Hayward, Calif., — May 31, 2015. With the recent partnership with Kimoto of Japan, the acquisition of Aiden Co., Ltd of Korea, and a joint development with Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., C3Nano has positioned itself as the performance leader in TCFs. Now C3Nano will reveal further announcements and provide a product demo during Silicon Valley’s 2015 SID Tradeshow.

If you haven’t been keeping up with the Silicon Valley company, coordinate an interview with CEO Cliff Morris* and visit booth 1420 for a demo during Display Week.

Typical applications for C3Nano’s ActiveGrid™ products are touch sensors, OLED lighting, OLED displays, EMI shielding, smart windows, E-paper, LCDs and solar cells. One of the keys to ActiveGrid’s performance is C3Nano’s proprietary NanoGlue™ technology. NanoGlue fuses AgNWs into a high-conductive grid. The net effect lowers sheet resistance while maintaining superior optical transparency. This gives consumer electronics manufacturers the design freedom to work with bendable, flexible form-factors without compromising on the clarity consumers have come to expect in touch-screen displays.

A May 2015 survey by Touch Display Research found that the adoption of silver nanowire and metal mesh are accelerating and forecasts ITO-replacement market will grow to 10.9 billion by 2022.

Source: Touch Display Research, ITO-replacement report, May 2015

Founded in 2010 as a spinout from Professor Zhenan Bao’s chemical engineering laboratory at Stanford University, C3Nano is the developer of the solution-based, transparent conductive inks and films as direct replacements for indium tin oxide (ITO). C3Nano raised more than $20MM in funding to date, which has enabled the company to quickly achieve best in class ink formulations and expanded production capabilities. C3Nano is headquartered in Silicon Valley with an industry leading manufacturing base in Korea. Visit www.c3nano.com

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HAYWARD, Calif., May 08, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — C3nano Inc., the performance leader in transparent conductive films (TCFs) and inks for the touch sensor and display industry, announced today that Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. and C3nano have succeeded in the joint development of next generation silver nanowire (AgNW) transparent inks powered by C3nano’s Activegrid technology. The deal will meet fast-evolving consumer demand for smarter, flexible phones, tablets and large panel displays.

Deal solidifies C3Nano’s position as a complete solution provider of premium, TCFs for the flexible display, touch sensor, photovoltaic and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) industries.

Hayward, Calif., — April 28, 2015 — C3Nano, Inc., the performance leader in transparent conductive films (TCFs) for the touch sensor and display industry announced today that it has acquired the major supplier of silver nanowire (AgNW) in Asia, Aiden Co. Ltd. of Korea. Recognized as the quality and manufacturing leader in AgNWs, Aiden’s breakthroughs in synthesizing uniform AgNWs at large scale is fueling important innovations in touch sensor applications. In addition to establishing a vertically integrated AgNW supply, the acquisition provides C3Nano a gateway to the critical display market in Korea and greater Asia.

“This deal positions C3Nano with a global footprint to provide the industry’s highest performing transparent conductive ink at manufacturing volumes. We are at scale today.” said Cliff Morris, C3Nano’s CEO. “Our partnership means C3Nano’s Silicon Valley operations can continue to focus on ink production and R&D for advanced formulations while Aiden focuses on what they do better than anyone else—produce at volume the best AgNWs in the world.”

“Our two companies coming together is a perfect fit because of the clear synergies between Aiden’s production capacity and C3Nano’s formidable IP on ink formulations, thin films, processing and devices” said Mr. Jinhaeng Lee, founder and CEO of Aiden Co. Ltd. “Both of our companies share a commitment to maintain the highest standard of product excellence with a united vision to deliver new and unique technologies to the consumer electronics industry and beyond.”

The Aiden acquisition solidifies C3Nano’s position as a complete solution provider of premium, TCFs for the flexible display, touch sensor, photovoltaic and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) industries.

Founded in 2010 as a spinout from Professor Zhenan Bao’s chemical engineering laboratory at Stanford University, C3Nano is the developer of the solution-based, transparent conductive inks and films as direct replacements for indium tin oxide (ITO). C3Nano has raised more than $20 million in funding to date, which has enabled the company to quickly achieve best in class ink formulations and expanded production capabilities. C3Nano is headquartered in Silicon Valley with an industry leading manufacturing base in Korea. Visit www.c3nano.com

Deal enables rapid production at scale of new era technologies for the touch sensor and display industry

Hayward, Calif., — April 28, 2015 — C3Nano, Inc., the performance leader in transparent conductive films (TCFs) for the touch sensor and display industry announced today that it has acquired the major supplier of silver nanowire (AgNW) in Asia, Aiden Co. Ltd. of Korea. Recognized as the quality and manufacturing leader in AgNWs, Aiden’s breakthroughs in synthesizing uniform AgNWs at large scale is fueling important innovations in touch sensor applications. In addition to establishing a vertically integrated AgNW supply, the acquisition provides C3Nano a gateway to the critical display market in Korea and greater Asia.

“This deal positions C3Nano with a global footprint to provide the industry’s highest performing transparent conductive ink at manufacturing volumes. We are at scale today,” said Cliff Morris, C3Nano’s CEO. “Our partnership means C3Nano’s Silicon Valley operations can continue to focus on ink production and R&D for advanced formulations while Aiden focuses on what they do better than anyone else—produce at volume the best AgNWs in the world.”

“Our two companies coming together is a perfect fit because of the clear synergies between Aiden’s production capacity and C3Nano’s formidable IP on ink formulations, thin films, processing and devices,” said Mr. Jinhaeng Lee, founder and CEO of Aiden Co. Ltd. “Both of our companies share a commitment to maintain the highest standard of product excellence with a united vision to deliver new and unique technologies to the consumer electronics industry and beyond.”

The Aiden acquisition solidifies C3Nano’s position as a complete solution provider of premium TCFs for the flexible display, touch sensor, photovoltaic and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) industries.

Founded in 2010 as a spinout from Professor Zhenan Bao’s chemical engineering laboratory at Stanford University, C3Nano is the developer of the solution-based, transparent conductive inks and films as direct replacements for indium tin oxide (ITO). C3Nano has raised more than $20 million in funding to date, which has enabled the company to quickly achieve best in class ink formulations and expanded production capabilities. C3Nano is headquartered in Silicon Valley with an industry leading manufacturing base in Korea. Visit www.c3nano.com.

Hayward, CA – Nov. 18, 2014 – C3Nano announced today that Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ajay Virkar, PhD, will present on Advanced Materials for Transparent Conducting Films at IDTechEx’s Printed Electronics USA in Santa Clara, CA on Nov. 20.

Dr.Virkar’s presentation will discuss strategies for improving the performance of nanoscale transparent electrodes, next generation applications for conductive ink and film products. He will also introduce the company’s Active-grid™ technology, including performance metrics and current and future applications.

Dr. Ajay Virkar is the Co-Founder and CTO at C3Nano Inc. He completed his PhD in chemical engineering from Stanford University. He was awarded the Springer prize for organic semiconductor thin film growth for high performance plastic (carbon-based) electronics and the Melvin P. Klein prize for structure-property relationships of ultrathin films in collaboration with the Stanford Linear Accelerator. He has co-authored 13 technical papers, has 3 issued patents, and 12 pending.

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Hayward, CA – Nov 5, 2014 – C3Nano, the developer of the nanomaterial-based, solution coat-able transparent conductive material Active-grid™, announced today that it has raised $12M in Series C funding. The round was led by Nagase America Corporation and a yet to be disclosed large-cap global industrial company. The round also included new funding from existing investors GSR Ventures and Phoenix Ventures Partners (PVP) to support continuing market development, and private investment group Hongguo International Holdings Limited.

The company plans to use the new funding to expand its manufacturing capacity and organization at the company’s Hayward, CA based facility to keep up with demand for its recently launched Active-grid™. The funding will also support R&D of several complementary advanced materials and new products.

C3Nano’s Active-grid™ technology is an industry leader in transparent conductors offering best conductivity and optical performance along with solution coat-ability and environmental durability unmatched by ITO and other alternatives.

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Hayward, CA – April 3, 2014 – C3Nano announced today that Co-founder and Director of Technology, Ajay Virkar, PhD, will present the company’s latest breakthroughs for its transparent conductive materials at FINETECH Japan in April. FINETECH is the world’s leading conference and exhibition on Flat Panel Display with an expected attendance of over 50,000.  C3Nano has demonstrated previously unprecedented results with its ActiveGrid™ technology.

C3Nano will also showcase its new C3D™ technology based on transparent conductors, which can be formed into a variety of 3D shapes while still maintaining excellent optoelectronic properties.  C3D™ has received significant interest from materials suppliers and sensor and display companies.

HAYWARD, February 15, 2012: C3Nano, Inc, a Silicon Valley startup developing a nanomaterials-based transparent conductive film, has raised US $6.7 million in Series-B financing led by Phoenix Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor, GSR Ventures. To date, C3Nano has raised in excess of US$10 million. C3Nano’s disruptive carbon hybrid-based ink and film is gaining significant market acceptance and is in evaluation with several industry leaders in Asia. This new round of funding will support C3Nano’s plans to expand its engineering capability, complete its ink product, and scale to production. In conjunction with the financing, Dr. Nobi Kambe of Phoenix Venture Partners will join the company’s Board of Directors.

Printable conductive inks offering high levels of performance are becoming a viable option for transparent conductors, and C3Nano is poised to disrupt this market with its proprietary films and inks. Distinct from other conductive materials based on carbon nanotubes, C3Nano has taken a hybrid approach to address fundamental issues – such as conductivity – that can exist with other carbon nanomaterial options. The company’s carbon-based conductive inks offer the industry a high performance, low cost solution. Unlike ITO, C3Nano’s transparent conductive materials are remarkably robust, making it an attractive option for emerging flexible and stretchable electronics.

According to DisplaySearch, the transparent conductive film market will be $10 billion by 2016. This is primarily driven by the display, touch panel, smart-phone, tablet and thin film solar industries.

Headquartered in Hayward, California, C3Nano is an early stage venture backed startup developing a revolutionary new transparent electrode material for applications including flexible displays, touch screens, solar cells and smart windows. C3Nano was founded in January 2010 based on research and technology developed by Dr. Melbs LeMieux, Director of Materials and Process Engineering, and Dr. Ajay Virkar, Director of Research and Development, with Prof. Zhenan Bao, a member of C3Nano’s Board, at Stanford University. C3Nano won the 2010 MIT Clean Energy Prize, and the 2010 NASA Game Changer Technology Award. To date C3Nano has raised in excess of $10 million. For more information, please visit c3nano.com.

Phoenix Venture Partners (PVP) is a leading venture capital firm that invests in and partners with entrepreneurs to commercialize breakthrough materials science innovations. PVP’s team has a track record of founding, building and investing in successful materials science start-ups. The firm’s investment strategy is flexible and predicated on assisting entrepreneurs with customer and supply chain partnerships, business development, as well as strategic and operational support. PVP collaborates with a select set of forward-looking global corporations on business development and innovation interests. PVP is based in Silicon Valley with satellite offices in Singapore and Cambridge, MA. For more information, please visit www.phoenix-vp.com.

GSR Ventures is a venture capital fund focusing on investing primarily in high-tech start-up companies with significant operations in China and serving the worldwide market. GSR currently has over US$1 billion under management and has offices in Beijing and the Silicon Valley. For more information, please visit gsrventures.com.

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