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Coherent

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Santa Clara, California, United StatesFounded 19667+ employees$2.0B raisedAcquiredCOHR
Last round: post ipo equity · $2B · Mar 2026(3 rounds total)
2 layoff events · Last: Jun 2023
Founded by Eugene L. WatsonDeveloping APIs for web3 data
Backed by(3 investors)
NVIDIAU.S. Department of CommerceU.S. Department of Defense

Coherent is a global manufacturer of laser and laser-based solutions for industrial, commercial, and scientific applications. It supports groundbreaking research in partnership with organizations dedicated to sponsoring basic research in photonics and optics fields. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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