Company Profile (AI Text)
Name: Rayton
Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/rayton
Updated at: 2026-06-16T05:02:56Z

Tagline: Producing next generation materials to power the semiconductor industry

Key claims:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 653528 | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-total-raised
- Total investors: 506 | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-total-investors

Verified facts:
- Total raised on Wefunder: 653528 | observed_at: 2026-06-16T05:02:56Z | expires_at: 2026-06-17T05:02:56Z
- Total investors: 506 | observed_at: 2026-06-16T05:02:56Z | expires_at: 2026-06-17T05:02:56Z

Computed metrics:
- total_amount_raised: 653528
- total_investors: 506
- team_size: 3
- featured_investor_count: 1
- faq_count: 5
- recent_post_count: 0

Quick facts:
- Awarded two patents for our semiconductor wafers and the processes required to manufacture them | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-fact-1
- Manufacturing process can yield up to 100 times the material as conventional methods | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-fact-2
- Our tech has the potential to reduce the price of next-generation electronic wafers by up to 25% | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-fact-3
- Backed by over 7,000 investors | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-fact-4
- Key $2.5M world-class particle accelerator equipment is on site in Irvine, CA | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-fact-5
- Accepted into the NVIDIA Inception Program | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-fact-6
- Received a letter of support from a member of the US Congress | citation: https://wefunder.com/rayton#claim-fact-7

FAQ:
- Q: What are the patents that you have?
  A: Thanks Bobby – you can find our patents and the links to them below: Float zone silicon wafer manufacturing system and related process US 9,499,921 https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9499921 Processes and apparatuses for manufacturing wafers US 9,404,198 https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/9404198 Let us know if you have any further questions!
- Q: Hi Andrew, I invested via StartEngine 3 years ago. I would like to add on to that, but really can't because you have sett your minimum investment so high (again). As per SEC rules for CF investments, many 'small investors' can only invest $2,500 for an entire year. Your high m...
  A: We thank you for your previous investment and continued support. We do apologize that the minimum is above your barrier to entry this time. We have had it set at approximately $500 for all of our previous 4 raises, and assumed that since it has worked in the past then we shouldn’t change it because doing so would add unknown uncertainties which we are trying to minimize. Being the engineers we are – we try to minimize the amount of variables. However; I appreciate your perspective and I will ...
- Q: So to get through Beta phase and phase 1 and to generating revenue. You are projecting you’ll need to raise 24 Million next 2-3 years (12 million per phase). Are you planning on raising that all through crowdfunding or you looking at possible VC funding also? I may have got so...
  A: We anticipate needing to raise around $700K to get through the Beta Phase where we aim to produce sample materials. Once the full proof of commercial production capabilities is complete then we believe this milestone will help with raising the funds for Phase One. For Phase One we currently estimate that the Company will need about $14M to get into a revenue phase that can generate approximately $9M per year or 120,000 wafers per year. We are looking at possible VC or strategic partner fundin...
- Q: any updates? what is the estimated ROI say in 5 to 10 years
  A: We are continuing to raise the funds needed to produce sample wafers on our production grade equipment. We estimate that we need approximately $700K for this phase. We cannot say exactly what the ROI is, but in 5 years we would like to have completed Phase 2 of production and be manufacturing 90 wafers per hour or $32M per year in revenue.
- Q: What is the price per share for this round?
  A: The price per share this round is $0.35/share