopy, interferometry, and dynamic light scattering.
• Cobolt Rogue™ Series High power, CW diode pumped lasers at 640 nm wavelength with 1 W power output. Designed for super resolution microscopy applications.
• Cobolt Tor™ Series High performance Q-switched lasers at 355, 532 and 1064 nm wavelengths delivering pulse energy of 50 – 500 µJ/pulse at single pulse up to 7 kHz. Applications include LIBS, Maldi-TOF, and micro-machining & marking.
• Cobolt Odin™ Series Tunable lasers for mid-IR range at 3264 nm – 4330 nm with power of 60 – 80 mW at 10 kHz pulse rate. Used for photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS), LIBS, and photoacoustics applications.
• Cobolt Qu-T™ Series Compact tunable lasers with single frequency, mode-hop free tuning at 532 nm, 619 nm, 707 nm, 780 nm, 813 nm, and 1238 nm wavelengths. Output power exceeds 500 mW. Applications include quantum research, quantum computing, atom cooling, atom clock research, and Raman spectroscopy.
• Cobolt Skyra™ Multi-line laser platform covering 405 nm – 685 nm with power options of 50 mW and 100 mW. Designed for microscopy and flow cytometry applications, serving as a solid-state alternative to Ar-ion lasers.
• Ampheia™ fiber laser systems Fiber laser and amplifier systems for single-frequency applications. Part of HÜBNER Photonics' fiber laser portfolio.
• C-FLEX Laser Combiner Modular laser combiner platform that supports up to eight Cobolt lasers in a single, user-friendly system. Enables flexible integration for multi-color excitation in microscopy setups.
• VALO Femtosecond Series Femtosecond lasers operating at 1 – 1.1 µm wavelength range. Part of HÜBNER Photonics' advanced laser portfolio, offered via VALO Innovations in Hannover, Germany.
• C-WAVE Series Tunable laser covering visible and NIR wavelength ranges. Part of the HÜBNER Photonics tunable laser portfolio offered alongside Cobolt Qu-T™ and Cobolt Odin™ series.

Quantifiable outcome

• Narrow linewidths <1 MHz across a wide operating temperature range
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IPG Photonics: IPG is the dominant industrial fiber laser vendor and also offers diode, DPSS and QCW sources. While its core market is materials processing, it overlaps with Cobolt in laser sources for instrumentation and OEM integration.
• MKS Instruments: MKS owns Newport, Spectra-Physics and ESI, all of which manufacture CW, Q-switched and ultrafast laser sources for research, semiconductor and instrumentation customers. It competes with Cobolt in OEM and scientific laser sources as part of a much wider photonics portfolio.
• Coherent: Coherent (formerly II-VI / Coherent Corp) is a diversified photonics leader offering DPSS, diode, gas and fiber lasers across industrial, scientific and biomedical end markets. It serves the same OEM and research customers as Cobolt but on a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Oxxius: Oxxius makes compact diode and DPSS lasers for biophotonics, microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, including multi-line and modulated modules. It targets overlapping OEM and life-science customers as Cobolt with comparable form factors.
• Novanta (Laser Quantum): Laser Quantum, owned by Novanta, builds CW and pulsed solid-state lasers for scientific, microscopy and metrology OEMs. It competes directly with Cobolt's single-frequency and CW DPSS lines in the research instrumentation channel.
• Thorlabs: Thorlabs manufactures and distributes a broad line of diode, DPSS, ultrafast and tunable lasers alongside its photonics components catalog. It targets the same academic, OEM and integrator customers as Cobolt, with both catalog and custom laser products.
• Sacher Lasertechnik: Sacher Lasertechnik manufactures tunable diode lasers and DPSS systems for spectroscopy, atomic physics and quantum research. Its customer base and product positioning closely mirror Cobolt's Qu-T and 04-01/05-01 lines.
• Toptica Photonics: Toptica manufactures diode and tunable lasers across the UV–visible–NIR range for scientific research, quantum optics, biophotonics and metrology. It is the closest direct peer to Cobolt in wavelength coverage and customer base.

Emerging players

• Yangtze Optical Engineering (CNI Laser): CNI Laser (Changchun New Industries Optoelectronics) is a Chinese manufacturer of diode, DPSS and tunable lasers at competitive price points. It targets similar scientific, medical and instrumentation customers, increasingly competing with Cobolt on cost in commodity wavelengths.

Others

• HÜBNER Photonics (VALO Innovations): VALO Innovations is the sister division under HÜBNER Photonics that produces femtosecond lasers. Although part of the same parent group, it serves adjacent ultrafast-laser customers and represents the closest internal peer within Cobolt's own corporate family.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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