Last deal

Amount

Series D

Stage

11.01.2017

Date

3

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$35M

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date founded

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About Company
Corephotonics is the pioneer and worldwide market leader of dual camera technologies for mobile devices.

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founded date

01.01.2012

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For Profit

Last funding type

Series D

IPO status

Private

Description

The company's mission is to improve camera phone photography by developing and delivering end-to-end multi-aperture solutions that address the most challenging deficits of existing smartphone cameras. Their technologies support professional photography capabilities such as optical zoom, low-light performance, Bokeh and depth features, and optical image stabilization, all in an incredibly slim form factor. Corephotonics partners with manufacturers at early design stages to match their unique design and imaging requirements, providing continuous support through commercialization and mass production.
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