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MolecuLight: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Moleculight is developing a non-invasive optical technology that acquires images like standard point-and-shoot digital cameras. The device provides real-time bacteriological information which is otherwise unobtainable using industry-standard wound assessment techniques, including conventional white light visualization. The first application of this technology will be in the global wound care market where there is an urgent medical need and where MolecuLight can significantly improve outcomes by providing a rapid and accurate diagnosis.

www.moleculight.com LinkedIn Toronto, Canada 51-100 employees
Health Care Medical Medical Device B2B
Total raised
$46.0M
Rounds
4
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jan 2025

MolecuLight has raised $46.0M across 4 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $27.5M announced in Jan 2025.

That round is above the $4.7M median round size for Health Care companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

MolecuLight Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$46.0M
across 4 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
4
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$27.5M in Jan 2025
Employees
51-100
reported band
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada

Latest funding round on record: Jan 2025.

MolecuLight Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$27.5M
Series C
$8.5M
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Debt Financing
$10.0M

1 of 4 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

MolecuLight raised $10.0M in a Debt Financing announced in Jan 2022.

7 months later, an undisclosed round was announced in Aug 2022 with no disclosed amount.

2 years later, a Series C of $8.5M was announced in Aug 2024.

5 months later, an undisclosed round of $27.5M was announced in Jan 2025.

MolecuLight Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Ralph Dacosta
Founder
Locked
Anil Amlani
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the MolecuLight team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file.

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MolecuLight Funding Compared to Other Health Care Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
3,653
$4.7M
3,081
$2.2M

MolecuLight's latest round of $27.5M is above the median round in Health Care. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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MolecuLight Funding FAQs

What does MolecuLight do?

Moleculight is developing a non-invasive optical technology that acquires images like standard point-and-shoot digital cameras. The device provides real-time bacteriological information which is otherwise unobtainable using industry-standard wound assessment techniques, including conventional white light visualization. The first application of this technology will be in the global wound care market where there is an urgent medical need and where MolecuLight can significantly improve outcomes by providing a rapid and accurate diagnosis.

How much funding has MolecuLight raised?

MolecuLight has raised $46.0M across 4 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $27.5M announced in Jan 2025.

When did MolecuLight last raise funding?

MolecuLight's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $27.5M, announced in Jan 2025.

Who founded MolecuLight?

FundedIQ lists Ralph Dacosta (Founder) at MolecuLight.

Who is the CEO of MolecuLight?

Anil Amlani is listed as CEO at MolecuLight.

Where is MolecuLight headquartered?

MolecuLight is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

How many employees does MolecuLight have?

MolecuLight is in the 51-100 employee band.

How does MolecuLight's funding compare to other Health Care startups?

MolecuLight's latest round of $27.5M is above the $4.7M median round size for Health Care companies on FundedIQ across 3,653 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's MolecuLight Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for MolecuLight is left off this page rather than filled in.

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