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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.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1919
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Stage
Public
Ranked
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

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.

Olympus' founders and board of directors

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Olympus' employee count trend

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:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare
1994, Chicago (United States), Public
Provider of medical imaging equipment and clinical patient care solutions
-
78/100
2nd
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Olympus
1919, Tokyo (Japan), Public
Manufacturer of imaging and surgical products
-
67/100
3rd
Logo for IBA
IBA
1986, Louvain la Neuve (Belgium), Public
Provider of software and hardware solutions for life science and healthcare industry
$27.3M
66/100
4th
Logo for United Imaging Healthcare
United Imaging Healthcare
2011, Shanghai (China), Series B
Developer and manufacturer of advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment
$504M
62/100
5th
Logo for Siemens Healthineers
Siemens Healthineers
1847, Forchheim (Germany), Public
Provider of medical imaging laboratory diagnostics and clinical digital solutions
-
62/100
6th
Logo for Lantheus
Lantheus
2008, Billerica (United States), Acquired
Developer of diagnostic imaging agents and targeted therapeutics
-
56/100
7th
Logo for Varex
Varex
2017, Salt Lake City (United States), Public
Developer of imaging equipment and accessories
-
55/100
8th
Logo for Samsung Medison
Samsung Medison
1985, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired
Portfolio of equipment for Radiology
-
-
55/100
9th
Logo for CanonMedical
CanonMedical
2018, Tokyo (Japan), Unfunded
Provider of diagnostic instruments and medical devices
-
-
49/100
10th
Logo for Neusoft Medical
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.
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Date of Investment/Acquisition
Type
Company Name
Founded Year
Location
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

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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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