# Umbra

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/umbra

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland
- Website: www.umbra3d.com
- Total disclosed funding: $3.4M
- Latest round: Series A (Oct 29, 2015)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2006 in Helsinki, Finland, Umbra develops software for rendering and computation in 3D graphics. The company has executed 2 deals, with the most recent being a Series A round in January 2021, raising USD 3.40 mn from investors including Initial Capital, Inventure, and Lifeline Ventures. The company is led by founder and CEO Otso Makinen.

Umbra’s primary offerings revolve around advanced cloud computing solutions designed for rendering and computation in 3D graphics. Their flagship product, Umbra, incorporates optional support for cloud-based computations utilizing AWS Deadline Cloud, enabling users to establish virtual render farms efficiently. This capability is particularly beneficial for clients in industries such as gaming, film, and architectural visualization, where high-quality graphics rendering is essential. Additionally, Umbra provides the CloudWorker executable, facilitating the distribution of computation tasks across local or cloud-based build farms. The integration of functionalities such as multithreaded initialization and the Scene API function for object collections enhances performance and reduces memory usage, addressing the demands of a diverse client base that requires scalable and efficient rendering solutions. These products are marketed globally, targeting regions with robust gaming and entertainment sectors, such as North America, Europe, and parts of Asia.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Oct 29, 2015, $3.4M — Inventure, Initial Capital, Lifeline Ventures

## Investors

- Inventure (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/inventure) — Series A
- Initial Capital — Series A
- Lifeline Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lifeline-ventures) — Series A