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Lytro
Lytro commercialized light-field cameras with post-capture focus before pivoting to cinema VR and eventual shutdown.
Stage
acquired
Status
acquired
Coverage
full
Why Lytro is interesting
Ren Ng’s Stanford dissertation became a $50M-funded hardware bet — refocus-after-capture photography was ahead of computational photography on phones.
Key facts
- Series C (Jun 2011): $50M total with NEA, Greylock, a16z (TechCrunch)
- Series D (Nov 2013): $40M; NEA, Greylock, a16z re-upped (AllThingsD)
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Industries
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Last updated: 2026-07-24