Tactus develops a "morphing tactile surface," a touchscreen that can grow and shrink physical buttons as needed. Its panel technology fits over devices (like an iPad Mini) as a screen protector or case and can present a QWERTY keyboard or temporary controls for functions and gaming. The company has demonstrated prototypes at events such as CES 2013 and ran a small 20-person usability trial in which two-thirds of participants preferred typing with Tactus's solution. Tactus announced a strategic partnership with Wistron to accelerate production and integration into devices and accessories. It plans to release an iPad Mini accessory later this year and a tablet likely in early 2015. The company is based in Fremont, Calif., is led by cofounder and CEO Dr. Craig Ciesla, and has raised $19.5M to date. A Lux Research report cited in coverage projects the haptics market could grow to $13.8 billion by 2025. Tactus Technology develops a new tactile user interface that creates application-controlled, completely transparent physical buttons that rise from a touchscreen surface on demand. The company is working with device manufacturers to integrate its tactile surface into a variety of touchscreen devices. Tactus intends to use its recent funding to expand product development and ramp up operations toward large-scale customer deployments. The business is led by CEO Craig Ciesla and was founded in 2008. The company is based in Fremont, CA. No operating metrics were disclosed in the article.

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$20M

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Apr 2014