Lisa Bettany

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Lisa Bettany (born 3 November 1981)[1] is a Canadian technology entrepreneur and photographer. She is a cofounder of the iPhone camera app Camera+, which had sold over 10 million copies as of 2012.[2]

The daughter of British parents, Bettany grew up in Victoria, where her father was a computer professor.[3][4] She was a competitive figure skater from the age of three until a back injury ended her career at 19.[3] Having grown up around computers, she developed her first blog and her interest in photography while recuperating.[3] In 2009, Bettany partnered with an international team of six developers to develop Camera+, which launched in June 2010. The app, developed for tap tap tap, generated revenues of almost $2 million within a year for the developer team.[5]

Lisa Bettany was included in the 2014 Fast Company Most Creative People in Business 1000 list.[6] Forbes named Bettany as a top female tech entrepreneur in 2012.[7] She has also been featured in Entrepreneur,[5] Elle magazine,[8] The New York Times,[9] Fast Company Labs[10] and ShutterLove.[11]

She is on the team at MacHeist as a producer and has played the characters of Sophia and Amelia. She was formerly a host on Canadian gadget show GetConnected.[5][12]

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