US-based crystal materials producer Light Polymers secured an undisclosed amount of funding from materials manufacturer JSR Corporation on Tuesday, as part of a series B round previously sized at $5m.
The round’s initial tranche closed in July 2017 with funding from TEL Venture Capital, the corporate venturing arm of semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron, and the Dongguan municipal government and Tsinghua University-backed Tsindga International Venture Capital.
Light Polymers is working on liquid crystal technology for functions including improving the quality of smartphone displays, enhancing the efficiency of LED lighting or altering the composition of building materials such as concrete.
The company had previously received $24.3m in a series A round featuring unnamed private investors that closed in March this year.