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Canadian photographer, blogger and app developer
Lisa Bettany
Born (1981-11-03) November 3, 1981 (age 43)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Photographer, Entrepreneur
Notable workCamera+ app

Lisa Bettany (born 3 November 1981) is a Canadian technology entrepreneur and photographer. She is the cofounder of the iPhone camera app Camera+. She has a YouTube channel based around travel and photography and lifestyle.

Biography

Born to British parents, Bettany grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, where her father was a computer professor.

She was a competitive figure skater from the age of 3 until a back injury at 19. She also developed her blog during this time.

In 2009, Bettany partnered with a team of six developers to develop Camera+, which launched in June 2010. The app generated revenues of $2 million within its first year.

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

She serves as a producer at MacHeist and has played the characters of Sophia and Amelia. She was formerly a host on the Canadian gadget show GetConnected.

References

  1. "It's My Birthday". Mostly Lisa. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ Barry, Maggie (6 November 2011). "Meet the girl who means Scotland's most eligible bachelor is offthemarket.com". Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. Chrumka, Jennifer. "university of Victoria Torch magazine". App Snaps. Issuu.com. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ Resnick, Rosalind (July 6, 2011). "Camera+: An Apps to Riches Story". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. "Lisa Bettany, cofounder Camera+". Fast Company. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  6. "Women Entrepreneurs Building Killer iPhone Apps". Forbes. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  7. "Million Dollar Babes". Elle. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  8. Chen, Brian X. (September 27, 2012). "Camera+, a Top-Selling iPhone App, Expands to iPad". New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  9. Hayes, Tyler (2 August 2013). "8 Master Apple Developers--And They're All Women". Fast Company Labs. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  10. Walsh, Brienne (December 20, 2013). "How Photography Helped Camera+ Co-Founder Lisa Bettany Get Her Life Back on Track". Shutterlove. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  11. "The Team". MacHeist. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  12. "Interview with Lisa Bettany". Dodho Magazine.

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