Light Field Lab raises $50M to manufacture its SolidLight holographic displays
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Light Field Lab has raised $50 million to manufacture and commercialize its SolidLight holographic display platform.
Light Field Lab also unveiled Defy experiences, the first of which, Space and Time, allows you to speak and interact with SolidLight holograms. I tried it out and had a conversation with a god-like character whose head was displayed in three dimensions.
The technology has come a long way from the pseudo-hologram of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars movie. While it’s not hard to beat the vision of holograms in a movie from 1977, it has taken an extraordinarily long time to create real holograms that look good. And Light Field Lab wants to be the first to get there so it can create scenes like a 3D dinosaur lunging out of a wall in a museum.
“Defy provides a unique glimpse into our vision of the future where physical people, places and things can be digitally transported with nothing but light,” said Jon Karafin, CEO of Light Field Lab. “We are grateful to be supported by a syndicate of visionary investors and partners on our journey building the holographic future.”
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South Korean game publisher NCSoft led the round. New investors Corning, Gates Frontier, LG Tech Ventures and Otoy are joined by additional participation from current shareholders Khosla Ventures, the venture capital arms of Samsung, Verizon, Bosch, Forvia, Liberty Global, and national technology fund Taiwania Capital. To date, the company has
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