Overview
Salaries
Products
People
Growth
Offices
Financials

Funding and backers

Total raised
$800k
5 rounds on record
Latest round
$800k
Venture round · Feb 2021 · 5 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Grants
$3.2M
4 grants · CORDIS
The money's age
Long since its last round
67 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Apr 4, 2025 Won a grant $1.1M · CORDIS Sep 1, 2023 Won a grant $387k · CORDIS Sep 1, 2021 Won a grant $1.5M · CORDIS Feb 23, 2021 Raised a round Venture round $800k · SEC Form D Jun 1, 2020 Won a grant $218k · CORDIS 2018 Founded
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Grant Apr 2025 $1.1M — CORDIS
Grant Sep 2023 $387k — CORDIS
Grant Sep 2021 $1.5M — CORDIS
Venture round Feb 2021 $800k — SEC Form D
Grant Jun 2020 $218k — CORDIS
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Double Helix Optics, Inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Rafael PiestunExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Leslie KimerlingExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Overview

Unlock depth and precision with Double Helix Optics 3D imaging and sensing.

People

Rafael Piestun
Executive Officer, Director
Leslie Kimerling
Executive Officer, Director
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Boulder United States
HQ
Ready to join us?
10-50 est. staff
3415 Colorado Ave., Boulder, CO 80303, USA
company site

Financials

Total raised
$4M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
5
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2025 $1.1M Details
Grant 2023 $387k Details
Grant 2021 $1.5M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 $800k Details
Grant 2020 $218k Details