Tescan - About the company
Tescan is an acquired company based in Brno (Czech Republic), founded in 1991. It operates as a Manufacturer of scientific instruments and laboratory equipment. Tescan has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 229 active competitors, including 34 funded and 49 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Oxford Instruments, Olympus and FEI Company.
Company Details
Manufacturer of scientific instruments and laboratory equipment. The products include Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM), supplementary accessories for SEMs, Light Optical Microscopy and image processing, Special Vacuum Chambers and custom systems, Detection systems, Scientific hardware, and Software development solutions. Finds application in areas like material science, semiconductors, life science, and Earth Science.
- Website
- tescan.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@tescan.cz
- Registered Address
- Libušina třída 863/21, 623 00, Brno - Kohoutovice
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1991
Location
Brno, Czech Republic
Stage
Acquired
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
14th among 229 active competitors
Employee Count
619 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Shimadzu Corporation (Dec 26, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Tescan
Tescan is associated with 5 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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TB HOLDING s.r.o. CIN: 19566140 , Czech Republic, Active | Jul 28, 2023 | - | - | |
TESCAN ORSAY HOLDING, as CIN: 41600240 , Czech Republic, Active | Jul 16, 1991 | - | 100 (As on Dec 31, 2021) | |
Tescan Group, A.s. CIN: 17774713 , Czech Republic, Active | Nov 25, 2022 | - | - | |
BERNO s.r.o. CIN: 28730615 , Czech Republic, Active | Sep 02, 2010 | - | - | |
IS BRNO, s.r.o. CIN: 19971737 , Czech Republic, Active | Dec 08, 2023 | - | - |
Tescan's acquisition details
Tescan got acquired by Shimadzu Corporation on Dec 26, 2025 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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Tescan's funding and investors
Tescan has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 30, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Feb 19, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Tescan has 3 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Tescan:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 19, 2023 | 9666554 | Grant (prize money) | 5741865 | 1103558 | 7403538 | 2467025 |
Oct 01, 2016 | 8774122 | Grant (prize money) | 3603748 | 9817116 | 8692862 | 5778401 |
Apr 30, 2015 | 3100459 | Grant (prize money) | 7019049 | 3471423 | 4212814 |
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Tescan's founders and board of directors
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Tescan has 619 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Tescan's employee count trend over the years:
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Tescan's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Tescan include Oxford Instruments, Olympus and FEI Company. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Tescan, 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 | Manufacturer of scientific technology for atomic and molecular level research | - | 69/100 | |
2nd | Manufacturer of imaging and surgical products | - | 67/100 | ||
3rd | FEI Company 1971, Hillsboro (United States), Acquired | Electron microscopy solutions for advancing scientific discovery and industrial innovation | $300K | 64/100 | |
4th | M Squared 2006, Glasgow (United Kingdom), Series B | Developer of light-sheet microscopy systems for multiple business verticals | $30.7M | 60/100 | |
5th | NanoImaging Services 2007, San Diego (United States), Series A | Provider of cryo-electron microscopy, protein production, and nanoparticle characterization services | $13.7M | 59/100 | |
6th | Nearfield Instruments 2016, Rotterdam (Netherlands), Series D | Developer of electron microscopes for 3D metrology | $549M | 59/100 | |
7th | Leica Microsystems 1914, Wetzlar (Germany), Acquired | Manufacturer of microscopes, microscope software, cameras, parts, and accessories | - | 59/100 | |
8th | Park Systems 1997, Suwon-si (South Korea), Public | Manufacturer of atomic force microscopy and metrology instrumentation and solutions | - | 58/100 | |
9th |  MedPrime Technologies 2014, Thane (India), Seed | Developer of digital microscopes for pathology and telepathology | $1.71M | 53/100 | |
10th | Infinitesima 2001, Abingdon (United Kingdom), Series B | Developer of atomic precision 3D metrology technology for semiconductor manufacturing | $218K | 52/100 | |
14th | Tescan 1991, Brno (Czech Republic), Acquired | Manufacturer of scientific instruments and laboratory equipment | - | 48/100 |
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Tescan's Investments and acquisitions
Tescan has acquired Femto Innovations. Tescan has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Tescan
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News related to Tescan
Filter this listMedia has covered Tescan for a total of 8 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates.
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Shimadzu Acquires European Electron Microscopy Pioneer for $711 Millionchemie.de•Jul 13, 2026•Shimadzu Corporation, Tescan
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Tescan Expands Semiconductor Workflows with FemtoChisel Laser TechnologyAZoOptics•Nov 17, 2025•Tescan
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Tescan Acquires FemtoInnovations and Launches Laser Technology Business UnitPR Newswire•Sep 26, 2025•Tescan, Femto Innovations
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Shimadzu Announces Launch Of Two Models Of Scanning Electron Microscope Superscan Ss-4000BioSpectrum Asia•Mar 10, 2025•Shimadzu Corporation, Tescan
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Shimadzu partners with Tescan Group to launch Scanning Electron Microscopes in JapanBioSpectrum Asia•Jul 12, 2024•Shimadzu Corporation, Tescan
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