Pelican Imaging's advances in computational imaging have enabled a new type of light field camera: mobile! Going beyond megapixels, the Pelican array camera provides complete depth information of the captured scene, allowing users to refocus after the fact and perform an unprecedented range of edits. Focus on any subject, change focus (even on multiple subjects) after you take the photo, capture linear measurements, scale and segment your images, change backgrounds, and apply filters, all from any device.
At under 3mm thickness, Pelican's array camera is about 50% thinner than current smartphone cameras. It is the first mobile plenoptic camera to capture video, 30 fps at 1080p resolution.
The Pelican camera architecture is designed with no moving parts, which enables the user to take an immediate first shot, followed by very rapid sucessive shots. Every scene is captured in complete focus, which means that there are no missed shots -- every picture is perfect.
At under 3mm thickness, Pelican's array camera is about 50% thinner than current smartphone cameras. It is the first mobile plenoptic camera to capture video, 30 fps at 1080p resolution.
The Pelican camera architecture is designed with no moving parts, which enables the user to take an immediate first shot, followed by very rapid sucessive shots. Every scene is captured in complete focus, which means that there are no missed shots -- every picture is perfect.
Location: United States, California, Mountain View
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 650-204-7640
Total raised: $30M
Founded date: 2008
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | InterWest ... | interwest.... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 16.05.2013 | Series C | $20M | - |
| 26.10.2010 | Series B | $10M | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 26.08.2013 | Pelican Imaging Receives Investment | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Inventor of groundbreaking array camera technology for mobile devices, has extended its recent Series C round with funding from new investor Panasonic Corporation. >> Click here for more funding data on Pelican I... |
| 26.08.2013 | Pelican Imaging Raises Additional Funding in Series C Round | Pelican Imaging, a Mountain View, California-based developer of an array camera technology for mobile devices, extended its recent Series C round with funding from new investor Panasonic Corporation. Pelican announced the first closing of i... |
| 16.05.2013 | Pelican Imaging Closes $20M Series C Funding | Pelican Imaging, a Mountain View, California-based developer of camera technology for mobile devices, closed a $20m Series C funding. Backers included new strategic investors Qualcomm Incorporated, through Qualcomm Ventures, and Nokia Growt... |
| 01.05.2013 | Qualcomm Backs Photo Technology Firm Pelican Imaging | San Diego-based Qualcomm has backed a developer of advanced photo and camera array technology, Pelican Imaging, with a strategic investment today. Pelican Imaging, which develops camera array technology for mobile phones, said it raised $20... |
| 30.04.2013 | Pelican Imaging Secures $20M in Series C | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Inventor of groundbreaking array camera technology for mobile devices, has announced the closing of $20M in Series C funding. >> Click here for more funding data on Pelican Imaging >> To export Pelican Ima... |
| 26.10.2010 | Pelican Imaging Receives $10M in Series B Financing | Pelican Imaging Corporation, a Mountain View, CA-based software start-up in the business of commercializing computational cameras for the smartphone market, has received $10m in Series B financing. The round was led by Globespan Capital Par... |
| 26.10.2010 | Pelican Imaging Snaps Up $10 Million In Series B Funding | Pelican Imaging, a startup that focuses on smartphone camera technology, has just raised $10 million in a Series B round led by Globespan Capital Partners. Previous investors Granite Ventures, InterWest Partners and IQT, also joined this ro... |
| 29.07.2010 | Pelican Imaging Corporation Receives Strategic Investment from In-Q-Tel | Pelican Imaging Corporation, a Mountain View, CA-based developer of computational cameras for the mobile market, received an undisclosed strategic investment from In-Q-Tel (IQT), the firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to s... |
| 10.08.2009 | Pelican scoops up $7M for computational cameras | Pelican Imaging, a company specializing in computational cameras, has brought in $7 million in a first round of funding, according to PE Hub. Recent backers of the Soquel, Calif., company include Granite Ventures and InterWest Partners. Ven... |