Atonarp Inc. Raises $8M Series A Round Led by Walden Riverwood Ventures

TOKYO, Aug. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Tokyo-based Atonarp Inc. announced today $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Walden Riverwood Ventures with participation from other co-investors.  The funding accelerates the development of Atonarp's Smart Spectrometer technology platform, which will enable a broad range of applications.  The company has targeted the oil & gas and healthcare industries for its initial products.

"We are excited to partner with Atonarp in pursuing the commercialization of its Smart Spectrometer platform.  Atonarp has a unique combination of engineering, semiconductor and data analysis talent and fundamental technologies.  These are being used by Atonarp to create disruptive, next generation measurement instruments," said Nicholas Brathwaite, co-founder of Walden Riverwood Ventures and Chairman of Atonarp, Inc.

Atonarp is pioneering the field of chemical composition analysis by combining state-of-the-art electronics and data processing algorithms.  Atonarp's Smart Spectrometer will enable manufacturers of gas-composition analysis instruments, such as field-based gas chromatography equipment, to achieve breakthrough improvements in cost, size, accuracy and maintenance-free operation.  The Smart Spectrometer platform is also enabling novel use cases and applications for manufacturers of medical equipment and patient devices, including non-invasive personal healthcare monitoring.

Atonarp is currently sampling its Smart Spectrometer platform to leading manufacturers of oil & gas and healthcare instruments, and will enter volume production early next year.

About Walden Riverwood Ventures

Walden Riverwood Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in core technology companies globally.  It was formed as a collaboration between Walden International, a leading international venture capital firm, and Riverwood Capital, a global, technology-focused private equity firm.  The firm's founding partners provide its portfolio companies with unique access to deep industry knowledge, relationships and management experience.  The two firms have an established history of investing together in several successful companies such as GoPro, Ambarella, Inc., and Aptina Imaging, Inc.  Walden Riverwood Ventures leads early stage investments in companies developing fundamental technologies that have the potential to benefit multiple industry verticals.   For further information, please visit www.waldenintl.com and www.riverwoodcapital.com.

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SOURCE Atonarp Inc