# DigiLens Inc.

> DigiLens is a Silicon Valley optics company that designs, manufactures, and licenses holographic waveguide displays - the transparent, printed lenses that let augmented reality smartglasses overlay digital information onto the real world. Founded in 2003 as SBG Labs around a switchable Bragg grating technology, the company pairs its proprietary CrystalClear photopolymer with an inkjet-printing and holographic contact-copy process it argues can scale AR optics to consumer price points. Alongside licensing its optics to manufacturers, DigiLens builds ARGO, a standalone AR/XR smartglasses platform aimed at enterprise and industrial workers, and counts Samsung, Sony, Continental, and Niantic among its investors.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Sunnyvale, California, United States
- **Founders:** Jonathan Waldern (Founder, Chairman & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~43 employees
- **Products:** Crystal Waveguides, ARGO, CrystalClear photopolymer & holographic printing tools, ARGO Next Program
- **Notable:** Raised over $165M in total funding across multiple rounds from strategic investors including Samsung, Sony, Continental, and Niantic., Reached a valuation above $500 million with its 2021 Series D led by Samsung Electronics., Developed a proprietary inkjet-printing and holographic contact-copy process aimed at making AR waveguides mass-manufacturable.

## Products & services

- **Crystal Waveguides** — Proprietary diffractive optical waveguides built on the CrystalClear photopolymer, engineered for integration into smartglasses, smart helmets, and headworn XR devices, with industry-leading transparency and low eye glow.
- **ARGO** — A rugged, standalone all-in-one AR/XR smartglasses platform for enterprise and industrial-lite workers, built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 platform and integrated with Google's Gemini AI models.
- **CrystalClear photopolymer & holographic printing tools** — Optical nanomaterials, inkjet printing, and a holographic contact-copy process licensed to waveguide and device manufacturers to enable scalable AR optics production.
- **ARGO Next Program** — A migration program, launched with partner Altoura, that helps organizations shift from end-of-life XR devices such as Microsoft HoloLens 2 to the ARGO platform while retaining existing Microsoft cloud infrastructure.

## Achievements

- Raised over $165M in total funding across multiple rounds from strategic investors including Samsung, Sony, Continental, and Niantic.
- Reached a valuation above $500 million with its 2021 Series D led by Samsung Electronics.
- Developed a proprietary inkjet-printing and holographic contact-copy process aimed at making AR waveguides mass-manufacturable.
- Launched ARGO, one of the first standalone all-in-one AR smartglasses purpose-built for enterprise and industrial use.
- Integrated Google's Gemini AI models into a shipping AR smartglasses product.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Launched the ARGO Next program with Altoura, enabling migration from end-of-life devices like Microsoft HoloLens 2 to the ARGO platform.
- **2024-09** — Partnered with Hololight to bring multimillion-polygon 3D visualization and real-time collaboration to ARGO smartglasses.
- **2024-06** — Announced ARGO integration with Google's Gemini AI models in collaboration with Google Cloud.
- **2023-01** — Introduced ARGO smartglasses at CES 2023.
- **2021-11** — Closed Series D led by Samsung Electronics, valuing the company at over $500M.

## Links

- Website: https://digilens.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digilensinc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/DigiLensInc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DigiLensInc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digilensinc/

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Last updated: 2026-07-12