When was E Ink founded?

E Ink was founded in 1997 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is E Ink located?

E Ink is headquartered in Billerica, United States. It is registered at Billerica, Massachusetts.

How many employees does E Ink have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at E Ink is 611.

Is E Ink a funded company?

E Ink is a funded company, having raised a total of $52.8M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series B round, raised on May 01, 1998.

How much is E Ink worth?

The last known valuation of E Ink was $***** as of Apr 16, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of E Ink?

E Ink's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jan 27, 2000, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Flexible Electronics. In United States, the Flexible Electronics sector has seen $25M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does E Ink rank among its competitors?

E Ink ranks 1st amongst 34 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Ynvisible, which secured $173K in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of E Ink?

E Ink's top competitors include Plastic Logic, Ynvisible and JOLED. Among them, Ynvisible secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

E Ink - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Manufacturer of electronic paper displays, modules, films, and related components. These displays offer solutions for reading, writing, retail, healthcare, and logistics applications. The company provides various brands of electrophoretic displays. These brands include monochrome, multi-color, and full-color ePaper options.

Website: www.eink.com/
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Registered Address: Billerica, Massachusetts

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1997

Location

Billerica, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$52.8M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jan 27, 2000, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Apr 16, 2019

Investors

Atlas Venture & 9 more

Ranked

1^st among 34 active competitors

Employee Count

611 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

iFAST Diagnostics & 6 more

Similar Companies

Plastic Logic & 39 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Nuclera (May 12, 2021)

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E Ink is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
E Ink Corporation CIN: 43363274 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	441 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

E Ink got acquired by Nuclera on May 12, 2021.

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E Ink has raised a total funding of $52.8M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 01, 1998. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jan 27, 2000 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. E Ink has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of E Ink:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 27, 2000	4508481	Series B	7889382	8361772	2651531	7544076
May 01, 1998	2903434	Series B	2258693	4796013	1988763	Motorola Solutions & 3 more

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The founders of E Ink are Joseph Jacobson, Barrett Comiskey and Gwen Ooi.

Here are the details of E Ink's key team members:

Joseph Jacobson: Co-Founder of E Ink and founder of 3 other companies, Gen Nine, DeepCure and Kovio.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Barrett Comiskey: Co-Founder of E Ink and founder of 1 other company.
Gwen Ooi: Founder of E Ink.
Johnson Lee: CEO of E Ink.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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E Ink's employee count trend

E Ink has 611 employees as of Sep 26. Here is E Ink's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of E Ink include Plastic Logic, Ynvisible and JOLED. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of E Ink, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	E Ink 1997, Billerica (United States), Acquired	Manufacturer of electronic paper displays, modules, films, and related components	$52.8M	Atlas Venture, Motorola Solutions & 8 others	71/100
2nd	Plastic Logic 2000, Dresden (Germany), Acquired	Flexible glass-free plastic display solutions	$393M	Oak Investment Partners, Tudor Funds & 13 others	54/100
3rd	Ynvisible 2010, Vancouver (Canada), Public	Provides printable display technology based on electrochromic displays	$193K	EIC Fund, Europa & 1 others	53/100
4th	JOLED 2015, Tokyo (Japan), Late Stage	Developer of OLED-based display panels including printed OLED, oxide TFT displays, and flexible displays	$1.38B	DENSO, INCJ & 5 others	47/100
5th	Dasung Technology 2014, Haidian (China), Funding Raised	Developer of electronic paper display technology	-	Zhongke Chuangxing	41/100
6th	FlexEnable 2015, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Series B	Manufacturer of flexible displays	$11M	Novares, Amadeus Capital & 2 others	41/100
7th	Liquavista 2006, Eindhoven (Netherlands), Acquired	Provider of electrowetting screen technology solutions	$45M	Amadeus Capital, Gimv & 3 others	40/100
8th	iBeam 2011, Santa Fe (United States), Series A	Developer of LEDs fabricated on metal foils enabling large, flexible displays	-	Samsung Venture Investment, Third Derivative ... & 2 others	37/100
9th	Pelikon 2000, Bar Hill (United Kingdom), Acqui-Hired	Flexible liquid crystal (LC) layer based display solutions	$22.8M	Finance Wales, Advent Life Sciences & 2 others	34/100
10th	UniPixel 1998, The Woodlands (United States), Deadpooled	Performance Engineered Films for display devices	$1.42M	-	32/100

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E Ink has made 6 investments in companies including iFAST Diagnostics and Nuclera. E Ink has also acquired 1 companies including SiPix Imaging.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Nov 05, 2024	Investments	iFAST Diagnostics	2022	Southampton (United Kingdom)
Oct 16, 2024	Investments	Nuclera	2013	Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Jul 10, 2024	Investments	BOOX	2009	Guangzhou (China)