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 Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at E Ink is 603.

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.

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.

Where does E Ink rank among its competitors?

E Ink ranks 1st amongst 33 active competitors, of which 8 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Ynvisible, which secured $380K in Mar, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of E Ink?

E Ink's top competitors include Royole, FlexEnable and Plastic Logic. Among them, Ynvisible secured the most recent funding round in March, 2025.

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, $*****

Investors

Motorola Solutions & 9 more

Ranked

1^st among 33 active competitors

Employee Count

603 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

iFAST Diagnostics & 6 more

Similar Companies

Royole & 40 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	Documents
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	1731423	Series B	7898602	2706234	9557892	3037808
May 01, 1998	3911272	Series B	7555534	1536090	4601859	Motorola Solutions & 3 more

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The founders of E Ink is Joseph Jacobson.

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
Johnson Lee: CEO of E Ink.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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E Ink's employee count trend

E Ink has 603 employees as of Apr 26. Here is E Ink's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of E Ink include Royole, FlexEnable and Plastic Logic. 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	Motorola Solutions, Back Bay Group & 8 others	70/100
2nd	Royole 2012, Fremont (United States), Series F	Manufacturer of flexible displays	$850M	Hanfor, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank ... & 23 others	60/100
3rd	FlexEnable 2015, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Series B	Manufacturer of flexible displays	$11M	Novares, Amadeus Capital & 2 others	56/100
4th	Plastic Logic 2000, Dresden (Germany), Acquired	Flexible glass-free plastic display solutions	$393M	Oak Investment Partners, Tudor Funds & 13 others	55/100
5th	Ynvisible 2010, Vancouver (Canada), Public	Provides printable display technology based on electrochromic displays	$193K	EIC Fund, Europa & 1 others	53/100
6th	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	48/100
7th	Dasung Technology 2014, Haidian (China), Funding Raised	Developer of electronic paper display technology	-	Zhongke Chuangxing	44/100
8th	Liquavista 2006, Eindhoven (Netherlands), Acquired	Provider of electrowetting screen technology solutions	$45M	Amadeus Capital, Gimv & 3 others	39/100
9th	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	39/100
10th	Pelikon 2000, Bar Hill (United Kingdom), Acqui-Hired	Flexible liquid crystal (LC) layer based display solutions	$22.8M	Finance Wales, Janus Henderson Investors & 2 others	38/100

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E Ink has made 6 investments in companies including iFAST Diagnostics and Nuclera Nucleics. 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 Nucleics	2013	Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Jul 10, 2024	Investments	BOOX	2009	Guangzhou (China)