Light Labs Inc. was an American digital photography company that developed a multi-lens and multi-sensor camera designed for embedding in smartphones and mobile devices.
[2] It planned to eventually provide mobile devices with higher-quality photo capabilities and true optical zoom.
In June 2014, the company received $9.7 million in Series A funding from an investor group including Bessemer Venture Partners, CRV, GlobalFoundries CEO Sanjay Jha, and Qualcomm executive chairman, Paul E.
Other investors included Bessemer Venture Partners, CRV, StepStone Group, Sanjay Jha of GlobalFoundries and CrunchFund, and Foxconn's FIH Mobile.
[15][16] Initial Light prototypes involved the use of numerous cameras to achieve higher quality images from mobile devices.
[18][19] The company developed software to interpret lighting conditions and object distance to provide overall improvements to the image.
Additionally, a dedicated software application for Windows and Mac called Lumen, was created to control depth-of-field post-capture.