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Waveguide AR displays and spatial SLAM for glasses-type AR

Tokyo, JapanFounded 2016Semiconductors

Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2025

Headcount <100 Current team size

Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding

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About Cellid

Cellid Inc. (Cellid株式会社 / セリッド) develops AR glasses waveguide display modules and spatial recognition software. Founded October 27, 2016 in Tokyo by CEO Ken Shirakami, a particle physicist with CERN/Fermilab/INFN experience who spun his large-scale data work into wearable AR. Products include wide-FOV see-through waveguide displays (e.g. Cellid Waveguide 60), Cellid SLAM spatial engine, and eyeglasses-type AR reference designs for industrial and everyday AR. B2B sales/licensing to hardware makers and enterprise DX partners in manufacturing and construction. Investors include Global Brain, Development Bank of Japan, Kyocera, SBI Investment, TEL Venture Capital, Toppan, and others across seed through Series C. Selected for Tokyo SusHi Tech Global Growth Acceleration Program Phase 1 (2026).

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Employees: 59
Open positions: None listed
Dealroom signal: 78.3/100
Industry: Semiconductors
Sector: Semiconductors, Hard Tech, DT and LS, science-based
Technology: Deep Tech
Business model: Manufacturing
Client focus: b2b
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Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
SERIES COther financing	Apr 2025	$7.5M	$79M	IMM Investment · SBI Investment	↗
LATE VCOther financing	Feb 2025	$13M	$79M	15th Rock Ventures · Development Bank of Japan · Global Brain Corporation · Kyocera	↗

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Cellid website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Cellid is 8.8K monthly website visits, up 51.7% over the last three months. Cellid's team declined 4.8% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits8.8K 3-month web change+51.7% 1-year team growth-4.8%

Monthly website visitsDec 2022–Jul 2026

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