Private companiesCovered
Glass Imaging
Los Altos, CA · Founded 2019
Glass Imaging builds AI image-processing software that corrects lens and sensor imperfections in compact camera hardware.
Funding
- Last round or tender
- Series A, May 12, 2025, $20M raisedGlass Imaging (release, via VCA Online), May 12, 2025Led by Insight Partners. No valuation was stated.
- Last valuation
- No citable valuation
Secondary venues
- Caplightpublic page seen Oct 7, 2026
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Reads
Acquisition: Reported
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Prepared by PiggyGPT, as of Oct 7, 2026
Signals
- Sep 14, 2026TechCrunch relayed a Wall Street Journal report that OpenAI bought Glass Imaging in a deal valued at over $300 million.TechCrunch, Sep 14, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026The Next Web relayed the same report and noted that neither company has announced the deal.The Next Web, Sep 15, 2026
Named counterparties
- OpenAIThe buyer named in the Wall Street Journal report.TechCrunch, Sep 14, 2026
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A summary of what the figures on this page add up to, prepared by PiggyGPT from the record on file and its cited sources. Not the Street's view, and not advice.
Sources
- OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report saysTechCrunch, Sep 14, 2026
- OpenAI buys camera startup Glass Imaging for over $300m, WSJ reportsThe Next Web, Sep 15, 2026
- Glass Imaging Raises $20 Million Funding Round to Expand AI Imaging TechnologiesGlass Imaging (release, via VCA Online), May 12, 2025
Researched Oct 7, 2026