recent news
05.2020
Clean Energy Trust invests in Iris Light
Iris Light joins the portfolio of cleantech investor Clean Energy Trust to boost data center efficiency.
12.2019
Iris Light awarded AFWERX STTR Phase 1 contract from US Air Force
Iris Light received an AFWERX Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) contract with partner Boise State University to advance hybrid silicon-nanomaterial lasers for silicon photonics.
09.2019
CRI Demo Day 2019
Iris Light CEO, Chad Husko, speaks on the future of Cloud data centers and how Iris Light embedded lasers are going break the bandwidth bottleneck.
05.2019
Iris Light selected as a finalist for the 2019 Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge (NVC)
Iris Light was selected as one of 12 teams to advance to the finals on June 6. NVC finalists will present to a panel of distinguished judges and compete for over $1 million in case and in-kind services.
10.2018
Iris Light at the Tough Tech Summit
Iris Light to attend the Tough Tech Summit at The Engine (MIT) this month.
08.2018
Iris Light joins Cohort 2 of Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI)
Iris Light joins Cohort 2 of Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) at Argonne National Lab in August. CRI's mission is to accelerate hardware technologies by leveraging Argonne experts and infrastructure.
04.2020
Iris Light reaches George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals
The George Shultz Innovation Fund at the University of Chicago selects Iris Light as a finalist in their Spring 2020 cycle for $250k investment.
11.2019
Iris Light and Boise State receive $242k IGEM grant
Idaho Department of Commerce gives Iris Light and Boise State University the green light for on-chip laser technology.
06.2019
Iris Light receives a SAFE investment from the New Venture Challenge (NVC)
As a finalist in the 2019 New Venture Challenge, Iris Light was awarded a SAFE investment.
02.2019
Iris Light accepted to 2019 New Venture Challenge (NVC)
90+ teams applied, 30 were accepted to Phase II. The NVC is the University of Chicago’s nationally ranked accelerator program that has graduated more than 230 startup companies still in operation today. Learn more about NVC and the next steps for Iris Light here.
09.2018
Iris Light at NREL Innovation Showcase
Iris Light to participate in the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) Innovation Showcase in Avon, CO.
06.2018
Iris Light founder Chad Husko participates in Department of Energy I-Corps Cohort 7
Chad Husko participates in the Department of Energy I-Corps Cohort 7 in June 2018.