Lisa Bettany

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Lisa Bettany
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Born (1981-11-03) November 3, 1981 (age 43)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Photographer, Entrepreneur
Notable work Camera+ app

Lisa Bettany (born November 3, 1981) [1] 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.

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Biography

Born to British parents, Bettany grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, where her father was a computer professor. [2] [3]

She was a competitive figure skater from the age of 3 until a back injury at 19. [2] She also developed her blog during this time. [2]

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. [4]

Lisa Bettany was included in the 2014 Fast Company Most Creative People in Business 1000 list. [5] Forbes named Bettany as a top female tech entrepreneur in 2012. [6] She has also been featured in Entrepreneur , [4] Elle , [7] The New York Times , [8] Fast Company Labs [9] and ShutterLove. [10]

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. [4] [11] [12]

References

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


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