# Lytro

> Lytro commercialized light-field cameras with post-capture focus before pivoting to cinema VR and eventual shutdown.

## Why it is interesting

Ren Ng’s Stanford dissertation became a $50M-funded hardware bet — refocus-after-capture photography was ahead of computational photography on phones.

## Profile

- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** generalist-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series C (Jun 2011): $50M total with NEA, Greylock, a16z (TechCrunch)
- Series D (Nov 2013): $40M; NEA, Greylock, a16z re-upped (AllThingsD)

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/greylock-partners

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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