OPKIX is a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based maker of a compact wearable smart camera and companion studio editing/sharing app. It is launching its flagship product, the OPKIX ONE, in Fall 2018, which combines compact hardware and innovative software for capturing, editing and sharing high-quality video. The OPKIX ONE measures 14.2mm x 14.2mm x 36mm, offers 12 minutes of record time per camera and up to 70 minutes of capture with the whole camera and egg system, and records at 1080×1080 @30fps. The device is rated IP-67 and is built from aerospace aluminum, gold and sapphire glass. The company raised $5.7M in Series B funding, bringing total funding to date to $11.8M. OPKIX plans to use the funds to expand into new markets, establish itself as a global direct-to-consumer camera brand across wearables, optics, accessories and mobile camera spaces, and to expand mass distribution within its first year of launch. Opkix is a Costa Mesa, Calif.-based maker of small, smartphone-connected cameras and an integrated social content app. The company designs hands-free, mountable cameras with wireless and wired options, luxury anodized finishes, and augmented reality features. Its app is a content-creation and video-editing tool with geo-functionality and social sharing, planned for a limited influencer launch in Fall 2017. Opkix plans to release its flagship smart, small, and simple smartphone-connected camera to consumers in January 2018. The recent financing will enable the company to expand operations, broaden business reach, and continue developing products across wearable, lighting, optics, accessories and mobile camera categories. C. Lawrence Greaves is the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer. Opkix (a DBA of Native Optiks, Inc.) is a global lifestyle brand that creates consumer camera products across wearable, lighting, optics, accessories, and mobile camera categories. Its first product is a small wearable 4K camera called Opkix 1, and the company says it is developing a suite of related products and accessories. Opkix builds purpose-driven products aimed at simplifying how people capture and share professional-quality video in everyday life. The company is working on a production-ready prototype of Opkix 1 and an MVP of its mobile camera app platform. Proceeds from the recent seed raise are dedicated to accelerating those product and app efforts and to formalizing brand and marketing strategy. Opkix was born in Orange County, CA and operates from Costa Mesa under its parent, Native Optiks, Inc.

Total raised

$12M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Aug 2018