About us
Our Origin
SirenOpt is a spin-out from the Mesbah Lab at UC Berkeley's Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department. Co-founded by Jared O'Leary, Ali Mesbah, and Joel Paulson, the company specializes in using cold atmospheric plasmas (CAPs) for real-time, non-destructive advanced materials metrology. Initially focused on CAPs for treatment, the team discovered that CAPs could reveal detailed material fingerprints through visual, electrical, thermal, and spectroscopic data. After early success with battery startups, SirenOpt joined the Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator and the Activate Fellowship, securing $6.6 million in Seed Funding in July 2024. The company's expertise lies in low-energy plasma control, machine learning, and optimized decision-making for advanced process and equipment control.