Poly was founded by Christopher Heinrich, Elliott Spelman in 2020.

Who are Poly's investors?

Poly's investors include Left Lane Capital.

How much funding has Poly raised?

Poly has disclosed $8M raised across 1 round.

Poly

Founded 2020 · 47 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

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Polycam is a cross-platform 3D capture and editing software company that provides tools for scanning, mapping, and processing 3D content. The company serves creators, builders, and businesses seeking accessible 3D capture technology.

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Founders & leadership

Poly was founded in 2020 by Christopher Heinrich and Elliott Spelman.

Christopher Heinrich Co-Founder, Chief Growth OfficerHe led Polycam as CEO from 2020 to 2025 before moving into a growth-focused role, and earlier worked as a computer vision engineer at Ubiquity6 and as a partner at Qrithm. His earlier ventures include co-founding Triple.io and Knowvio, and he worked as a research assistant at the University of Chicago.

Elliott Spelman co-founder, ceoPreviously a design engineer at Lumafield and a prototyping engineer at Ubiquity6, he also founded facegames and built generative effects work at Lightform, Symmetry Labs, and the studio of Jim Campbell at White Light. He spent several years on call as a new media developer at the Exploratorium.

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Investors · 1

Left Lane Capitallisted by Left Lane CapitalNew York · $5M – $75M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$8M disclosed across 1 round · 2025

$8MSeedNov 2025
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Frequently asked questions

What does Poly do?: Polycam is a cross-platform 3D capture and editing software company that provides tools for scanning, mapping, and processing 3D content. The company serves creators, builders, and businesses seeking accessible 3D capture technology.
Who founded Poly?: Poly was founded by Christopher Heinrich, Elliott Spelman in 2020.
Who are Poly's investors?: Poly's investors include Left Lane Capital.
How much funding has Poly raised?: Poly has disclosed $8M raised across 1 round.