AR Investment
2016’s Record Breaking VR/AR Venture Funding Totals $1.8 Billion
With 2015 breaking previous records, industry observers entered 2016 wondering if VR/AR funding would be able to keep pace.
Guest Article by Clifton Dawson
Clifton is Founder & CEO of Greenlight Insights, a specialty market intelligence company focused exclusively on the...
Lumus Packed a 55 Degree Field of View into Optics Less than 2mm Thick
At CES 2017, Lumus is demonstrating its latest waveguide optics which achieve a 55 degree field of view from optics less than 2mm thick, potentially enabling a truly glasses-sized augmented reality headset.
Israel-based Lumus has been working on transparent optics...
Lenovo and Kopin Form Joint Venture to Grow Enterprise AR Headset Market
Lenovo's own investment group and wearable displays manufacturer Kopin Corporation have formed a joint venture named Lenovo New Vision. The combination of Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group's (LCIG) global resources and Kopin’s wearable technology expertise hopes to grow the enterprise Augmented Reality...
AR Optics Company Lumus Secures Further $30M in Funding
Lumus Ltd. recently confirmed a $30 million funding round led by Quanta and HTC. Lumus is a leading provider and developer of augmented reality technology.
Following from the $15 million funding led by Shanda Group and Crystal-Optech in June, Lumus...
ODG Raises $58 Million Series A Investment for AR Glasses, New Products to Debut in January
San Francisco based Osterhout Design Group (aka ODG) announced today that they've raised a significant $58 million Series A investment to accelerate production and R&D of its smart glasses products.
ODG's current flagship device is the enterprise-focused R-7 Smartglasses System which sell...
Starbreeze Bolsters VR & AR Team with $1.65M Acquisition of ePawn
Starbreeze continues to make strategic VR/AR partnerships as today it has announced a $1.65M acquisition of augmented reality and "toys to life" company ePawn, who bring them some intriguing technologies with potential applications for the immersive space.
Starbreeze seems to...
‘Super Ventures’ Announces $10 Million Fund to Incubate AR, VR, and Wearable Startups
Super Ventures is a new incubator focusing on AR, VR, and wearables. The group recently announced the opening of its first $10 million fund a well as two initial investments.
Founded by AR and wearable industry devotees, Super Ventures says they're...
Magic Leap Raises $793.5 Million Series C Investment to Accelerate Adoption of Secretive AR Tech
Magic Leap today announced the closure of a massive $793.5 million Series C investment led by Alibaba. The company has kept their supposedly revolutionary AR tech under wraps to the public, but seem to have no trouble convincing investors...
