When was Cellid founded?

Cellid was founded in 2003 and raised its 1st funding round 19 years after it was founded.

Where is Cellid located?

Cellid is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Who is the current CEO of Cellid?

Ken Shirakami of Cellid. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Cellid have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Cellid is 61.

Is Cellid a funded company?

Cellid is a funded company, having raised a total of $42M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Dec 16, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Cellid?

Cellid's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Apr 15, 2025, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Cellid rank among its competitors?

Cellid ranks 3rd amongst 23 active competitors, of which 13 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was LetinAR, which secured $18.6M in May, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Cellid?

Cellid's top competitors include Lumus, Dispelix and LetinAR. Among them, LetinAR secured the most recent funding round in May, 2026.

Cellid - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

AR based browser stickers. Claims to use image recognition engine and deep learning enabling real-time search. Additionally, allows the user to add information to the existing results and the same can be viewed by others in AR. As of March 2018, the application is compatible with iOS devices only but plans to launch it for Andriod devices as well.

Website: cellid.com
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Founded Year

2003

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$42M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Apr 15, 2025, $*****

Investors

Development Bank of Japan & 11 more

Ranked

3^rd among 23 active competitors

Employee Count

61 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Lumus & 22 more

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Cellid has raised a total funding of $42M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 16, 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Apr 15, 2025 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Cellid has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cellid:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 15, 2025	2475802	Series C	8409439	7102254	7634000	1121050
Feb 06, 2025	8795022	Series B	9876481	1618851	4195074	More management & 3 more
Nov 17, 2023	3964474	Series A	4892047	5356049	9494263	1392862

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The founders of Cellid is Ken Shirakami. Ken Shirakami is the CEO of Cellid.

Here are the details of Cellid's key team members:

Ken Shirakami: Founder & CEO of Cellid.

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Cellid's employee count trend

Cellid has 61 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Cellid's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cellid include Lumus, Dispelix and LetinAR. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cellid, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Lumus 2000, Ness Ziona (Israel), Series C	Provider of optical displays for HMDs	$57M	Quanta Computer, Vaizra Investments & 8 others	61/100
2nd	Dispelix 2015, Espoo (Finland), Acquired	Developer of waveguide displays for augmented reality devices and glasses	$54.6M	Lifeline Ventures, Voima Ventures & 8 others	60/100
3rd	Cellid 2003, Tokyo (Japan), Series C	AR based browser stickers	$42M	IMM Investment, Development Bank of Japan ... & 10 others	58/100
4th	LetinAR 2016, Anyang-si (South Korea), Series B	Developer of AR-based smart glasses	$41.7M	Kakao Ventures, NAVER D2 Startup Factory ... & 13 others	57/100
5th	vitrealab 2018, Vienna (Austria), Series A	Developer of light engines and waveguide technology for augmented reality displays	$11M	APEX Ventures, PhotonVentures & 11 others	56/100
6th	DigiLens 1999, Sunnyvale (United States), Series D	Designs optical waveguide technology for HUD, AR and biometric applications	$249M	Continental, Samsung Venture Investment & 32 others	46/100
7th	TriLite Tech 2011, Vienna (Austria), Series A	Provider of volumetric 3D displays for AR applications	$31.4M	APEX Ventures, IECT & 6 others	43/100
8th	Long Jing Optoelectronic Technology 2014, Shenzhen (China), Series C	Provider of augmented reality-based near-eye optical modules	$15.8M	Shenzhen Capital Group, CITIC & 9 others	42/100
9th	WaveOptics 2014, Abingdon (United Kingdom), Acquired	Developer of waveguides for AR-based smart glasses	$54.9M	Octopus Ventures, Hostplus & 12 others	41/100
10th	Lingxi AR 2014, Haidian (China), Series B	Developer of lenses for AR displays	$15.8M	Sequoia Capital, Medicare & 4 others	41/100