Overview
- Lyte emerged from stealth on Jan. 5 with about $107 million from Fidelity, Atreides, Exor Ventures, Key1 Capital, VentureTech Alliance, and a group led by Avigdor Willenz.
- Founded in 2021 by Alexander Shpunt, Arman Hajati, and Yuval Gerson, the Mountain View company draws on experience from PrimeSense, Microsoft Kinect, and Apple’s Face ID.
- LyteVision integrates a camera, inertial motion sensing, and a 4D sensor that measures distance and velocity to deliver immediately usable perception data.
- The startup is developing custom silicon, optics, and software to provide a plug‑and‑play stack that reduces multi‑year sensor‑integration timelines for robotics firms.
- Lyte received a CES Innovation award in robotics, employs about 100 people, targets humanoids, mobile robots, and robotaxis, and has not disclosed customers.