7 years ago

Spectral Edge Raises $5.3 Million for Image Enhancing Technology

  • Spectral Edge, a Cambridge, U.K.-based startup developing image enhancing technology, has secured $5.3 million in Series A funding from existing investors Parkwalk Advisors and IQ Capital

  • The company's technology, which can be embedded in software or silicon, is designed to improve photographic imagery in real-time on mass-market devices such as smartphones, security cameras, and drones

  • The funding will be used to grow the R&D team and develop real-world apps for smartphones, webcams, and security applications

  • Spectral Edge is already working with IT services provider NTT data to incorporate its technology into their broadcast infrastructure offering.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "Smartphones struggle to take good photos in low light, with resulting images often having poor white balance and excessive blue or yellow tones. Current solutions for bokeh processing (creating a blurred background effect) also often produce unwanted artefacts."

      Solution

      "Spectral Edge uses a mathematical technique and machine learning to enhance photographic imagery in real-time. Their technology can be embedded in software or silicon and can improve the quality of pictures and videos on mass-market devices, enhancing low light smartphone images, improving security camera footage, and even improving drone camera images. They are also developing a product called Eyeteq that helps people with color vision deficiencies experience better video quality."

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