Microoled

Microoled, a France-based company, specializes in the design and production of OLED microdisplays for near-eye applications, for consumer and enterprise use. The company's products are used in a variety of devices, including outdoor optical equipment, night vision glasses, medical devices, and AR glasses. Microoled's proprietary AMOLED technology bolsters near-eye displays with optimal resolution, brightness, and power efficiency. Since 2007, Microoled has developed a range of technologies, protected by 170+ granted patents, in collaboration with CEA/Leti research centers.

For enterprise use, Microoled manufactures the ActiveLook Enterprise glasses, priced at EUR 329 (~USD 369). The ActiveLook module weighs 6 grams, has a 12-hour battery life, and projects images at long distances through semi-reflexive glass lenses. The technology can integrate and display data from any application or smart device, transmitted over BLE. The ActiveLook Enterprise product is priced at EUR 329. For consumer use, the company has incorporated its displays into smartglasses produced by third-party companies. These include the Engo-2, Julbo EVAD-1, Engo-1, and Cosmo Vision.

The company's ActiveLook division also offers displays for smart glasses adopted by the sports, medicine, and defense fields. The technology is built on an open API, allowing all ActiveLook apps and services to connect to any ActiveLook-powered glasses. Additionally, Microoled offers an ActiveLook mobile app for performance tracking and allows connections to Apple Watch and Garmin devices.

Key customers and partnerships

In November 2023, the company partnered with heARsight to utilize its ActiveLook AR glasses to display real-time subtitles on the glasses, tailored for individuals with hearing disabilities.

Funding and financials

In July 2023 , MicroOLED raised EUR 21 million (~USD 23.4 million) in a funding round led by Jolt Capital. The company had plans to use the funding to finance the development of its next range of full-color, high-luminance OLED solutions. Additionally, the funds were to be used to expand manufacturing capabilities in Grenoble and to grow international sales teams in the security segment and the B2B ActiveLook platform model.