EmiSense Technologies designs smart sensors aimed at detecting and reducing harmful vehicle emissions. The company is developing improved electrostatic particulate matter (PM) sensors, simplified NOx sensors, exhaust and intake oxygen sensors, and hydrocarbon sensors. Its products target both on-road and off-road clean diesel markets as well as direct‑injected gasoline engines. EmiSense plans to use recent funding to launch products, continue research and development, and support validation testing with global customers. Founded in 2009 and led by CEO Patrick Thompson, the company is based in California and Utah. The article reports a completed third funding round of US$6.5M to support these activities. EmiSense Technologies develops smart sensors aimed at enabling cleaner, ultra-efficient engines. Its product lineup includes oxygen sensors, electrostatic particulate matter (PM or soot) sensors, and simplified NOx sensors. The company is led by CEO Patrick Thompson and has operations in San Juan Capistrano, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT. EmiSense closed a US$3M second funding round led by corporate investor CoorsTek with participation from company management. The company intends to use the funding to expand product development and to support validation testing with global OEM customers. Its technology targets reductions in fossil-fuel dependence and climate-change–related emissions.

Total raised

$10M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Mar 2013