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Ramona builds computational, high-throughput microscopes and AI-enabled analysis software for universities, pharmaceutical companies, and other life-sciences researchers studying cells and small model organisms.
Founders
Mark Harfouche · Chief Technology Officer
Duke's Computational Optics Lab says he co-founded Ramona after graduating from Caltech.
Roarke Horstmeyer · Scientific Director
Duke's Computational Optics Lab says he co-founded Ramona after graduating from Caltech.
Founded
2017
Headcount
around 25 employees
Total raised
$26.4M
Business model
Ramona sells its microscope systems, which Axios reports are priced from $100,000 to $300,000, and sells MCAM software through research-specific pricing packages.
Customers
Duke University, AgBiome, UNC Neuroscience Research Center, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Oregon State University, North Carolina State University, Regeneron, UCSF, University of Chicago, Biosero, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Competitors
Olympus, FEI Company, M Squared
PRIOR ROUNDS
Round
Amount
Announced
Lead
state grant
$65,000
2021
not stated
Grant (prize money)
$4,652,661
2025-04-23
not stated
Grant (prize money)
$1,609,950
2025-09-09
not stated
WHY IT MATTERS
Ramona's multi-camera array combines parallel imaging, computational reconstruction, and AI analysis to let researchers capture and measure large numbers of living samples at cellular-level detail, addressing the field-of-view, throughput, and manual-analysis limits of conventional microscopy. Its $25 million Series A is intended to scale commercial operations, expand assays and partnerships, and support broader adoption by academic and industry customers as the company grows from a team of around 25 people.
Ramona Optics sells high-throughput microscopy systems and software for research purposes, primarily used by biotech and pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions.
Founded
2017
Headcount
112
Type
Privately Held
Industry
Biotechnology Research
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