# Elliott Spelman

> Elliott Spelman is the co-founder and CEO of Polycam, the world's most-used 3D imaging app with over 10 million downloads and nearly 100,000 paying customers. A Stanford-trained designer and creative technologist, Spelman built Polycam to make 3D capture as accessible as photography - describing it as the Kodak Brownie of spatial computing. After meeting co-founder Chris Heinrich at Ubiquity6, they launched Polycam in 2020, raising an $18M Series A in early 2024 backed by Left Lane Capital, Adobe Ventures, and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Today Polycam serves individuals across more than half the Fortune 500 and is pushing hard into AI-powered floor plans, generative 3D, and enterprise spatial workflows.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Polycam
- **Organizations:** Polycam, Ubiquity6, Lightform, Symmetry Labs, facegames
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Creative Writing, University of Southern California, MFA, Design, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Polycam, the #1 most-used 3D imaging app in the world with over 10 million downloads, Raised $18M Series A in February 2024 from Left Lane Capital, Adobe Ventures, and Chad Hurley (YouTube co-founder), Grew Polycam to nearly 100,000 paying customers across architecture, construction, engineering, VFX, and enterprise sectors

## Career timeline

- **2007-2011** — BA in Creative Writing, University of Southern California
- **2011-2015** — Various creative and design roles including Pace Gallery and Goodby Silverstein
- **2015-2017** — MFA in Design, Stanford University
- **2017** — Founded facegames, an interaction design studio focused on assistive technology and gesture recognition
- **2017-2018** — Worked with artist Jim Campbell on camera and screen installations including Salesforce Tower lighting
- **2017-2019** — Roles at Lightform and Symmetry Labs in creative technology
- **2019-2020** — Worked at Ubiquity6 alongside co-founder Chris Heinrich on mobile 3D scanning and AR technology
- **2020** — Co-founded Polycam with Chris Heinrich, launching on-device real-time 3D processing
- **2024-02** — Closed $18M Series A led by Left Lane Capital with backing from Adobe Ventures and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley
- **2025-02** — Launched Vision 25 enterprise platform - AI Model Generator, Scene Editor, Space Mode, AI Spatial Report
- **2026-03** — Launched AI Floor Plan Editor with real-time generation and millimeter-precision validation

## Achievements

- Co-founded Polycam, the #1 most-used 3D imaging app in the world with over 10 million downloads
- Raised $18M Series A in February 2024 from Left Lane Capital, Adobe Ventures, and Chad Hurley (YouTube co-founder)
- Grew Polycam to nearly 100,000 paying customers across architecture, construction, engineering, VFX, and enterprise sectors
- Achieved cash-flow positivity for multiple months in 2023 before raising Series A
- Polycam is used by individuals across more than half of Fortune 500 companies
- Polycam captured 4.1M LiDAR scans, 3.7M photogrammetry scans, 1.3M room scans, and 370K 360-degree scans in 2024
- Founded facegames, an assistive technology studio focused on facial interaction for people with disabilities
- Contributed to Jim Campbell's iconic Salesforce Tower LED installation in San Francisco
- Launched Vision 25 - a complete rethinking of enterprise 3D creation workflows

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Polycam launched its AI Floor Plan Editor, enabling real-time adjustable floor plans with millimeter-precision on mobile devices.
- **2025-02** — Elliott unveiled Vision 25 - Polycam's most ambitious product release, including AI Model Generator (3D models from photos in 15 seconds), Scene Editor, and AI Spatial Report (99.3% measurement accuracy).
- **2024-02** — Polycam closed $18M Series A led by Left Lane Capital, with Chad Hurley (YouTube co-founder) and Adobe Ventures participating.

## Links

- Website: https://ebspelman.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliottspelman/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ebspelman

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Last updated: 2026-05-13