Olympus - About the company
Olympus is a public company based in Tokyo (Japan), founded in 1919. It operates as a Manufacturer of imaging and surgical products. The company has 112 active competitors, including 12 funded and 24 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like GE Healthcare, IBA and United Imaging Healthcare.
Company Details
Manufacturer of imaging and surgical products. The company has developed underwater cameras, lenses, camera accessories, audio products, binoculars, medical endoscopes, endotherapy devices, therapeutic energy devices, and biological microscope systems, such as laser scanning microscopes, disk confocal microscopes, virtual slide microscopes, and more.
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Founded Year
1919
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Stage
Public
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 112 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$1B+ as on Mar 31, 2024
Employee Count
13,742 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Olympus
Olympus is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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OLYMPUS INC CIN: 850352526 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 190 (As on Dec 31, 2014) | - |
Olympus CIN: 852269976 , France, Active | $1B+ (As on Mar 31, 2024) | - | - |
Olympus's IPO details
Olympus got listed on May 16, 1949.
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Olympus's funding and investors
Olympus is a funded company. Olympus has 2 institutional investors.
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Olympus has 13,742 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Olympus's employee count trend over the years:
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Olympus's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Olympus include GE Healthcare, IBA and United Imaging Healthcare. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Olympus, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | GE Healthcare 1994, Chicago (United States), Public | Provider of medical imaging equipment and clinical patient care solutions | - | 78/100 | |
2nd | Manufacturer of imaging and surgical products | - | 67/100 | ||
3rd | Provider of software and hardware solutions for life science and healthcare industry | $27.3M | 66/100 | ||
4th | United Imaging Healthcare 2011, Shanghai (China), Series B | Developer and manufacturer of advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment | $504M | 62/100 | |
5th | Siemens Healthineers 1847, Forchheim (Germany), Public | Provider of medical imaging laboratory diagnostics and clinical digital solutions | - | 62/100 | |
6th | Lantheus 2008, Billerica (United States), Acquired | Developer of diagnostic imaging agents and targeted therapeutics | - | 56/100 | |
7th | Varex 2017, Salt Lake City (United States), Public | Developer of imaging equipment and accessories | - | 55/100 | |
8th | Samsung Medison 1985, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired | Portfolio of equipment for Radiology | - | - | 55/100 |
9th | CanonMedical 2018, Tokyo (Japan), Unfunded | Provider of diagnostic instruments and medical devices | - | - | 49/100 |
10th | Neusoft Medical 1998, Shenyang (China), Funding Raised | Developer of hospital equipment for doctors and hospitals | - | 49/100 |
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Olympus's Investments and acquisitions
Olympus has made 8 investments in companies including UDX and NeuSpera Medical. Olympus has also acquired 13 companies including BioProtect and Taewoong Medical.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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May 26, 2026 | Acquisition | 2001 | Kokhav Ya ir Tzur Yigal (Israel) | |
Aug 16, 2024 | Investments | 2012 | Seville (Spain) | |
Jul 15, 2024 | Investments | 2014 | Santa Clara (United States) |
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News related to Olympus
Media has covered Olympus for a total of 24 events in the last 1 year, 15 of them have been about company updates and 2 about partnerships.
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New Ultrasound System From Olympus and Canon Medical Debuts in U.S.Medical Product Outsourcing•Jul 21, 2026•Olympus, CanonMedical
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Olympus to Acquire BioProtect for $270 Million to Expand Urological Technologies PortfolioPR Newswire•May 26, 2026•BioProtect, Olympus, Olympus
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Olympus Receives FDA Clearance for POWERSEAL™ Open Extended Jaw DevicePR Newswire•Apr 28, 2026•Olympus
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Olympus unveils VISERA ELITE III platform to improve surgical visualisationHospital Management•Mar 12, 2026•Olympus
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FDA OKs Pediatric Use for 2 Single-Use BronchoscopesMedical Product Outsourcing•Feb 25, 2026•Olympus
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Olympus Shares Positive Study Results for its CADDIE AI SolutionMedical Product Outsourcing•Feb 04, 2026•Olympus
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Olympus Launches SecureFlex Single-Use Fine Needle Biopsy Device in U.S.Medical Product Outsourcing•Jan 29, 2026•Olympus
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