PixelOptics Inks $45M Equity, Debt Round

Roanoke, Va.-based PixelOptics, the developer of electronic focusing eyeglasses, has closed $45 million in new financing. The round, led by publicly traded Safeguard Scientifics Inc., includes $35 million in equity and $10 million in venture debt. In addition to Safeguard Scientifics, Delphi Ventures, The Carlyle Group, Longitude Capital, and Stark Investments all contributed to the equity round. Horizon Technology Finance provided the venture debt funding. In 2008, peHub reported that the company had closed on $30 million in Series C financing from Longitude Capital, The Carlyle Group, Delphi Ventures, Stark Investments and Life Science Angels.

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