OpenAI acquired Glass Imaging, which develops smartphone camera technology, for more than $300 million. The acquisition comes against the backdrop of Glass Imaging’s founding in 2019 and its operations based in Los Altos, California.
OpenAI acquired Glass Imaging, a company developing technology for smartphone cameras. The acquisition price is reported to exceed $300 million.
Glass Imaging was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Altos, California. The company had been researching image processing for smartphone cameras using neural networks. Its founders are reportedly Jib Attal and Tom Bishop, former Apple engineers. The company had raised approximately $30 million to date.
OpenAI is expanding into hardware, and in 2025 it was reported to have acquired the startup "io," which CEO Sam Altman and Jony Ive were jointly developing. The acquisition of Glass Imaging is viewed as part of an effort to strengthen research in computer vision and accelerate the development of hardware incorporating AI.
The article does not provide details on the background to the acquisition or specific future business plans, but states that OpenAI intends to strengthen its initiatives in the hardware field.