3D Imaging Sensor Company Newsight Raises $7 Million From Israeli-Chinese Fund Infinity

With offices in Israel and China, Newsight develops chips containing high frame-rate 3D imaging sensors for robotics, drones, and the automotive industry

Israel-based startup Newsight Imaging Ltd. has raised $7 million in a series A funding round led by Israeli-Chinese equity fund Infinity Equity Management Co. Ltd., Newsight announced Sunday.

 

Founded in 2016 and based in Ness Ziona, a town in central Israel, Newsight develops chips containing high frame-rate 3D imaging sensors for robotics, drones, and the automotive industry. The company has additional offices in Shenzhen and Jiashan in China.

Computer chips. Photo: Pixbay.com

Newsight recently completed a pilot with Israel's national water company Mekorot Water Company Ltd. and successfully tested an at-home virus detection reference design in collaboration with an unnamed Israeli medical center, the company said in a statement.

 

The current round brings Newsight’s total funding raised to $15 million. The company intends to use the funding for research and development as well as expanding its sales and marketing teams.