Illumitex is an Austin, TX-based manufacturer of horticultural LED fixtures. Led by CEO Jeff Bisberg, the company incorporates digital sensors into its LED horticulture fixtures to create a dataset. That dataset powers an open application market designed to enable growers to predict, diagnose, monitor and improve all aspects of operations. Illumitex raised $4m in equity funding led by WP Global Partners with participation from New Enterprise Associates. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development and deployment of its digital horticulture system. Its core product combines LED fixtures and embedded sensors to support software and applications for growers. Illumitex develops optically advanced LED lighting products designed to deliver more usable light while consuming less energy. The company produces horticulture fixtures that are used in numerous vertical farms to grow basil, spinach, kale and other vegetables. In addition to its horticulture business, Illumitex makes lighting for architectural, industrial and beauty sectors. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and was founded in 2005. Illumitex is led by CEO Chris Hammelef. It closed a $16M C1 funding round. Illumitex is a US-based LED innovator founded in 2005 that develops precision beam packaged LEDs and optically advanced lighting products. Since beginning production of precision beam LEDs in 2008 the company has demonstrated momentum across its business and has generated revenue primarily through packaged LED strategies. Its core technology integrates die-level optics to extract and direct photons, producing uniform, highly precise beams and reducing the need for secondary optics. The company announced it secured an additional $9.3 million in funding to support development of lighting fixture product lines and further development of its proprietary precision beam packaged LEDs. Management said it will shift focus from packaged LEDs to feature lighting fixtures as the lead product offering. Illumitex also hired Chris Hammelef, formerly VP and GM of Hadco Group (a Philips division), as CEO effective April 16, 2012 to help scale and commercialize its fixture business.

Total raised

$29M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jun 2017