Samsung and UDC Ventures joined investors including Continental, Sony, Mitsubishi Chemical and Niantic in optics technology provider DigiLens' series C round.

US-based optics display technology developer DigiLens extended its series C round to $50m on Tuesday following investments from OLED technologies and materials maker Universal Display Corporation (UDC) and consumer electronics producer Samsung.

The company initially raised $25m from tyre and vehicle technology producer Continental in May 2018 before adding an undisclosed amount from mobile game developer Niantic and Diamond Edge Ventures, the investment arm of chemicals company Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, six months later.

DigiLens also revealed that Sony…