When was Oclaro founded?

Oclaro was founded in 1988 and raised its 1st funding round 24 years after it was founded.

Where is Oclaro located?

Oclaro is headquartered in San Jose, United States.

How many employees does Oclaro have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Oclaro is 606.

Is Oclaro a funded company?

Oclaro is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Post IPO round on Jul 24, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Oclaro?

Oclaro's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Jul 24, 2012, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Photonics. In United States, the Photonics sector has seen $5.02B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Oclaro rank among its competitors?

Oclaro ranks 167th amongst 952 active competitors, of which 76 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Mavenir, which secured $75M in May, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Oclaro?

Oclaro's top competitors include Cisco, Mavenir and Calix. Among them, Mavenir secured the most recent funding round in May, 2024.

Oclaro - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Oclaro is an acquired company based in San Jose (United States), founded in 1988. It operates as an Optical components for the core optical, enterprise and data center markets. Oclaro has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 952 active competitors, including 76 funded and 206 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Cisco, Mavenir and Calix.

Company Details

Oclaro designs, manufactures and markets optical components, modules and subsystems that generate, detect, amplify, combine, and separate light signals for use in fiber optics communications networks. Offers transmission products, which include tunable and fixed wavelength laser transmitters, lithium niobate modulators, receivers, transceivers, and transponder modules. It also provides regeneration and optical routing products, such as pump laser chips, thin film filters, amplifiers, wavelength management products, and dispersion compensation management products and advanced photonic solutions products that comprise high-powered laser diode products, thin film filter products, and VCSEL products. Clients include telecommunication companies, components vendors, as well as to customers in data communications, military and aerospace industries and advanced photonics solutions products to life-sciences, industrial printing and consumer electronics components companies. Formerly known as Bookham, and changed its name to Oclaro in April 2009.

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Founded Year

1988

Location

San Jose, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Jul 24, 2012, $*****

Investors

Clarity Partners

Ranked

167^th among 952 active competitors

Employee Count

606 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

ClariPhy & 4 more

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Exit Details

Acquired by Lumentum (Mar 12, 2018)

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Oclaro got acquired by Lumentum on Mar 12, 2018.

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Oclaro has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Jul 24, 2012 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Oclaro has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Oclaro:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 24, 2012	4002852	Post IPO	3092938	5511802	7777561	7414111

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Oclaro's employee count trend

Oclaro has 606 employees as of May 26. Here is Oclaro's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Oclaro include Cisco, Mavenir and Calix. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Oclaro, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	$2.5M	Regency Capital Management, Econ Financial Services ... & 31 others	83/100
2nd	Mavenir 2005, Richardson (United States), Acquired	Developer of cloud native software for mobile network operator infrastructure	$105M	North Bridge Venture Partners, Alloy Ventures ... & 12 others	81/100
3rd	Calix 1999, Petaluma (United States), Public	Provider of communication equipment	$108M	Meritech, Kinetic Ventures & 16 others	77/100
4th	Rapid7 2000, Boston (United States), Public	Provider of cybersecurity solutions for exposure management, threat intelligence, and response	$92.3M	Bain Capital Ventures, TCV & 4 others	77/100
5th	Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of application and data security solutions for threat protection	$54M	Meritech, Sprout Capital Partners & 6 others	77/100
6th	Ericsson 1876, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	Provider of telecom equipment and software solutions	-	Kepha Partners, Cevian & 10 others	75/100
7th	Ciena 1992, Hanover (United States), Public	Provider of networking systems, automation software, components, and related services	-	Western Technology Investment, CRV & 13 others	74/100
8th	ZeroFOX 2013, Baltimore (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital risk protection, threat intelligence, and attack surface management	$154M	Redline Capital Management, New Enterprise Associates ... & 12 others	73/100
9th	Bitdefender 2001, Bucharest (Romania), Series B	Provider of cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and managed security services	$7M	Vitruvian Partners, Axxess Capital & 1 others	73/100
10th	Ribbon 1997, Westford (United States), Public	Provider of IP optical networking and cloud and communications software	$41M	Legatum, Bedrock Ventures & 25 others	72/100
167th	Oclaro 1988, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Optical components for the core optical, enterprise and data center markets	-	Clarity Partners	39/100

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Oclaro has made 2 investments in companies including ClariPhy and ClariPhy. Oclaro has also acquired 3 companies including Mintera and Xtellus.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jun 20, 2011	Investments	ClariPhy	2002	Irvine (United States)
Jul 21, 2010	Acquisition	Mintera	2000	Acton (United States)
May 27, 2010	Investments	ClariPhy	2002	Irvine (United States)