FreshTracks invested in Solais Lighting of Bridgeport, Connecticut alongside Long River Capital in December 2009. The Series A Round totaled $2.3MM. James Leahy, former CEO of Wiedenbach-Brown, a premier U.S. lighting distributor, has assembled a world class team of solid state lighting engineers and marketers to bring a series of LED lamps to market.
The company has four patents pending and several more in disclosure which are expected to give the company a sustainable advantage over all LED lights currently on the market. Solais designs the light, which includes the power supply and heat management. vital to LED technolgoies. The company is launching 2 LED spotlights: a par 38 which will consume 24 watts, to replace a 100 watt incandescent bulb and a par 30 which will consume 18 watts and is intendended to replace a 70 watt incandescent bulb. Watch for additional announcements at the company’s new web site, which is currently in development: www.solaislighting.com.
Solais Lights up with $2.3MM Series A to Launch LED Business
