Plastic Logic is a developer of plastic electronics focused on next-generation flexible active-matrix displays. Its first commercial application is a next-generation electronic reader for business currently under development. The company was founded in 2000 and has R&D in Cambridge, England, manufacturing in Dresden, Germany, and corporate functions in Mountain View, California. Plastic Logic plans to build a large-volume production factory in Zelenograd with production targeted to start in 2013/2014 and capacity of hundreds of thousands of displays per month. The Zelenograd facility is expected to employ 300+ people. The company is advancing its technology in labs and manufacturing while expanding commercial-scale production. Plastic Logic develops thin, flexible, low‑power electronic displays made from a semi‑transparent sheet of tough plastic that can quickly create and erase static images; video remains a challenge. The company positions its technology for electronic books, signage, RFIDs, head‑up displays and other gadgets. It was spun off from Cambridge University in 2000 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with a manufacturing center in Dresden, Germany. Plastic Logic plans to introduce a mass‑market device incorporating its flexible display and expects to commercialize a product in early 2009; the Dresden plant is slated to open next month (per the article update). Financially, the company has taken in over $200 million to date and recently secured additional capital. The recent funding is intended to help bring the technology to market and scale manufacturing.

Total raised

$300M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Debt Financing

Latest activity

Jan 2011