{{Short description|Editing software startup in San Jose}} {{refimprove|date=April 2023}} {{pp-semi-indef}} {{Infobox website | name = Polarr, Inc | logo = Polarr Logo.png | company_type = Private | traded_as = | foundation = August 2014 | dissolved = | location = United States | locations = San Jose, CA | incorporated = | area_served = | founder = | chairman = | chairperson = | president = | CEO = | MD = | GM = | key_people = Borui Wang, Derek Yan | industry = Video processing, Image processing, Artificial intelligence | products = Polarr, Polarr 24FPS, Polarr SDKs | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | url = {{URL|https://www.polarr.com/}} | programming_language = | alexa = | website_type = | advertising = | registration = | num_users = | language = English | launch_date = | current_status = active | screenshot = | caption = | footnotes = }}
'''Polarr''' is a startup headquartered in San Jose, California, that offers applications to allow creators to make and distribute photos and video filters. Its products include mobile apps for creators to create and search for image filters, as well web-based products to edit photos.
Polarr is venture-backed and invested in by Threshold.vc, Cota Capital, Pear VC, StartX and ZhenFund.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heater |first=Brian |date=2019-03-14 |title=AI photo startup Polarr raises an $11.5 million Series A |url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/14/ai-photo-startup-polarr-raises-an-11-5-million-series-a/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>
== History == In February 2015, Polarr launched an online photo editor.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
In June 2015, the first mobile version of Polarr Photo Editor was released.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-06-30 |title=A Stanford grad built a more advanced Instagram, and it racked up 250,000 downloads in its first 48 hours |language=en |work=Business Insider |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/polarr-app-is-photoshop-for-phones-2015-6 |access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref>
In the fall of 2015, Polarr released Polarr Photo Editors for Windows 10 and macOS.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/polarr-photo-editor-windows-10-app-review|title=Polarr Photo Editor – a pro-styled editor from the Windows 10 Store|date=2015-10-21|work=Windows Central|access-date=2017-11-08}}</ref>
In December 2017, Polarr launched Album+, an app that organizes photos using on-device A.I.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=2017-11-06 |title=Album+ organizes photos with AI that runs on your phone, not in the cloud |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/06/album-organizes-photos-with-a-i-that-runs-on-your-phone-not-in-the-cloud/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2019, Polarr announced a $11.5 million Series A led by Threshold Ventures.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2019-03-14 |title=Polarr raises $11.5 million for offline, on-device computational photography |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/polarr-raises-11-5-million-for-offline-on-device-computational-photography/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref>
In April 2022, Polarr launched the Polarr 24FPS app in which Polarr filters can be used on video.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-04 |title=Polarr 24fps is an excellent app with filters and editing - GEARRICE |url=https://www.gearrice.com/update/polarr-24fps-is-an-excellent-app-with-filters-and-editing/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In January 2023, Polarr launched Polarr Next, an AI web app that learns the user's style to update photos automatically.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I Edited Photos Using a Lightroom Competitor With a Clever New AI Trick |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/i-edited-photos-using-a-lightroom-competitor-with-a-clever-new-ai-trick/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Portal|California|Companies}} * [https://www.polarr.co/ Polarr Homepage]
Category:Photo software Category:Companies based in San Jose, California Category:Internet properties established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in California