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Light-Based Technologies is a technology company.
Light-Based Technologies (LBT) develops intelligent power and control electronics for solid-state lighting. Its core offerings are advanced LED drivers, leveraging proprietary firmware and disruptive linear technologies. These solutions enable sophisticated control, featuring ultra-compatible deep-dimming and superior TRIAC performance, facilitating rapid design iteration and enhanced lighting functionality.
Jeanette Jackson founded the company in 2004, driven by insight into the growing need for specialized electronic controls in the LED lighting sector. Her vision established LBT, aiming to simplify integration and optimize solid-state lighting component performance through innovative solutions.
Light-Based Technologies serves manufacturers and integrators by supplying foundational control and power electronics. The company's mission is to accelerate the widespread adoption of LED technology. By offering proprietary solutions, LBT lowers market entry barriers, empowering clients to introduce advanced lighting products with improved efficiency.
Light-Based Technologies has raised $15.5M across 2 funding rounds.
Light-Based Technologies has raised $15.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Light-Based Technologies has raised $15.5M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $7.5M Series B in September 2011.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2011 | $7.5M Series B | Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners | — | Announced |
| Sep 1, 2010 | $8M Series B | — | Ogci Climate Investments (ci) | Announced |
Light-Based Technologies has raised $15.5M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Light-Based Technologies's investors include Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners, OGCI Climate Investments (CI).
Light-Based Technologies (LBT) is a Vancouver-based technology company specializing in power and control solutions for Solid-State Lighting (SSL), particularly LED systems.[1][2][3] It develops intelligent electronics, including firmware-based platforms and linear technologies, that enable dimming, color balancing, and deep dimming while maximizing simplicity, functionality, and reliability for faster market adoption of LEDs.[1][3][4][6] LBT raised $7.5M in a Series B round from investors like GreenAngel Energy Corporation, VantagePoint Capital Partners, and Chrysalix Venture Capital, but is now listed as a dead company.[1]
The company targeted lighting manufacturers and the SSL industry, solving challenges in LED control such as compatibility, efficiency, and user-friendly dimming without complex hardware.[1][3][6] Early products included UL-certified ultra-compatible deep-dimming LED drivers, with shipments beginning around 2013, and the firm held 17 patents related to LED light control, photometry, and spectroscopy.[1][3]
Founded in Vancouver, British Columbia (headquartered at 3689 East 1st Avenue Suite 200), Light-Based Technologies emerged in the early 2010s amid the shift from incandescent to LED lighting.[1] Its patent filings began as early as April 2011, with the first grant in December 2013 for an "Apparatus and method for LED light control," signaling initial R&D focus on semiconductor design, power electronics, and lighting market needs.[1]
LBT's idea stemmed from expertise combining SSL technical knowledge with innovative firmware platforms to deliver "Better Light" through simplified control systems.[1][3] Pivotal early traction included developing disruptive linear technologies for SSL control and beginning shipments of UL-certified LED drivers, attracting Series B funding to accelerate commercialization.[1][3] However, despite this momentum, the company reached "Dead" status post-funding, with no further public activity noted.[1]
LBT rode the early 2010s LED revolution, a trend shifting lighting from inefficient incandescents to energy-saving semiconductors, fueled by demands for smart, controllable lights in commercial and residential spaces.[1][5] Timing was ideal as SSL market adoption accelerated, with needs for dimming, color-tuning, and IoT integration—areas where LBT's simple electrical systems addressed pain points like incompatibility and complexity.[3][5][6]
Market forces favoring LBT included regulatory pushes for energy efficiency, falling LED costs, and the rise of "second-wave" lighting breaking incandescent paradigms toward programmable, circadian-responsive systems (e.g., Bluetooth-enabled smartbulbs).[5] Though now defunct, LBT influenced the ecosystem by patenting control innovations that likely informed later LED drivers and smart lighting from giants like Philips, contributing to today's networked, app-controlled environments.[1][5]
As a "Dead" Series B company post-2013 shipments, LBT's story highlights the high risks in early SSL hardware amid fierce competition from established players.[1] Its patents and tech may live on through licensing or acquisitions, shaping ongoing LED control standards. Future trends like AI-driven circadian lighting and PoE-integrated systems—echoing LBT's simplicity focus—will evolve the space, but without revival, its direct influence wanes. This underscores SSL's maturation: early innovators like LBT paved the path for "Better Light," now ubiquitous in smart ecosystems.[1][5]