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Oblate Optics has been named the 2025 APOMA Optics Innovator Award winner at Luminate Finals, earning an additional $200,000 investment and industry-wide recognition. Their AI-optimized meta-lens technology is transforming laser marking, beam shaping, time-of-flight sensing, and extended-depth-of-field imaging for precision optics manufacturers worldwide.

Oblate Optics has reached a major milestone: our groundbreaking Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) meta-lenses are now available through Edmund Optics' online catalog. This marks the first time meta-lenses have been broadly accessible for laboratory and commercial purchase worldwide.

Oblate Optics is revolutionizing laser manufacturing with its DeepFocus™ metalenses—ultra-thin, AI-optimized optics that deliver perfect focus on any surface. Their breakthrough technology increases speed, precision, and efficiency across industries like aerospace, semiconductors, and medical devices.

Oblate Optics has joined the NVIDIA Inception Program, bringing together GPU-accelerated computation and state-of-the-art deep learning to unlock new frontiers in metastructured optics. This partnership accelerates the scalable design of advanced optical components, enabling breakthroughs in imaging, sensing, and defense. As part of the NVIDIA ecosystem, Oblate Optics is poised to deliver transformative optical technologies that redefine what's possible across industries.

Oblate Optics has been chosen as one of just 10 startups for the prestigious Luminate NY Accelerator. With $100K in funding and access to Rochester’s world-class optics ecosystem, Oblate is accelerating the commercialization of advanced meta-optics and imaging solutions—reinforcing its role as a leader in photonics innovation.