Nearfield Instruments - About the company
Nearfield Instruments is a series C company based in Rotterdam (Netherlands), founded in 2016. It operates as a Developer of electron microscopes for 3D metrology. Nearfield Instruments has raised $169M in funding from investors like Temasek, Innovation Industries and Invest-NL. The company has 64 active competitors, including 10 funded and 15 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Oxford Instruments, NanoImaging Services and MedPrime Technologies.
Company Details
Developer of electron microscopes for 3D metrology. It provides users with a high throughput atomic force microscopy system for atom-scale resolution 3D metrology. It also caters to semiconductors manufacturing industries to measure nanoscale products, and understand the functionality of microchips and on-device non-destructive measurements.
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Founded Year
2016
Location
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$169M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
3rd among 64 active competitors
Employee Count
383 as on Apr 30, 2026
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Legal entities associated with Nearfield Instruments
Nearfield Instruments is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Nearfield Instruments B.V. CIN: 65040007 , Netherlands, Active | Jan 12, 2016 | - | - | - |
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Nearfield Instruments's funding and investors
Nearfield Instruments has raised a total funding of $169M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 04, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jul 18, 2024 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Nearfield Instruments has 7 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Nearfield Instruments:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jul 18, 2024 | 6794430 | Series C | 3702124 | 7763387 | 9075330 | 2684727 |
May 22, 2023 | 9495341 | Series B | 7539001 | 6513972 | 3799935 | |
Jun 07, 2021 | 4091697 | Series B | 1667609 | 4589406 | 2328153 |
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Nearfield Instruments' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileNearfield Instruments' employee count trend
Nearfield Instruments has 383 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Nearfield Instruments's employee count trend over the years:
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Nearfield Instruments's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Nearfield Instruments include Oxford Instruments, NanoImaging Services and MedPrime Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Nearfield Instruments, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Oxford Instruments 1959, High Wycombe (United Kingdom), Public | Developer of technology tools and systems for research and industry | - | 70/100 | |
2nd | NanoImaging Services 2007, San Diego (United States), Series A | Provider of cryo-electron microscopy, protein production, and nanoparticle characterization services | $13.7M | 60/100 | |
3rd | Nearfield Instruments 2016, Rotterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Developer of electron microscopes for 3D metrology | $169M | 59/100 | |
4th |  MedPrime Technologies 2014, Thane (India), Seed | Developer of digital microscopes for pathology and telepathology | $1.71M | 53/100 | |
5th | Leica Microsystems 1914, Wetzlar (Germany), Acquired | Manufacturer of microscopes, microscope software, cameras, parts, and accessories | - | 52/100 | |
6th | Provider of nanofabrication systems and characterization solutions for industry and academia | - | 49/100 | ||
7th | Phase Focus 2006, Sheffield (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of virtual lens that generates High definition images without high-quality lenses | $12.1M | 47/100 | |
8th | _1551162871732.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Energetiq 2004, United States, Acquired | Innovating ultra-bright light sources for advanced metrology and scientific applications | - | 46/100 | |
9th |  Shuimu BioSciences Ltd 2017, Changping District (China), Seed | Provider of structural and genetic data for drug discovery | - | 44/100 | |
10th | Tescan 1991, Brno (Czech Republic), Acquired | Manufacturer of scientific instruments and laboratory equipment | - | 43/100 |
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Nearfield Instruments's Investments and acquisitions
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News related to Nearfield Instruments
Filter this listMedia has covered Nearfield Instruments for a total of 4 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about partnerships and 1 about company updates.
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Nearfield adds 3D sidewall metrology to flagship system - Bits&ChipsBits&Chips•Mar 04, 2026•Nearfield Instruments
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Nearfield and Imec collaborate on 3D semiconductor metrologyBits&Chips•Nov 18, 2025•Imec, Nearfield Instruments
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Nearfield and Sioux find semiconductor partners in SingaporeBits&Chips•May 21, 2025•Nearfield Instruments, Sioux
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Dutch chip equipment maker Nearfield planning IPO by 2028, CEO saysThe Star Online•Feb 13, 2025•Nearfield Instruments, CEO Coaching International
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