When was LI-COR founded?

LI-COR was founded in 1971 and raised its 1st funding round 37 years after it was founded.

Where is LI-COR located?

LI-COR is headquartered in Lincoln, United States. It is registered at Lincoln, Nebraska.

How many employees does LI-COR have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at LI-COR is 222.

Is LI-COR a funded company?

LI-COR is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jun 30, 2008.

When was the latest funding round of LI-COR?

LI-COR's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Sep 15, 2014, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does LI-COR rank among its competitors?

LI-COR ranks 21st amongst 304 active competitors, of which 37 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was BioLife Solutions, which secured $10.4M in Oct, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of LI-COR?

LI-COR's top competitors include Illumina, Quanterix and BioLife Solutions. Among them, BioLife Solutions secured the most recent funding round in October, 2023.

LI-COR - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of diversified research instruments for life sciences and environmental sciences. Its products include imaging systems, reagents and software, Eddy covariance systems, CO2/H2O/CH4 analyzers, portable photosynthesis systems, soil gas flux, leaf area and plant canopy analyzers, and others. It has application in imaging small animals, gas analysis, drug development, protein research, and plant study.

Website: www.licor.com/
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Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Lincoln, Nebraska

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1971

Location

Lincoln, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Sep 15, 2014, $*****

Investors

Delian Capital & 1 more

Ranked

21^st among 304 active competitors

Employee Count

222 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Onset Data Loggers & 4 more

Similar Companies

Illumina & 351 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Battery Ventures (Dec 08, 2021)

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LI-COR is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
LI Corp CIN: 40103497748 , Latvia, Active	Jan 04, 2012	$0 - $1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-
Li-cor, Inc. CIN: 470537101 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	464 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

LI-COR got acquired by Battery Ventures on Dec 08, 2021.

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LI-COR has raised funding over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 30, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Sep 15, 2014 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. LI-COR has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of LI-COR:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 15, 2014	1440478	Grant (prize money)	4316013	1584318	2449057	3881828
Sep 01, 2014	4021451	Grant (prize money)	7344365	3933494	2942941	OSTI
Aug 01, 2014	1671849	Grant (prize money)	5239151	9034048	6476482	OSTI

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LI-COR's employee count trend

LI-COR has 222 employees as of May 26. Here is LI-COR's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of LI-COR include Illumina, Quanterix and BioLife Solutions. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of LI-COR, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Illumina 1993, San Diego (United States), Public	Developer of technologies for analysis of genetic variation and function	$28M	State Farm, Chevron Technology Ventures & 32 others	80/100
2nd	Quanterix 2007, Cambridge (United States), Public	Developer of assay kits for ultra-sensitive biomarker detection	$99.5M	T. Rowe Price, In-Q-Tel & 15 others	74/100
3rd	BioLife Solutions 1987, Bothell (United States), Public	Developer of cell and gene therapies with the integrity of a single cell	-	-	68/100
4th	Biocare Medical 1997, Concord (United States), Acquired	Manufacturer of primary antibodies and instruments for immunohistochemistry applications	$85M	Excellere Partners, GHO Capital Partners & 2 others	65/100
5th	MGI 2016, Shenzhen (China), Series B	Provider of gene sequencing instruments, reagents, equipment, and related products	$1B	Guotai Junan Securities, CoStone Capital ... & 11 others	64/100
6th	Bio-Techne 1981, Minneapolis (United States), Public	Developer of biotech reagents, instruments and clinical diagnostic products	-	HHS	62/100
7th	Siemens Healthineers 1847, Forchheim (Germany), Public	Developer of AI-based medical diagnostic products for the healthcare sector	-	Skyviews Life Science, HHS & 1 others	62/100
8th	Mapi Pharma 2008, Ness Ziona (Israel), Series B	Clinical stage pharmaceutical company developing extended release versions of generic drugs.	$60M	aMoon, Shavit Capital & 3 others	61/100
9th	Applied BioCode 2008, Santa Fe Springs (United States), Public	Developer of assay testing kits and instruments for in vitro diagnostics, research, and other industrial applications	$20.3M	NIH, TPTF & 4 others	60/100
10th	Standard BioTools 1999, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of instruments and reagents for research purposes	-	Casdin Capital, Europa	57/100
21st	LI-COR 1971, Lincoln (United States), Acquired	Provider of diversified research instruments for life sciences and environmental sciences	-	Delian Capital, OSTI	48/100

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LI-COR has made 3 investments in companies including Aura Biosciences and Aura Biosciences. LI-COR has also acquired 2 companies including Onset Data Loggers and Anemoment.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Apr 09, 2024	Acquisition	Onset Data Loggers	1981	Barnstable (United States)
Dec 21, 2022	Acquisition	Anemoment	2017	Longmont (United States)
Apr 12, 2019	Investments	Aura Biosciences	2007	Cambridge (United States)