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Photomath is an educational technology mobile app owned by Google. It is a computer algebra system with an augmented optical character recognition system designed to be used with a smartphone's camera to scan and recognize mathematical equations; the app then displays step-by-step explanations onscreen.The app is based on a text recognition engine developed by Microblink, a company based in London and Croatia and led by founder Damir Sabol, which also includes the same people who are developing both Photomath and Photopay. The company Photomath LLC was legally registered in San Mateo, California, and, in 2021, the company announced $23 million in Series B funding led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from GSV Ventures, Learn Capital, Cherubic Ventures, and Goodwater Capital.In May 2022, Google announced it would acquire the company for an undisclosed amount. The deal was then reviewed by the European Commission and approved in March 2023, before being closed in June. The takeover was the largest startup acquisition in the history of Croatia, as Photomath had been the country's most popular app. The deal was cited as part of Google's response to ChatGPT. When Photomath was dissolved as a company, Sabol assumed the position of Director of Software Engineering at Google.

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