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Starman Holding

Consumer Brands & PhotonicsNew Jersey, United States

Starman Holding is a privately held American group run by Charles Tebele. Its consumer technology accessory brands include Incase, Incipio, Griffin Technologies and Survivor, and its distribution businesses trade as Digital Gadgets, DG Surgical and Onward Brands. The group also spans medical products developed with Northwell Health, semiconductors, and Starman Development, an affordable and workforce housing arm. In 2024 it entered a joint venture with New Photonics to build pure-play photonics foundries in the United States, which became Starman New Photonics, the operating business behind it

1StartupFox story
Consumer Brands & PhotonicsSector
Sept 2026Latest coverage

Leadership

CTCharles TebeleCEO

The Starman Holding journey

2024 · milestone
Enters a joint venture with New Photonics, a designer of photonics solutions for AI and data centres, aiming to create pure-play photonics foundries in the United States. ↗
Jun 2026 · milestone
Starman New Photonics receives the first award under New Jersey's Next New Jersey Manufacturing Program, backing a $150 million investment to renovate a 100,000 square foot facility in Warren and create 250 jobs. ↗
Sep 2026 · acquisition
Subsidiary Starman Optical, incorporated in Delaware on 31 August, signs a definitive merger agreement to acquire roughly 90 percent of GoPro for $285 million. ↗

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Latest on Starman Holding

Markets & IPO
GoPro Sells for $285M to a Company Incorporated the Day Before the Deal Was Announced
2 SEPT 2026 · 5 MIN READ

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What is Starman Holding?

Starman Holding is a privately held American group run by Charles Tebele. Its consumer technology accessory brands include Incase, Incipio, Griffin Technologies and Survivor, and its distribution businesses trade as Digital Gadgets, DG Surgical and Onward Brands. The group also spans medical products developed with Northwell Health, semiconductors, and Starman Development, an affordable and workforce housing arm. In 2024 it entered a joint venture with New Photonics to build pure-play photonics foundries in the United States, which became Starman New Photonics, the operating business behind it

Who founded Starman Holding?

Starman Holding is associated with Charles Tebele.

What is the latest news on Starman Holding?

The most recent StartupFox coverage is “GoPro Sells for $285M to a Company Incorporated the Day Before the Deal Was Announced” (2 September 2026). All stories are listed on this page.