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The future runs on Light

We develop next-generation MicroLEDs for optical interconnect, microdisplays and direct-view displays, grown bottom-up as hexagonal InGaN/GaN pyramids.

Red, green and blue MicroLED pyramids lit up

Our story

From university research to a MicroLED company

Polar Light Technologies was founded by Per-Olof Holtz, Professor Emeritus at Linköping University, building on years of research into pyramidal GaN structures.

In 2021 the company received its first investment, which started a period of structured growth. In 2024 the first full-time CEO was appointed, and Polar Light moved from a research project to a commercial company. In 2025 the first customers were engaged and a first display demonstrator was delivered.

Today we are about 20 people, working on product development and customer projects.

Founded by
Per-Olof Holtz, Professor Emeritus, Linköping University
Employees
About 20
CEO
Oskar Fajerson, MSc
Architecture
Bottom-up grown pyramidal MicroLEDs

Milestones

How we got there

  1. First investment

  2. First blue and green pyramidal MicroLEDs

  3. First full-time CEO appointed

    The transition from research project to commercial company.

  4. Red in the same InGaN/GaN material system

  5. First working pyramidal MicroLED based display

  6. First customers engaged

    A first display demonstrator is delivered.

  7. First working blue and green pyramidal MicroLED based display

  8. NanoLEDs with size of 450 nm demonstrated

    Demonstrated on the same architecture. Not today’s offering.

  9. About 20 employees

  10. First MicroLEDs on a manufacturing pilot line

    Produced at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

Who we are

Management team

The Polar Light Technologies management team
Portrait of Oskar Fajerson
Oskar FajersonCEO
Oskar FajersonCEO

Oskar has worked in a range of commercial roles and has managed start-ups and scale-ups.

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Peter TibergCPCO
Peter TibergCPCO

Peter has long experience in product development and in integration business development with global customers.

Portrait of Ashutosh Kumar
Ashutosh KumarCTO & COO
Ashutosh KumarCTO & COO

Ashutosh holds a PhD in InGaN material physics and has worked with MicroLEDs for many years.

Portrait of Nicklas Ojakangas
Nicklas OjakangasVP IP & Legal
Nicklas OjakangasVP IP & Legal

Nicklas is a European Patent Attorney and an Authorized Patent Attorney, with 25 years of experience in patent and intellectual property matters.

Portrait of Per-Olof Holtz
Per-Olof HoltzFounder
Per-Olof HoltzFounder

Per-Olof is Professor Emeritus at Linköping University. His research into pyramidal GaN structures is the foundation of the company.

Portrait of Ivan Martinović
Ivan MartinovićCo-founder
Ivan MartinovićCo-founder

Ivan is a co-founder of Polar Light Technologies and has co-authored its research on pyramidal GaN structures.

Locations

Where we are

Our headquarters is in Linköping, Sweden. Our manufacturing pilot line is at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. We also have colleagues in other parts of Sweden.

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