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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 347 active competitors, including 56 funded and 65 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like IBA, FEI Company 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
13,651 as on May 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 13,651 employees as of May 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 IBA, FEI Company 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
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Olympus
1919, Tokyo (Japan), Public
Manufacturer of imaging and surgical products
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67/100
2nd
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
3rd
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FEI Company
1971, Hillsboro (United States), Acquired
Electron microscopy solutions for advancing scientific discovery and industrial innovation
$300K
64/100
4th
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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
Developer of AI-based medical diagnostic products for the healthcare sector
-
62/100
6th
Logo for M Squared
M Squared
2006, Glasgow (United Kingdom), Series B
Developer of light-sheet microscopy systems for multiple business verticals
$30.7M
60/100
7th
Logo for Park Systems
Park Systems
1997, Suwon-si (South Korea), Public
Manufacturer of atomic force microscopy and metrology instrumentation and solutions
-
58/100
8th
Logo for Lantheus
Lantheus
2008, Billerica (United States), Public
Developer of diagnostic imaging agents and targeted therapeutics
-
56/100
9th
Logo for Varex
Varex
2017, Salt Lake City (United States), Public
Developer of imaging equipment and accessories
-
55/100
10th
Logo for GE HealthCare
GE HealthCare
1990, Bengaluru (India), Unfunded
Manufacturer of medical imaging, diagnostic, pharmaceutical imaging agents, and monitoring equipment
-
-
55/100
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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 10 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 26 events in the last 1 year, 15 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
FDA OKs Pediatric Use for 2 Single-Use BronchoscopesMedical Product OutsourcingFeb 25, 2026Olympus
Olympus Expands Recall of ViziShot 2 FLEX (19G) NeedlesMedical Product OutsourcingJan 19, 2026Olympus
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