Lytro

company

About

Lytro is the imaging startup that began as a ground-breaking camera company for consumers.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series D
Last Funding Money Raised
$60M
Industries
Film,Hardware,Photography,Software,Video,Virtual Reality
Founded date
Jan 1, 2006
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
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Lytro is building the world’s most powerful Light Field imaging platform enabling artists, scientists and innovators to pursue their goals with an unprecedented level of freedom and control.

Lytro was founded in 2006 by Executive Chairman Ren Ng, whose Ph.D. research on Light Field imaging won Stanford University’s prize for best thesis in computer science. In 2012, Lytro released its first generation imaging platform featuring the world’s initial consumer Light Field camera. In 2014, the second-generation imaging platform was released featuring the Lytro ILLUM, Lytro Desktop, Lytro iOS Mobile Application and the Lytro Development Kit, empowering organizations beyond the domain of photography to harness the full potential of Light Field.

In 2015, Lytro announced its expansion into cinematography, virtual reality, and scientific and industrial applications, positioning itself as the hub of a new technology ecosystem that extends the transformational power of Light Field imaging across industries. The company also released significant updates for Lytro ILLUM and Lytro Power Tools, giving users direct access to explore Light Field via its existing products – an unprecedented move for a computational imaging company.

Based in Mountain View, CA, Lytro is backed by top-tier VCs including Andreessen-Horowitz, Greylock Partners and NEA.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
2
$110M
Lytro has raised a total of $110M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 15, 2017 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Feb 15, 2017 Series D $60M 1 Detail
Feb 25, 2015 Series Unknown $50M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
Lytro is funded by 2 investors. Foxconn Technology Group and Allen & Company are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Foxconn Technology Group Series D
Allen & Company Series Unknown