Investment
AR Glasses Startup Nreal Secures $40M in Series B Financing
Nreal, the China-based company behind the Nreal Light AR glasses, today announced its secured another $40 million in funding.
As reported by TechCrunch, the latest financing round was led by Chinese video sharing platform Kuaishou, with participation by iQiyi, GP Capital,...
Varjo Raises $54M Financing to Support Its Retina-Quality VR/AR Headsets for Enterprise
Varjo, the Helsinki, Finland-based creators of high pixel density VR/AR headsets for enterprise, today announced it's closed a $54 million Series C funding round. The company says it will use the funds to accelerate the global expansion and development of its...
‘Moss’ Developer Polyarc Raises $9 Million to Expand into AR Development
Polyarc, the game studio behind the hit VR title Moss (2018), announced today that is has raised $9 million to grow the studio's expertise in augmented reality development in addition to virtual reality.
As an indie studio, Moss is so far...
Librestream Secures $24M Series D Funding to Expand Its AR-powered Worker Platform
Librestream, an enterprise-focused AR company, today announced it's raised a $24 million Series D financing round. The Winnipeg, Canada-based company says the funds will be used to expand its 'Augmented Worker' services into Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and...
Virtual Concert Platform ‘Wave’ Secures $30M in Series B Funding
Wave, the social VR platform and virtual music venue, today announced a $30 million Series B funding round, putting its total funding to $40 million to date.
The funding round was led by Maveron with participation from Griffin Gaming Partners....
Apple Confirms Acquisition of VR Live Streaming Company NextVR
NextVR, the live event broadcasting platform for VR headsets, has been acquired by Apple in what was reportedly a $100 million purchase.
Update (March 15th, 2020): For the first time since reports broke back in April, Apple has confirmed that...
Mojo Vision Raises an Additional $51M to Fund Smart Contact Lens Development
Mojo Vision announced it has raised more than $51 million in a Series B-1 investment round, something the company says will be used for further development on Mojo Lens, its smart contact lens.
The company's latest funding round was led...
XRHealth Secures $7M Investment to Expand Its AR/VR Telehealth Platform
XRHealth, a Boston-based medical company, today announced that it's raised $7 million in funding to expand its telehealth platform targeted at VR headset users.
The company announced the funding via a press statement today, stating that the new funding round was led by...
Waveguide Maker DigiLens Secures Additional Investment by Samsung Ventures
DigiLens, the Silicon Valley-based waveguide maker, today announced that Samsung's venture capital group Samsung Ventures is increasing its stake in the company.
At the time of this writing, neither firm has detailed the extent of the investment, stating simply that...
Roto VR Picks up $1.86M Investment to Support Roll-out of Rotating VR Chair
Roto VR, the UK-based makers of the eponymous 360-degree VR chair, today announced its completed a £1.5 million (~$1.86 million) funding round. Investors include Consumer Venture Capital Trust, Pembroke VCT, and The TVB Growth Fund.
You may remember Roto VR...
Strivr Secures $30M Series B Financing to Accelerate Adoption of VR Training
Strivr, the immersive VR training company, announced the successful completion of a $30 million financing round, something the startup says will help it further expand adoption of enterprise-focused immersive learning.
The Series B financing round was led by Georgian Partners,...
HaptX Secures $12M Financing to Produce Next Generation of Haptic Gloves
HaptX, a producer of haptic VR gloves, today announced it's secured $12 million in its Series A financing round. The company has additionally signed a strategic partnership with Advanced Input Systems, which the companies say will include shared product...
‘Angry Birds Movie 2 VR’ Studio Raises $2M to Continue Development on AR/VR Games
XR Games, the studio behind couch co-op VR game The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure (2019), has secured $2 million (£1.5 million) in a recent funding round, which was led by Praetura Ventures alongside existing investor ACT Capital...
Glue Collaboration Raises $3.85M Financing to Further Develop Business-focused Social VR Platform
Glue Collaboration, a Helsinki-based company developing remote collaboration tools for AR/VR, today announced that it has completed a new seed round of financing, raising a total of €3.5 million (~$3.85 million) to support continued growth of its business-focused social...
Sandbox VR Raises $11M Investment from Will Smith, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry & More
Sandbox VR, the location-based VR attraction, announced an additional $11 million in funding from some of the biggest household names in entertainment and investment.
Sandbox VR says in a press statement that their latest investment brings their total funds to...




















