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Cellid

Techstars '21

Roppongi, JP · Founded 2016 · 59 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors

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Cellid is a fabless company developing AR glasses displays (waveguides) and spatial recognition engines for next-generation devices. It works with major domestic and international manufacturing partners to build a production ecosystem for mass-producing its waveguides.

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Founders & leadership

Cellid was founded in 2016 by Ken Shirakami and SATOSHI SHIRAGA.

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Ken ShirakamiRepresentative Director & CEO
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SATOSHI SHIRAGAinFounder/CEOFounder and CEO of Cellid, where he leads engineering on a proprietary high-speed simulator for designing wider field-of-view waveguides used in AR glasses. He previously researched the Higgs boson on the ATLAS experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, gaining experience in parallel computing for petabyte-scale data, and holds an M.S. in Physics from Waseda University.
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Ken ShiragamiRepresentative Director & CEO

Investors · 9

15th RockYokohama
Global BrainTokyo · $100K – $184M
TechstarsBoulder · $220K
TEL Venture Capital, Inc.Fremont
Development Bank of JapanreportedTokyo
FFG Venture Business PartnersreportedFukuoka · $1M – $50M
IMM InvestmentreportedKangnam · $3M – $54M
IMM Investment JapanreportedSeoul
SBI InvestmentreportedTokyo · $2M – $227M

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$20.5M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025

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In the news

Cellid Raises Over $7.5M in Series C Extensionfinsmes.com · Apr 2025Cellid raises over $7.5 Million to strengthen development of displays for AR glassesfinance.yahoo.com · Apr 2025Cellid Raises 2 Billion Yen to Strengthen AR Glass Display Development – BRIDGEthebridge.jp · Feb 2025Cellid Raises $13 Million to Advance AR Glasses Display Developmentprnewswire.com · Feb 2025Cellid Raises $13M in Fundingfinsmes.com · Feb 2025Cellid Secured Funding from General Interface Solution (GIS)prnewswire.com · Jan 2024

Frequently asked questions

What does Cellid do?
Cellid is a fabless company developing AR glasses displays (waveguides) and spatial recognition engines for next-generation devices. It works with major domestic and international manufacturing partners to build a production ecosystem for mass-producing its waveguides.
Who founded Cellid?
Cellid was founded by Ken Shirakami, SATOSHI SHIRAGA in 2016.
Who are Cellid's investors?
Cellid's investors include 15th Rock, Global Brain, Techstars, TEL Venture Capital, Inc., Development Bank of Japan, FFG Venture Business Partners, IMM Investment, IMM Investment Japan and 1 more.
How much funding has Cellid raised?
Cellid has disclosed $20.5M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Cellid headquartered?
Cellid is headquartered in Roppongi, JP.