Tech Company Financing Transactions
Light Funding Round
Light, based in Palo Alto, secured $121 million in funding from SoftBank Vision Fund and Leica Camera.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/19/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$121,000,000
Round
Series D
Investors
SoftBank Vision Fund (Lead Investor) (Akshay Naheta)
Leica Camera (Andreas Kaufmann)
Proceeds Purpose
The new funding will allow Light to expand the reach of its imaging platform beyond consumer photography and into security, robotic, automotive, aerial, and industrial imaging applications.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
636 Ramona St.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
Creative technologists on a mission to reimagine the art and science of photography through ultra-high megapixel camera technologies.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Grannan
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Barone
Chief Technical Officer
Rajiv Laroia
Vice President
Sumit Chawla
VP - Bus. Development
Chris Barnett
VP - Engineering
Prashant Velagaleti
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