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Investment Trends
Market Details
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Contents
Feed Summary
Investment Trends
Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
3
Feed Summary
Investment Trend Summary
Exit Outlook Summary
BlueBox
Summary of Key Markets
Notable Companies in the Sector
Recent News
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Note: Mega Companies includes IPO’d companies, Mega Acquisitions and Unicorn. Data is taken from Tracxn Platform as on May 10, 2018.
Virtual Reality Feed Summary
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Virtual Reality > Feed Summary
Immersive multimedia that digitally simulates presence in real or imagined worlds, and allows the user to interact with that
world. VR immerses the user into a computer-generated experience that artificially replaces the physical surroundings.
• Inclusions: Includes companies which manufacture display devices (head mounted
devices, smartphone-based headsets), studios making their own VR content, startups focusing
on live streaming of events (like sports, concerts) in virtual reality. Consists of companies
providing tools for creating VR content (like reality capture, VR modeling, end to end
solutions, processing, developer tools). Contains platforms for delivery of VR content like
videos, experiences, apps as well as platforms enabling distribution of VR content on various
VR publishing platforms. Tools enabling interaction in virtual reality through peripherals and
software through gesture detection, tracking are also included. Comprises of players applying
VR technology in various fields like Healthcare, Education, Real Estate, Retail, Entertainment,
Social, Tourism, etc.
• Exclusions: Excludes service companies which make custom VR applications. Excludes
generic 3D and visualization tools. Generic software which can be used to make VR content
e.g. game engines like Unity are not covered here. Excludes Gaming studios which are covered
under VR Gaming feed. Does not include consulting firms for VR. Excludes Augmented Reality
specific device manufacturers and technology solutions providers which are covered in
Augmented Reality feed.
• Excludes funding information of Chinese companies
Feed in Numbers
Overview
$3B
Funding
13
Mega
Companies
4241870
FundedCovered on
Tracxn
4
Unicorns
12
Soonicorns
6
Minicorns
7
IPO’d Cos
107
Late Stage Cos
25
8
Acquisitions
135
DeadPooled
33
Acquihired
Series A+ Cos
Improbable
(2012, London, $524M)
JauntVR
(2013, Palo Alto, $100M)
Oculus VR
(2012, Irvine, $91M)
Top Companies
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Investment Trend Summary
Summary of Funding Activity in Virtual Reality
5
$502M - Series B
Improbable (2012, London, $524M)
$40M - Series B
Within (2014, Venice, $57M)
$80M - Series B
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
$30M - Series B
Dreamscape (2016, Santa Monica, $61M)
$60M - Series D
Lytro (2006, Mountain View, $210M)
$30M - Series A
Dreamscape (2016, Santa Monica, $61M)
$50M - Series C
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco, $94M)
$27M - Series B
8i (2014, Wellington, $42M)
$40M - Series C
360fly (1998, Pittsburgh, $60M)
$25M - Series B
Baobab Studios (2015, San Francisco, $31M)
Top Geos of InvestmentEntrepreneurial Activity Global Funding Trend
*YTD *YTD
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Investment Trend Summary
Seed
Rothenberg Ventures (#22), Presence Capital (#9), Venture
Reality Fund (#8)
Series A/B Intel Capital (#7), Venture Reality Fund (#7), Comcast Ventures
(#5)
Series C+
Qualcomm Ventures (#2), Alpina Partners (#1), AME Cloud
Ventures (#1)
Incubators Boost VC (#40) Techstars (#14) Y Combinator (#6)
Other Notable
Investors
HTC Corporation (#5), Vive (#4), Evolution Media (#3)
Debt Investors
Western Technology Investment (#5), NXT Ventures (#2), Trinity
Capital Investment (#1)
Most Active InvestorsRecent Investments
116
305
468 488
155
2
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
Y-o-Y # of Companies Founded 23 56 120 130 114 28
$236M
$174M
$457M
$622M
$1.1B
$114M
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
$ Funding # Rounds
$2B
$782M
$124M
$41.5M
$32.6M
US
Europe
Israel
New
Zealand
Canada
$ Funding
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Summary of exit outlook in Virtual Reality
Exit Outlook Summary
66
Most Active AcquirersTop Investors in Exits
Andreessen
Horowitz
2
Improbable (2012, London, $524M)
Oculus VR (2012, Irvine, $91M)
Amadeus Capital 1 Improbable (2012, London, $524M)
Cervin Ventures 1 Replay Technologies (2011, Tel Aviv, $27M)
Venture Kick 1 MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $119M)
Artiman Ventures 1 InvenSense (2003, San Jose, $38M)
Mar 2018 Lytro Acq by Google for $40M
Dec 2016 InvenSense Acq by TDK for $1.3B
Nov 2016 NaturalPoint Acq by Planar Systems for $125M
Nov 2016 Voke Acq by Intel
Sep 2016 Movidius Acq by Intel
Mar 2016 Replay Technologies Acq by Intel for $175M
Mar 2014 Oculus VR Acq by Facebook for $2.0B
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Exit Outlook Summary
Intel 3
Replay Technologies (Mar 2016, $175M), Movidius (Sep
2016), Voke (Nov 2016)
Google 2 Lytro (Mar 2018, $40M), Eyefluence (Oct 2016)
Facebook 1 Oculus VR (Mar 2014, $2B)
TDK 1 InvenSense (Dec 2016, $1.3B)
Planar Systems 1 NaturalPoint (Nov 2016, $125M)
Recent IPOs Top Acquisitions
Kogeto
Panoramic Video Camera Manufacturer
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -
Timefire
Developing a virtual city
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -
Freevi
Creates multi-types of VR glasses and a g…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -
Crunchfish Nov 2016
Touchless gesture recognizing software fo…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -
EVR Holdings May 2016
Audiovisual and interactive content for u…
IPO MCap: $11.3M Current MCap: $259M
Immersion Jan 2016
Developer of high-end interaction devices…
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: -
Immersion Nov 1999
Software for haptics in VR
IPO MCap: - Current MCap: $323M
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Marketmap: Virtual Reality
Overview
Companies 1870
Funded 424 Series A+ 107
Funding $3B Last 2 yrs $1.7B
Most Active Investors
Seed Rothenberg Ventures (22)
Series A/B Intel Capital (7)
Series C+ Qualcomm Ventures (2)
Others HTC Corporation (5)
Incubators Boost VC (42)
FACTSHEET
Top Cities
Bay Area 204 Cos $995M
London 79 Cos $539M
Feed in Numbers
Unicorns 4 Soonicorns 12
Minicorns 6 Editor Picks 99
Acquihired 33 Deadpooled 135
Top Companies
Oculus VR (2012, Irvine, $91M)
Improbable (2012, London, $524M)
JauntVR (2013, Palo Alto, $100M)
Exits
IPOs 7 Crunchfish, EVR Holdings
Acquisitions 8 Lytro, InvenSense
Top Acquirers Intel, Google
* Denotes Upcoming Business Models in Virtual Reality market
INTERACTIVITY ENABLERS
MOTION TRACKING & SIMULATION*
CHIPS & SENSORS
CONTENT
CONTENT CREATION TOOLS*
CONTENT DELIVERY
DISPLAY DEVICES
MIXED REALITY HEADSETS
HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICES*
PC/CONSOLE/STANDALONE
APPLICATIONS
ENTERTAINMENT*
HEALTHCARE & FITNESS*
VIRTUAL WORLD*
REAL ESTATE & ARCHITECTURE*
RETAIL*
ENTERPRISE
ADVERTISING & MARKETING
EDUCATION & TRAINING
LIVE STREAMING
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > BlueBox
Funding data excludes Debt, Grants & Post-IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
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Key Sub Sectors in Virtual Reality Sector
Summary of Key Markets
8
Other Notable Markets
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Content Creation Tools > Reality Capture >
Cameras >
3D Capture
25 $60M 3
Top Markets of Investment Activity
# Cos on
Platform
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round
Studios
218 $126M 18
Live Streaming
22 $138M 8
Applications > Social >
Virtual World 32 $48.3M 9
Interactivity Enablers > Input > Hand
Tracking >
Hand Gestures
14 $73.6M 6
Delivery >
Video 56 $21M 10
Content Creation Tools > Modeling >
Character Creation 10 $28.1M 7
Applications > Healthcare & Fitness >
Medical Training 33 $24M 7
Applications > Retail > Enablers >
Multi-category 17 $23.8M 6
Sub Sectors
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Content Creation Tools
Companies providing tools to create VR content, such
as reality capture solutions, VR...
285 107 $1.1B
Applications
Companies applying VR technology in various fields
like healthcare, education, real estate,...
735 136 $661M
Studios
Studios making their own virtual reality content
including cinematic productions, animation...
218 31 $297M
Interactivity Enablers
Companies developing tools which enable interactions
in virtual reality (for both input...
188 58 $274M
Live Streaming
Startups focusing on streaming of live events in virtual
reality like sports, music concerts,...
22 7 $199M
Display Devices
Companies manufacturing display devices, such as
head-mounted devices, to view VR content
189 22 $191M
Chips & Sensors
Makers of chips & sensors for VR tracking and image
processing
5 5 $162M
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Summary of Key Markets
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List of Notable Companies in Virtual Reality
Notable Companies in the Sector
9
Note: *(Founded Year, Location, Total Funding)
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector
Public
EVR Holdings
(2015, London, $5.3M)*
Crunchfish
(2010, Stockholm, $10.5M)
Kogeto
(2010, New York City, $1.9M)
Timefire
(2014, Phoenix, $1M)
Freevi
(2011, Beverly)
Immersion
(1993, San Jose)
Immersion
(1994, Bordeaux)
Acquired
Oculus VR
(2012, Irvine, $91M)
InvenSense
(2003, San Jose, $38M)
Replay Technologies
(2011, Tel Aviv, $27M)
NaturalPoint
(1996, Corvallis)
Unicorns
Improbable
(2012, London, $524M)
MindMaze
(2012, Lausanne, $119M)
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List of Notable Companies by Market in Virtual Reality
Notable Companies by Market (1/5)
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Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Studios
Studios
JauntVR (2013, Palo Alto, $100M)
Producer and distributor of immersive VR, AR, and
MR content
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Capital
Partners, The Madison Square Garden Company
and 11 Other Investors
Live Streaming
Live Streaming
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
Live and on demand VR streaming for Sports and
concerts
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
NetEase, China Assets, Citic Guoan Information
Industry and 12 Other Investors
Content Creation Tools
Reality Capture
Lytro (2006, Mountain View, $210M)
Light field camera technology for cinematic VR
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Blue Pool Capital, EDBI, Foxconn Electronics and 14
Other Investors
8i (2014, Wellington, $41.5M)
Tools for volumetric video capture
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
Time Warner, Hearst, Verizon Ventures and 25
Other Investors
Mantis Vision (2005, Petah Tikva, $22.2M)
Develops solutions to view, scan, shoot or share 3D
content on mobile devices or handheld scanners
Soonicorn. Stage: Series A
Formation 8, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung and 4
Other Investors
Kogeto (2010, New York City, $1.9M)
Panoramic Video Camera Manufacturer
Stage: Public
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List of Notable Companies by Market in Virtual Reality
Notable Companies by Market (2/5)
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Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Content Creation Tools
Reality Capture
NaturalPoint (1996, Corvallis)
Head motion tracking devices
Stage: Acquired
Dev Tools
Improbable (2012, London, $524M)
Distributed simulation software for video games
and corporate use
Unicorn. Stage: Series B
SoftBank Group, Horizons Ventures, Andreessen
Horowitz and 3 Other Investors
Replay Technologies (2011, Tel Aviv, $27M)
Offers free dimensional 3D video technology
Stage: Acquired
Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, OurCrowd,
Samsung Venture Investment and 5 Other Investors
OTOY (2010, Sherman Oaks)
Cloud platform to create 3D rendering
Soonicorn. Stage: Series E
HBO, DiscoveryComm
Delivery
Apps
EVR Holdings (2015, London, $5.3M)
Audiovisual and interactive content for use in
virtual reality devices
Stage: Public
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List of Notable Companies by Market in Virtual Reality
Notable Companies by Market (3/5)
13
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Display Devices
PC/Console/Standalone
Oculus VR (2012, Irvine, $91M)
Develops VR head mounted devices
Unicorn. Stage: Acquired
Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Matrix
Partners and 5 Other Investors
Freevi (2011, Beverly)
Creates multi-types of VR glasses and a glass-free
stereoscopic VR tablet
Stage: Public
Interactivity Enablers
Input
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco, $94.1M)
Making motion control software and hardware
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
JPMorgan, Founders Fund, Highland Capital
Partners and 4 Other Investors
eyeSight (2005, Herzliya, $26.6M)
Gesture Recognition technology provider
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
Kuang-Chi Group, BIRD Foundation, MAC Fund and
4 Other Investors
Eyefluence (2013, Milpitas, $21.6M)
Eye tracking & eye control technology for HMDs
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Motorola Solutions, JAZZ Venture Partners, NHN
Investment and 3 Other Investors
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm, $10.5M)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for
computer interaction
Stage: Public
Output
Immersion (1993, San Jose)
Software for haptics in VR
Stage: Public
Raging Capital, Spencer Waxman
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List of Notable Companies by Market in Virtual Reality
Notable Companies by Market (4/5)
14
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Chips & Sensors
Tracking
InvenSense (2003, San Jose, $38M)
MotionTracking sensor system on chips with
integrated motion and sound solutions
Unicorn. Stage: Acquired
Sierra Ventures, Partech Ventures, Qualcomm
Ventures and 7 Other Investors
Image Processing
Movidius (2005, San Mateo, $86.5M)
Low power processors for computer vision and
deep-learning
Soonicorn. Stage: Acquired
Summit Bridge Capital, ARCH Venture Partners,
Atlantic Bridge Capital and 10 Other Investors
Applications
Healthcare & Fitness
MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $119M)
Virtual Reality for neuro-rehabilitation
Unicorn. Stage: Series A
Hinduja Group, Venture Kick, Blue Sea Ventures
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List of Notable Companies by Market in Virtual Reality
Notable Companies by Market (5/5)
15
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Notable Companies by Market
Applications
Retail
Marxent (2011, Dayton, $16.1M)
AR & VR solutions for Visual Commerce
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
Stage 1 Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, Beck
Besecker and 2 Other Investors
Immersion (1994, Bordeaux)
Developer of high-end interaction devices,
hardware and software components for industries
Stage: Public
Calao Finance
Social
High Fidelity (2013, San Francisco, $37.9M)
Open-source social virtual reality platform to
create, share and explore virtual worlds
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
Breyer Capital, IDG Capital, Vulcan Capital and 4
Other Investors
Timefire (2014, Phoenix, $1M)
Developing a virtual city
Stage: Public
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List of Notable Companies in Virtual Reality in China
Notable Companies in the Sector in China
16
Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Notable Companies in the Sector in China
Soonicorns
AntVR
(2014, Beijing, $56M)
Baofeng Mojing
(2014, Beijing, $45M)
DeePoon
(2014, Shanghai, $30M)
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Recent News in Virtual Reality Sector
Recent News
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Virtual Reality > Feed Summary > Recent News
May 2018
Asia VR industry sees rare acquisition as Vostok acquires TaKanto,
E27
May 2018 Oculus research Renamed to Facebook Reality Labs, CDRinfo
May 2018
Positron and mk2 Announce Strategic Partnership to Offer
Premium Cinematic VR Experiences to European Audiences, PRWeb
May 2018
InstaVR Launches Publishing Compatibility With New Oculus Go VR
Headset, PRWeb
May 2018
Mimerse Raises $730K in Seed Funding to Build Virtual Reality
Mental Health Pharmacy, Virtual Reality Reporter
May 2018
Pixvana Partners with Radiant Images to Offer Creators Free Trial
of Pixvana’s SPIN Studio Platform, Business Wire
May 2018
Loom.ai Secures $3M Seed Round From Samsung Venture
Investment Corporation, Business Wire
May 2018
FARO Makes Strategic Minority Investment in Virtual Reality
Presentation Company present4D, PR Newswire
May 2018
Virtual reality music startup MelodyVR raises $30m, launches app,
Music Business Worldwide
May 2018
Facebook wants to make virtual reality more accessible with $199
Oculus Go launch, Pocker Gamer
May 2018 State Auto Labs Fund Invests in Matterport, PR Newswire
May 2018
OTOY Introduces RNDR, Blockchain-Based Rendering Platform Built
on the Ethereum Blockchain, PR Newswire
Apr 2018
vSpatial Raises $2.5 Million in Seed Funding to Create the Virtual
Realty Office of the Future, PRWeb
Key Recent News Key Recent News
Apr 2018
EVR Inks Six Virtual Reality Deal With Record Labels, Music
Publishers, London South East
Apr 2018 Occipital's Bridge Engine is now available to all developers, Vator
Apr 2018
VRstudios makes a compact virtual reality experience with VRcade
Atom, VentureBeat
Apr 2018 StarVR banks on enterprise market, Taipei Times
Apr 2018
Twitch Partners with SLIVER.tv to Launch Interactive "Tilted
Trivia" Extension to Millions of Twitch Esports Fans, PR Newswire
Apr 2018 Virtually scale the iconic Burj Khalifa with Mission 828, Trade Arabia
Apr 2018
HTC Vive launches Vive PRO for enterprises to grow VR-based
business, Telecompaper
Apr 2018
TimefireVR Enters into Agreement to Purchase Bitcoin Mining
Equipment and Unveils Site of First Facility, EconoTimes
Apr 2018
Insta360 Extension to Make Editing 360 Video in Adobe Premiere
Faster, Higher Quality, Road to VR
Apr 2018
TrueVRSystems sets foot in the global market with its VR
technology platform, Startupticker
Apr 2018
uSens and Fortune Techgroup Co. Form Strategic Partnership to
Bring Hand Gesture Interaction to Smart Homes, PRWeb
Apr 2018
Pimax ‘8K’ Sees Further Delays Due to Lens Design, Pre-production
Headset Pushed to May Release, Road to VR
Apr 2018
BIMobject AB: BIMobject signs Letter of Intent with leading US 3D
media company Matterport, GlobeNewswire
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Market Details
Exit Outlook
Investors
News
Appendix
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Funding Trends
Median Deal Size and Trend
New Entrants in Funding Club
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
Funding Funnel of the Sector
Top Investments and Investors
Investors in Unicorn club
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$86M $65M
$236M
$174M
$457M
$622M
$1.1B
$114M
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
$0k
$200M
$400M
$600M
$800M
$1.B
$1.2B
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018*
$ Funding # Rounds
3 Year CAGR
6 Year CAGR
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Virtual Reality; 2011-2018
Global Funding Trends (1/2)
20
Note: Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
#Rounds
$Funding
52% $ Funding
82% $ Funding
34% # of Rounds
27% # of Rounds
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13 23 8 41 88 87 65 14
6
6
12
13
26 34
42
12
1 2 3 2 6 9 7 2
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
20
28
Total # of Rounds
$8M
$25M
$9M $55M $55M $69M $62M $17M
$69M
$31M
$191M
$107M
$212M
$411M $862M
$85M
$9M $9M $36M $12M $190M $142M $128M $12M
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
Seed Early Stage Late Stage
$50M
$165M
$28M
$236M
$375M
$759M
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0
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200000000
300000000
400000000
500000000
600000000
700000000
800000000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD
$ Funding # of Rounds
21
Note: Mega Rounds = rounds with size > $20M. Funding excludes Grant, Debt and Post IPO rounds. Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Stage-wise Number of RoundsStage-wise $ Invested
New Entrants in Funded ClubMega Rounds
Global Funding Trends (2/2)
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Virtual Reality; 2011-2018
Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Global Funding Trends
30
5
34
73
76
58 276
$0.9M $1.6M
$0.0M
$0.5M
$1.0M
$1.5M
$2.0M
$2.5M
$3.0M
$3.5M
$4.0M
$4.5M
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 YTD Total
Entrants in Funding Club Avg. Ticket Size
1 - 4 1 6 10 8 - $0.9M $4.3M $1.7M $1.2M $1.3M $2.1M - $1.6M
$86M $114M
Total $ Invested
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Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Funding Trends by Geography
Investments ($M) and number of rounds in Virtual Reality
Funding Trends by Geography
Funding Trends by Geography Top Cities of Funding
City $ Funding # Rounds
Bay Area 995M 167
London 539M 15
Lausanne 119M 4
Los Angeles 118M 27
Laguna Beach 116M 4
Santa Monica 91.4M 5
Irvine 91M 2
Seattle 79.4M 20
Pittsburgh 59.8M 3
Venice 52.6M 3
Total Funding
208
104
17
3
15
18
4
2
# Rounds
$2B
$782M
$124M
$41.5M
$32.6M
$13.5M
$8.7M
$2M
US
Europe
Israel
New
Zealand
Canada
Japan
Australia
Taiwan
Note: Excludes funding information of China companies
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Trend of Average Deal Size ($M)
$0.7
$1.3
$1.1
$1.7
$1.1
$1.5 $1.4
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
$19.7
$5.9 $5.8 $6.5 $8.9 $10.5 $7.4
$5.1 $2.0
$48.3
$20.5
$10.1
$32.1
$81.0
$9.0
$4.6
$18.0
$12.0
$31.7
$23.7 $25.6
Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Median Deal Size and Trend
Median and Average Deal Size in $M (per Stage) in Virtual Reality; 2011-2018
Median Deal Size and Trend
Note: Excludes funding information of Chinese companies. *Graph not to scale
Median Deal Size and Range
$10K* $11.4M
$675K $100M
$2M $502M
$992K $65M
$18M
$13.8M
$6M
$800K
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed
Stage
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Note: 227 companies with undisclosed funding amount are not included
24
<$1M
$1-10M
$10-50M
$50-100M
$100M+
Funding Range
74
102
48
8
5
No. of Companies
Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Distribution of companies by Funding Range
No. of companies by funding range in Virtual Reality; as of May 2018
Distribution of companies by Funding Range
$23M
$345M
$1.B
$560M
$1.1B
$ Investment
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Stage No. of Companies
Funding
Funnel
100%
23%
6%
2%
1%
25
Note: Numbers in the brackets show the count of companies
Time to raise
next round
25
41
107
424
1870
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
Next
Round
100M+
Valuation
Exits
Acqui-
Hired
Dead
Pooled
Others
23% 1%
(22)
1%
(11)
2%
(37)
7%
(135)
68%
(1274)
25% 5%
(20)
2%
(9)
5%
(22)
1%
(6)
68%
(289)
38% 14%
(15)
4%
(4)
10%
(11)
2%
(2)
50%
(53)
61% 32%
(13)
10%
(4)
17%
(7)
- 22%
(9)
- 28%
(7)
8%
(2)
24%
(6)
- 32%
(8)
Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Funding Funnel
Number of companies progressing to subsequent funding stages in Virtual Reality
Funding Funnel
12 Months
14 Months
24 Months
Investment backedBootstrapped
12
4
7
6
1
1
Soonicorns
Unicorns
Acquisitions
IPOs
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Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Virtual Reality; May 2016-May 2018
Notable Investments in last 24 months (1/3)
LATE STAGE
$60M - Series D Feb 2017
Lytro (2006, Mountain View, $210M)
Light field camera technology for cinematic VR
Blue Pool Capital, EDBI, Foxconn Electronics,
Andreessen Horowitz, Huayi Brothers Media Group,
New Enterprise Associates, GSV Capital, Qualcomm
Ventures, North Bridge, Barry Sternlicht
$50M - Series C Jul 2017
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco, $94.1M)
Making motion control software and hardware
JPMorgan
$22M - Series C Nov 2016
High Fidelity (2013, San Francisco, $37.9M)
Open-source social virtual reality platform to create,
share and explore virtual worlds
Breyer Capital, IDG Capital
$20M - Series C Nov 2016
The Future Group (2013, Oslo, $42M)
Tools for broadcast and entertainment applications
in virtual reality
Ferd Venture, Aker ASA
EARLY STAGE
$502M - Series B May 2017
Improbable (2012, London, $524M)
Distributed simulation software for video games and
corporate use
SoftBank Group, Horizons Ventures, Andreessen
Horowitz
$80M - Series B Aug 2016
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
Live and on demand VR streaming for Sports and
concerts
NetEase, China Assets, Citic Guoan Information
Industry, SoftBank Group, s28 Capital
$40M - Series B Jul 2017
Within (2014, Venice, $56.6M)
Develops cinematic VR content
Temasek, Macro Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz,
21st Century Fox, Raine Group
EARLY STAGE
$30M - Series B Dec 2017
Dreamscape (2016, Santa Monica, $61.4M)
Location-based immersive virtual reality
entertainment
Bold Capital Partners, 21st Century Fox, Warner
Bros, AMC Theatres, Majid Al Futtaim, Image Nation
Abu Dhabi
$30M - Series A Sep 2017
Dreamscape (2016, Santa Monica, $61.4M)
Location-based immersive virtual reality
entertainment
Time Warner
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Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Virtual Reality; May 2016-May 2018
Notable Investments in last 24 months (2/3)
EARLY STAGE
$27M - Series B Feb 2017
8i (2014, Wellington, $41.5M)
Tools for volumetric video capture
Time Warner, Hearst, Verizon Ventures, One
Ventures, Baidu, Bertelsmann Digital Media
Investments, Advancit Capital, Samsung NEXT,
Right Click Capital, End Cue, Rothenberg Ventures,
Boost VC, Kortschak Investments, RRE Ventures,
Founders Fund, Horizons Ventures, Samsung
Venture Investment, Dolby Family Ventures, Sound
Ventures, Inevitable Ventures, Signia Venture
Partners, John Hendricks , Freelands Ventures,
Seed + Speed
$25M - Series B Oct 2016
Baobab Studios (2015, San Francisco, $31M)
VR animation studio to create cinematic VR content
LDV Partners, Shanghai Media Group, FoxConnect,
Evolution Media
EARLY STAGE
$23M - Series A Jun 2016
The Virtual Reality Company (2014, Los
Angeles, $25.3M)
Content developer for VR
Jiangsu Hengxin Technology, Rothenberg Ventures,
Elementum Ventures
$20M - Series B Sep 2017
Dreamscape (2016, Santa Monica, $61.4M)
Location-based immersive virtual reality
entertainment
AMC Theatres
$20M - Series A Jun 2016
uSens (2013, San Jose, $30M)
Provides inside-out 3D hand tracking as well as head
position tracking
Fosun Kinzon Capital, Maison Capital, Shenzhen
Dongfang Fuhai Investment Management, iResearch,
Chord Capital
EARLY STAGE
$9.6M - Series B Feb 2018
LiveLike (2015, San Francisco, $23M)
VR Sports Broadcasting
Greycroft Partners, Lepe Partners, David Stern,
CourtsideVC, , Dentsu Ventures, Evolution Media
$8M - Series A Oct 2016
IrisVR (2014, New York City, $10.2M)
Virtual reality-based tools for the AEC industry
Emergence Capital, Indicator Ventures, Pritzker
Group, Valar Ventures, Azure Capital Partners,
Morningside Ventures
$7.5M - Series B Aug 2017
LiveLike (2015, San Francisco, $23M)
VR Sports Broadcasting
$5M - Series A Aug 2016
LiveLike (2015, San Francisco, $23M)
VR Sports Broadcasting
CAA Ventures, TPG, CourtsideVC, Dentsu Ventures,
Techstars, Evolution Media
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Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months
Major funding rounds by Stage in Virtual Reality; May 2016-May 2018
Notable Investments in last 24 months (3/3)
EARLY STAGE
$2.1M - Series B Feb 2018
Marxent (2011, Dayton, $16.1M)
AR & VR solutions for Visual Commerce
SEED STAGE
$5.8M - Seed Dec 2016
HaptX (2012, Seattle)
Wearable device for motion tracking
NetEase, Dawn Patrol Ventures
$2M - Seed Jun 2017
HaptX (2012, Seattle)
Wearable device for motion tracking
NetEase, Dawn Patrol Ventures
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Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
Major funding rounds by Stage in Virtual Reality; May 2016-May 2018
Notable Investments in last 24 months in China
LATE STAGE
Series C Jan 2017
DeePoon (2014, Shanghai, $30M)
PC-based VR head mounted display
Kingnet
EARLY STAGE
$48M - Series B Mar 2018
3vjia (2012, Guangzhou, $48M)
3D virtual reality technology
Redstar Macalline
$31.7M - Series B Dec 2017
51HiTech (2014, Beijing, $31.7M)
DIY platform for VR content creation as well as
custom solutions for enterprises
SenseTime, Lightspeed China Partners, Green
Investment, Shenzhen Green Pine Capital Partners,
Silicon Valley Bank
$30M - Series A Jun 2016
UCVR (2015, Shenzhen, $30M)
Virtual reality modules offering military combat VR
experiences
China Baoan Group
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Most Active Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Virtual Reality; Last 5 years (May 2013-May 2018)
Most Active VC & PE Investors
30
Note: Seed Stage (Seed, Angel), Early Stage (Series A, Series B), Late Stage (Series C+, PE)
Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
Rothenberg Ventures (22 Investments)
AltspaceVR, VRChat, Vicarious Surgical
1
Presence Capital(9 Investments)
TheWaveVR, VREAL, Nomadic
2
Venture Reality Fund (8 Investments)
SLIVER.tv, TheWaveVR, Vizor
3
Colopl Next (5 Investments)
Visbit, Floreo, Dverse
4
Right Side Capital Management(4
Investments)
Littlstar, SVRF, LIV
5
Almi (3 Investments)
Spotscale, Mimerse, Zero Parallax
6
Anorak Ventures(3 Investments)
Loom.ai, Vivid Vision, Osso VR
7
Betaworks(3 Investments)
Boom.tv, Viro Media, Vrideo
8
Vulcan Capital (3 Investments)
Pixvana, VREAL, Nomadic
9
CRCM Venture (3 Investments)
Vivid Vision, Limitless, Humense
10
EARLY STAGE
Intel Capital (7 Investments)
Occipital, Two Bit Circus, Voke
1
Venture Reality Fund (7 Investments)
Varjo Technologies, Virtualitics, Immersv
2
Comcast Ventures(5 Investments)
NextVR, Baobab Studios, AltspaceVR
3
Presence Capital(5 Investments)
Baobab Studios, Bigscreen, Varjo Technologies
4
Andreessen Horowitz (4 Investments)
Improbable, Oculus VR, MediaSpike
5
Formation 8 (3 Investments)
Oculus VR, NextVR, Mantis Vision
6
Greycroft Partners(3 Investments)
LiveLike, TheWaveVR, Mindshow
7
GV (3 Investments)
JauntVR, Envelop VR, Emergent
8
Rothenberg Ventures (3 Investments)
8i, The Virtual Reality Company, Merge Labs
9
Samsung NEXT (3 Investments)
SLIVER.tv, 8i, Baobab Studios
10
LATE STAGE
Qualcomm Ventures (2 Investments)
Lytro, Pelican Imaging
1
Alpina Partners
Virtalis
2
AME Cloud Ventures
Wevr
3
ARCH Venture Partners
Movidius
4
BOLDstart Ventures
Wevr
5
Breyer Capital
High Fidelity
6
Danhua Capital
Lytro
7
Orange Digital Ventures
Wevr
8
Draper Esprit
Movidius
9
EDBI
Lytro
10
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Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Most Active Ecosystem Investors
Top Ecosystem Investors in Virtual Reality; Last 5 years (May 2013-May 2018)
Most Active Ecosystem Investors
INCUBATOR
Boost VC(40 Investments)
8i, TheWaveVR, SPACES
1
Techstars(14 Investments)
Two Bit Circus, LiveLike, Littlstar
2
Y Combinator(6 Investments)
Loom.ai, InsiteVR, ConstructVR
3
7 Percent(5 Investments)
Oculus VR, Eonite, InsiteVR
4
500 Startups(4 Investments)
Penrose, Realiteer, Holor Media
5
Play Labs(4 Investments)
Wonda VR, VRemedy Labs, Datavized
6
Startupbootcamp(4 Investments)
The EyeTribe, Galigu VR, Manus VR
7
Founders Factory(2 Investments)
Psious, Discovr Labs
8
Mistletoe(2 Investments)
FOVE, ImmerVision Enables
9
SOSV(2 Investments)
Giroptic, Vivid Vision
10
OTHER NOTABLE INVESTORS
HTC Corporation(5 Investments)
Surgical Theatre, Wevr, Baobab Studios
1
Vive(4 Investments)
VRChat, Immersv, The Rogue Initiative
2
Evolution Media(3 Investments)
Wevr, Baobab Studios, LiveLike
3
Foxconn Electronics(3 Investments)
Lytro, FOVE, AirSig
4
Time Warner(3 Investments)
NextVR, Dreamscape, 8i
5
NetEase(2 Investments)
NextVR, HaptX
6
21st Century Fox (2 Investments)
Within, Dreamscape
7
Atlantic Bridge Capital(2 Investments)
Movidius, Nod
8
Disney Accelarator(2 Investments)
Littlstar, EMOTIV
9
End Cue(2 Investments)
8i, Mindshow
10
DEBT INVESTORS
Western Technology Investment(5
Investments)
InvenSense, InContext Solutions, Virtuix Omni
1
NXT Ventures(2 Investments)
Neurable, Luminopia
2
Trinity Capital Investment
Replay Technologies
3
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Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club (1/3)
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Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club (2/3)
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Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Investors in Unicorn club
Investors in Unicorn Club (3/3)
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Virtual Reality > Investment Trends > Unicorn Investors in the Sector
Unicorn Investors in the Sector
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Market Details
Exit Outlook
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Appendix
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BlueBox
Key Sub Sectors
Detailed Sector Taxonomy
Top Markets of Investment Activity
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Other Notable Markets
Market Deep Dive
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Key Sub Sectors (1/2)
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Key Sub Sectors in Virtual Reality
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Content Creation Tools
Companies providing tools to create VR content, such as reality capture solutions, VR
modeling tools, end to end solutions, processing and developer tools
Lytro (2006, Mountain View, Acquired)
Improbable (2012, London, $524M)
285 107 $1.1B
Applications
Companies applying VR technology in various fields like healthcare, education, real estate,
retail, entertainment, social, tourism, etc.
Timefire (2014, Phoenix, Public)
MindMaze (2012, Lausanne, $119M)
735 136 $661M
Studios
Studios making their own virtual reality content including cinematic productions, animation
and interactive experiences
Immersive Media (1994, Kelowna,
Acquired)
JauntVR (2013, Palo Alto, $100M)
218 31 $297M
Interactivity Enablers
Companies developing tools which enable interactions in virtual reality (for both input and
output) such as hardware peripherals and software for gesture...
Eyefluence (2013, Milpitas, Acquired)
Leap Motion (2010, San Francisco, $94.1M)
188 58 $274M
Live Streaming
Startups focusing on streaming of live events in virtual reality like sports, music concerts, etc.
Voke (2012, Santa Clara, Acquired)
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
22 7 $199M
Display Devices
Companies manufacturing display devices, such as head-mounted devices, to view VR content
Oculus VR (2012, Irvine, Acquired)
Occipital (2008, Boulder, $33M)
189 22 $191M
Chips & Sensors
Makers of chips & sensors for VR tracking and image processing
Movidius (2005, San Mateo, Acquired)
Triad Semiconductor (2002, Winston-
salem, $18.8M)
5 5 $162M
Delivery
Platforms for delivery of VR content like videos, experiences, apps as well as platforms
enabling distribution of VR content on various VR publishing...
EVR Holdings (2015, London, Public)
EveryScape (2002, Newton, $17.5M)
180 38 $75.2M
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Key Sub Sectors in Virtual Reality
Market Top Companies
# Cos
Tracked
#
Funded
Total
Funding
Advertising/Marketing
Companies providing technology solutions to enterprises for advertising/marketing e.g.
technologies that enable the programmatic buying and selling of...
Immersv (2015, San Francisco, $10.5M)
MediaSpike (2011, Mountain View, $5.2M)
39 18 $20.9M
Browser-based VR
Browser-based tools which provide access to various VR platforms
WebVR (2014, Toronto)
SuperXYZInc (2017, San Francisco, 0)
6 2 -
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41
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy
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46
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Virtual Reality > Market Details > Detailed Sector Taxonomy
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Rank Market
Last 2 Years
$ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
(-)
Studios
Studios making their own virtual reality content including cinematic productions, animation and
interactive experiences
(Companies covered 218 | Funded 31 | Total Funding $297M)
$126M
(-$25.5M)
18
(+4)
Within
(2014, Venice, $56.6M)
2
(-)
Live Streaming
Startups focusing on streaming of live events in virtual reality like sports, music concerts, etc.
(Companies covered 22 | Funded 7 | Total Funding $199M)
$138M
(+$88.6M)
8
(-)
NextVR
(2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
3
(-)
Applications > Social > Virtual World
Companies developing social VR world platforms for users to perform various activities through virtual
avatars
(Companies covered 32 | Funded 11 | Total Funding $82.5M)
$48.3M
(+$21.7M)
9
(+3)
High Fidelity
(2013, San Francisco, $37.9M)
4
(+1)
Interactivity Enablers > Input > Hand Tracking > Hand Gestures
Companies developing tools for the detection of hand gestures through sensors and software
(Companies covered 14 | Funded 9 | Total Funding $153M)
$73.6M
(+$57.5M)
6
(-1)
Leap Motion
(2010, San Francisco, $94.1M)
5
(+5)
Delivery > Video
Companies offering video platforms like YouTube, specifically for VR videos
(Companies covered 56 | Funded 13 | Total Funding $28.4M)
$21M
(+$13.9M)
10
(+3)
Inception
(2016, Tel Aviv, $15M)
6
(+29)
Content Creation Tools > Modeling > Character Creation
Startups providing tools which help in creation of characters/avatars
(Companies covered 10 | Funded 5 | Total Funding $30.6M)
$28.1M
(+$28.1M)
7
(+7)
ObEN
(2014, Pasadena, $23.7M)
7
(+4)
Applications > Healthcare & Fitness > Medical Training
Companies providing VR-based products which enable training of medical professionals, in areas such
as surgery training
(Companies covered 33 | Funded 10 | Total Funding $38.4M)
$24M
(+$11.5M)
7
(+2)
Vicarious Surgical
(2014, Boston, $21.9M)
53
Note: The numbers in the bracket represent the change in a 2 year period.
Top Markets of Investment Activity (1/3)
Top Markets by Funding in Virtual Reality in last 2 years (May 2016 - April 2018)
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Top Markets of Investment Activity (2/3)
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Rank Market # Investments Key Investments
1
Applications > Healthcare & Fitness > Medical Training
Companies providing VR-based products which enable training of medical professionals, in areas such as
surgery training
(Companies created 33 | Funded 10 | Total Funding $38.4M )
1 Vicarious Surgical (2014, Boston, $21.9M)
2
Content Creation Tools > Dev Tools > Streaming
Startups providing streaming solutions for high-resolution VR videos
(Companies created 18 | Funded 9 | Total Funding $68.8M )
1 VREAL (2015, Seattle, $15.1M)
3
Applications > Enterprise > Virtual Workspace
Companies developing platforms which act as virtual workspaces where users can use computers, view
videos, etc.
(Companies created 12 | Funded 4 | Total Funding $21.7M )
1 Bigscreen (2014, Berkeley, $14M)
4
Content Creation Tools > Reality Capture > 3D Reconstruction
Companies providing software for deciphering the information from depth sensors
(Companies created 7 | Funded 6 | Total Funding $8M )
1 Eonite (2015, Palo Alto, $5.3M)
5
Content Creation Tools > Reality Capture > Sound Recording
Companies making devices for capturing positional sound during shooting
(Companies created 6 | Funded 2 | Total Funding $1.2M )
1 Dysonics (2012, San Francisco, $1.2M)
Note: Investors considered - Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Greylock Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Benchmark Capital, KPCB, Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Founders Fund, SV Angel, Index Ventures, Bessemer
Venture Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Venrock, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures
56
Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Top Markets where Early Stage Investors are investing in last 2 years (May 2016 - April 2018)
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
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Rank Market
Last 2 Years
# of Comp Founded $ Invested # Round Top Funded Company
1
Content Creation Tools > Reality Capture > Cameras > 3D Capture
Startups developing cameras which can capture three-dimensional information
(Companies covered 25 | Funded 8 | Total Funding $212M)
8 $60M
(+$60M)
3
(+3)
Lytro
(2006, Mountain View,
Acquired)
2
Content Creation Tools > Modeling > DIY
Companies offering Do-it-yourself (DIY) platforms for content creation in virtual
reality
(Companies covered 56 | Funded 16 | Total Funding $15.1M)
25 $3.7M
(+$3.7M)
7
(+7)
Torch
(2017, Portland, $3.5M)
3
Applications > Entertainment > VR Arcades
Companies developing gaming arcades focused on VR games and experiences 97 $0
(0)
0
(-)
57
Other Notable Markets
Other Notable Markets with high Entrepreneurial Activity in Virtual Reality in last 2 years (May 2016 - April 2018)
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Other Notable Markets
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Incubators Techstars (#1), 500 Startups (#1)
Seed Freelands Ventures (#1), Sky (#1)
Series A/B Rothenberg Ventures (#1), HTC Corporation (#2)
Series C+ Samsung Venture Investment (#1), Evolution Media (#1)
None
$250k - Seed
StoryUP (2015, Columbia, $300k)
$1.1M - Seed
Unlimited (2015, Montreal, $1.1M)
$10M - Series A
Here Be Dragons (2014, Los Angeles,
$10M)
$40M - Series B
Within (2014, Venice, $56.6M)
Seed
Dream Reality Interactive (2016,
London)
Seed
Tricol (2016, Tokyo)
Series A
The Rogue Initiative (2015, Los
Angeles)
Series B
Baobab Studios (2015, San Francisco,
$31M)
$4.9M - Series A
Kenzan Studios (2006, Geneva, $5M)
May 2018
Asia VR industry sees rare acquisition as Vostok acquires
TaKanto, E27
May 2018
Pixvana Partners with Radiant Images to Offer Creators Free
Trial of Pixvana’s SPIN Studio Platform, Business Wire
Apr 2018
Arden’s Wake shows how Penrose is getting better at telling
stories in VR, VentureBeat
Apr 2018
UNLTD partners with Made with Unity for VR interactive
experience, TRINITY, Montreal in Technology
Apr 2018
Tickets Are Now Available For Star Wars™: Secrets of the
Empire at the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian and The
Palazzo Las Vegas, PR Newswire
Mar 2018
TPCAST Partners with Fun Train to Bundle Wireless VR with
The, BestProductsReview
Jan 2018
Sky VR Studio selects Jaunt to bring its immersive content
library to life in 2018, RealWire
Jan 2018
WheresMyMedia and VR Video Bring VR to Broadcast,
HITECH news articles
Dec 2017
Jaunt Gives Partners the Power to Distribute Immersive VR,
AR and MR Content with the Jaunt XR Platform , Latest
Software Testing News
Nov 2017
Jaunt, Hulu partner to deliver 7 Jaunt experiences on Hulu
VR app, Immersive Shooter
Nov 2017
Radiant Images Partners with Headjack to Expand its Service
Offering, Virtual Reality Reporter
Oct 2017
VR studio Here Be Dragons makes three hires, Digital TV
Europe
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-
6
14
31
218
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Studios: Market Factsheet
Market: Studios
58
Exits
Most Active Investors
Recent Investments
YoY Funding and Rounds
Studios making their own virtual
reality content including
cinematic productions, animation
and interactive experiences
JauntVR
(2013, Palo Alto, $100M)
Within
(2014, Venice, $56.6M)
Wevr
(2010, Los Angeles, $40.3M)
Baobab Studios
(2015, San Francisco, $31M)
The Virtual Reality Company
(2014, Los Angeles, $25.3M)
Top Companies
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Studios
Companies Created 218 | Funded 31 | Total Funding $297M
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Studios: Top Companies
Market: Studios
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Studios
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Analyst’s Pick
JauntVR (2013, Palo Alto, $100M)
Producer and distributor of immersive VR, AR, and
MR content
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
The Walt Disney Company, Evolution Capital
Partners, The Madison Square Garden Company
and 11 Other Investors
Wevr (2010, Los Angeles, $40.3M)
Enabling developers to create and publish VR
content
Minicorn. Stage: Series C
HTC Corporation, Samsung Venture Investment,
Digital Garage and 17 Other Investors
Illogic (2010, Turin)
Develops solutions in VR/AR using proprietary
software
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded
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Studios: Leaderboard
Market: Studios
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Studios
#1 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
Location Stage Funding Team
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 JauntVR 2013 Palo Alto Series C $100M - 4 - - 35 360k 25k 1.4M 5.2k 81k 29% 41 5% 1.1k 5%
5.0 Within 2014 Venice Series B $57M - 4 - - 4 423k 9.6k 3M 7.6k 126k 42% 248 3% 615 7%
5.0
Felix & Paul
Studios
2013 Montreal Series A $7M - 4 - - 7 2.5M 4.7k 6k 25 2M 97% 17 201% 444 11%
4.9 Soluis 2000 Glasgow Funded - - 4 - - 1 3.5M 1.7k 2k 32 -5k - 16 86% 195 14%
4.9
Baobab
Studios
2015
San
Francisco
Series B $31M - 4 - - 5 1.8M - 136k 391 437k 33% 291 238% - -
4.9 Laduma 2015 Liverpool Unfunded - - 4 4 4 - 4.8M 1.9k 2k 10 -521k -10% 2 17% 490 35%
4.9 Penrose 2015
San
Francisco
Series A $9M - 4 - - 2 1.8M 2.9k 30k 35 176k 11% 3 6% 220 8%
4.8
The Virtual
Dutch Men
2014 Wierden Unfunded - - 4 - - - 10M 707 8k 189 147M
2277
%
6 3% 8 1%
4.8 Point Zero 2005 Wellington Unfunded - - 5 - - - 10M 243 2k 24 17M 111% 2 9% 20 9%
4.8 BLVRD 2013
New York
City
Seed $5M - - - 4 - 4M 1.5k - - 4M
35479
%
- - 432 44%
4.8
Emblematic
Group
2007 Los Angeles Seed - - 3 - - - 3M 2.8k 600 22 241k 9% 1 5% 262 11%
4.7 Secret Location 2008 Toronto Acquired - - 4 - - - 9.4M 3.9k 752k 11.4k - - 1 8% - -
4.7 Shinta VR 2015 Jakarta Unfunded - - 4 - - - 10M 1.1k 876 35 2M 16% 4 13% -17 -2%
4.7 ForwardXP 2016 Dallas Unfunded - 5 4 - - 1 10M 31 33k 1.9k 613k 6% 78 4% - -
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Incubators Techstars (#1), Boost VC (#1)
Seed CAA Ventures (#1), Greycroft Partners (#1)
Series A/B NetEase (#1), China Assets (#1)
Series C+
Voke Nov - 2016
Acq by Intel
$9.6M - Series B
LiveLike (2015, San Francisco, $23M)
$9.8M - Series A
SLIVER.tv (2015, Cupertino, $32M)
$7.5M - Series B
LiveLike (2015, San Francisco, $23M)
$16M - Series A
SLIVER.tv (2015, Cupertino, $32M)
$3.5M - Seed
Boom.tv (2015, Redwood City, $3.5M)
$6.2M - Seed
SLIVER.tv (2015, Cupertino, $32M)
$5M - Series A
LiveLike (2015, San Francisco, $23M)
$80M - Series B
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
$12.6M - Series A
Voke (2012, Santa Clara, $25.2M)
$30.5M - Series A
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
Series A
Voke (2012, Santa Clara, $25.2M)
Apr 2018
Twitch Partners with SLIVER.tv to Launch Interactive "Tilted
Trivia" Extension to Millions of Twitch Esports Fans, PR
Newswire
Feb 2018
LiveLike raises $9.6M to get more broadcasters streaming in
VR, mmotimes.com
Feb 2018
Sliver.tv raises $20 million in ICO presale to improve esports
streaming, VentureBeat
Jan 2018
Euronews partners with The Dream VR to publish 360
content on smart TVs worldwide, Telecompaper
Jan 2018
NextVR and WWE® Bring Fans Closer to the Action with
Virtual Reality, Business Wire
Jan 2018
NextVR is adding 6DoF tracking to its live-streaming VR
service, TechCrunch
Nov 2017
Blockchain Streamer Theta Labs Offers Tokens For Your
Processing Power, BlockTribune
Aug 2017
Entertainment Startup LiveLike Brings In $7.5 Million,
NewsCenter
Aug 2017
SLIVER.tv Raises $9.8 Million Series A to Transform the
Esports Spectator Experience with 360º Virtual Reality
Broadcasting Technology, VCA Online
May 2017
Club Deportivo Leganés Launches Own Virtual Reality
Channel With The Dream VR, SportTechie
Apr 2017
Vrlive And All Mobile Video Team To Bring The Ultimate
Immersive Video Production Experience, Virtual Reality
Reporter
Jan 2017
NextVR Getting Ready to Unveil Paid Events, Virtual Reality
Summit
News
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
$0k
$20M
$40M
$60M
$80M
$100M
$120M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YoY Funding Rounds
1
-
4
7
22
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Live Streaming: Market Factsheet
Market: Live Streaming
61
Exits
Most Active Investors
Recent Investments
YoY Funding and Rounds
Startups focusing on streaming of
live events in virtual reality like
sports, music concerts, etc.
NextVR
(2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
SLIVER.tv
(2015, Cupertino, $32M)
Voke
(2012, Santa Clara, $25.2M)
LiveLike
(2015, San Francisco, $23M)
Boom.tv
(2015, Redwood City, $3.5M)
Top Companies
#2 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Live Streaming
Companies Created 22 | Funded 7 | Total Funding $199M
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Live Streaming: Top Companies
Market: Live Streaming
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Live Streaming
#2 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Analyst’s Pick
NextVR (2009, Laguna Beach, $116M)
Live and on demand VR streaming for Sports and
concerts
Soonicorn. Stage: Series B
NetEase, China Assets, Citic Guoan Information
Industry and 12 Other Investors
LiveLike (2015, San Francisco, $23M)
VR Sports Broadcasting
Minicorn. Stage: Series B
Greycroft Partners, Lepe Partners, David Stern and
9 Other Investors
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Live Streaming: Leaderboard
Market: Live Streaming
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Live Streaming
#2 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
Location Stage Funding Team
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 SLIVER.tv 2015 Cupertino Series A $32M - 5 - - 6 21k 81k 303k 3.3k -23k -52% 2.8k 315% 71.9k 732%
4.7 Mativision 2008 London Funded - - 5 4 5 - 9.8M 832 43k 583 3M 36% 5 1% -18 -2%
4.4 NextVR 2009
Laguna
Beach
Series B $116M 5 4 - - 15 407k 105 60k 116 -51k -12% 100 171% -2 -2%
4.2 Voke 2012 Santa Clara Acquired $25M 5 5 - - 3 1.7M 654 34k 443 - - - - -22 -3%
3.9 I-mmersive 2013 Berlin Unfunded - - 3 - - - 10M - 226k 2.3k - - 15 1% - -
3.6 The Dream VR 2016 Barcelona Unfunded - - 4 - - 3 1.9M 556 8k 31 -1.4M -42% - - 243 77%
3.3 Vantage TV 2014
San
Francisco
Seed $100K - 3 - - - 2.7M 1.1k 8k 34 -2.1M -43% - - -10 -1%
3.1 VRLIVE 2014
Santa
Monica
Unfunded - - 3 - - 3 2.1M 760 3k 7 -1.3M -38% 1 7% - -
2.8 LiveLike 2015
San
Francisco
Series B $23M 4 - - - 5 771k 1.7k - - -287k -27% - - 120 8%
2.5 inLoop VR 2012
New York
City
Unfunded - - 5 - 1 - 10M - 3k 43 -1.5M -11% - - - -
2.2 Boom.tv 2015
Redwood
City
Seed $4M - - - - 1 179k 21 - - 77k 75% - - -40 -66%
1.9 Virtually Live 2007
San
Francisco
Unfunded - - - - - - 2.1M 1.5k - - 513k 33% - - 41 3%
1.7 Focal point VR 2015 Guildford Unfunded - - - - - - 4.6M 3.5k 37 - -3.1M -40% - - 2.4k 221%
1.4 Teleporter 2016 Istanbul Unfunded - - - - - - 8.3M 305 - - 7M 339% - - 33 12%
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Incubators Boost VC (#2)
Seed Rothenberg Ventures (#3), Dolby Family Ventures (#1)
Series A/B GV (#1), Vulcan Capital (#1)
Series C+ Breyer Capital (#1), IDG Capital (#1)
Timefire
IPO'd
$6M - Series A
TheWaveVR (2016, Austin, $12.5M)
$7.6M - Series A
vTime (2015, Liverpool, $7.6M)
$1M - Seed
Timefire (2014, Phoenix, $1M)
$4M - Series A
VRChat (2014, San Francisco, $5.3M)
Seed
Beast (2016, San Francisco)
$4M - Series A
TheWaveVR (2016, Austin, $12.5M)
$22M - Series C
High Fidelity (2013, San Francisco,
$37.9M)
$1.2M - Seed
VRChat (2014, San Francisco, $5.3M)
$2.5M - Seed
TheWaveVR (2016, Austin, $12.5M)
Seed
SurrealVR (2011, New York City,
$450k)
$100k - Seed
VRChat (2014, San Francisco, $5.3M)
Apr 2018
TimefireVR Enters into Agreement to Purchase Bitcoin
Mining Equipment and Unveils Site of First Facility,
EconoTimes
Apr 2018
TheWaveVR wraps $6M Series A to fuel its immersive, social
VR music app, TechCrunch
Apr 2018
BRIEF-Vr Social Network Vtime Closes $7.6 Million Series A
Funding Round, Reuters
Mar 2018
High Fidelity and NeoSensory Launch Haptic Jacket, Bringing
Realistic Touch to Virtual Reality, PR Newswire
Mar 2018
VR Platform Decentraland” Partners with WAX and OPSkins
Marketplace, Virtual Reality Reporter
Mar 2018
MindArk launches cryptocurrency for Entropia Universe
virtual worlds, VentureBeat
Mar 2018
MindArk Announces Token Sale to Fund the World's First
Intellectual Property Exchange, Medianet
Jan 2018
TimefireVR Shifts Primary Corporate Focus Towards
Strategic Investments in Blockchain Technology and
Potential Related Acquisitions, GlobeNewswire
Dec 2017
Blockchain-Powered Virtual Reality Decentraland Partners
with Ripio Credit Network, BlockTribune
Sep 2017
TECHdotMN Minneapolis VC Brightstone Ups Their Ante
Within VRChat's $4m Series A, TECHdotMN
Aug 2017
Decentraland raises $24 million in 35 seconds, leaving retail
investors out in the cold, Inside Bitcoins
Jun 2017
TimefireVR Launches Multi-Player Social Virtual Reality Title
Hypatia, Marketwired
Mar 2017 TimefireVR Inks Deal with Solid State Network, VRJournal
News
0
1
2
3
4
5
$0k
$5M
$10M
$15M
$20M
$25M
$30M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
YoY Funding Rounds
1
1
5
11
32
M&A/IPO
Series C+
Series A+
Funded
Companies
Covered
Funding Funnel
Applications > Social > Virtual World: Market Factsheet
Market: Virtual World
64
Exits
Most Active Investors
Recent Investments
YoY Funding and Rounds
Companies developing social VR
world platforms for users to
perform various activities through
virtual avatars
High Fidelity
(2013, San Francisco, $37.9M)
AltspaceVR
(2013, Redwood City, $15.7M)
TheWaveVR
(2016, Austin, $12.5M)
vTime
(2015, Liverpool, $7.6M)
VRChat
(2014, San Francisco, $5.3M)
Top Companies
#3 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Virtual World
Companies Created 32 | Funded 11 | Total Funding $82.5M
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Applications > Social > Virtual World: Top Companies
Market: Virtual World
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Virtual World
#3 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Analyst’s Pick
High Fidelity (2013, San Francisco, $37.9M)
Open-source social virtual reality platform to
create, share and explore virtual worlds
Soonicorn. Stage: Series C
Breyer Capital, IDG Capital, Vulcan Capital and 4
Other Investors
AmeVRica (2017, Burlington)
Cross-platform open source blockchain-based
virtual world
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded
Decentraland (2014, Buenos Aires)
VR world with a blockchain based in-built economy.
Editor's Pick. Stage: Unfunded
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66
Applications > Social > Virtual World: Leaderboard
Market: Virtual World
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Virtual World
#3 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
Overall
Rating
Company
Name
Foun
ded
Year
Location Stage Funding Team
Execution Quality Size Metrics 6M Growth Metrics
App
Rating
App
UX
Web
UX
News
Web
Traffic
Rank
Social
Follow
ing
Mobile
Downl
oads
# App
Revie
ws
Web Traffic
Rank
Mobile
Downloads
Social
Following
Δ % Δ % Δ %
5.0 vTime 2015 Liverpool Series A $8M - 4 - - 1 938k 2.7k 330k 1.3k 252k 37% 449 53% 138 5%
4.8 AltspaceVR 2013
Redwood
City
Acqui-
Hired
$16M - 3 - - 11 246k 27k 75k 830 -11k -4% 652 291% 2.2k 9%
4.6 SurrealVR 2011
New York
City
Seed $450K - 3 - - - 2.2M 883 81k 566 -3.9M -64% 250 98% - -
4.5 MindArk 1999 Gothenburg Unfunded - - 4 - - 2 2.4M - 300k 1.4k -396k -14% 71 6% - -
4.3 High Fidelity 2013
San
Francisco
Series C $38M - - - 3 7 236k 6.6k - - -173k -42% - - 816 14%
4.1 Decentraland 2014
Buenos
Aires
Unfunded - 4 - - 3 3 153k 35k - - 44k 39% - - 28.4k 421%
3.9 TheWaveVR 2016 Austin Series A $13M - - - - 4 947k 3.2k - - 44k 5% - - 761 32%
3.8 VRChat 2014
San
Francisco
Series A $5M - - - - 4 35k 30k - - -246k -88% - - 23.4k 309%
3.6 Beast 2016
San
Francisco
Seed - - - - 2 - 10M 351 - - - - - - 121 51%
3.4 Evryway 2014
Haywards
Heath
Unfunded - 4 3 - - - 4.1M 70 75 1
-
10.2M
-71% - - - -
3.2 Nurulize 2013 Culver City Seed $2M - - - - - 4.3M 497 - - 3M 151% - - 35 7%
3.0 Socium Online 2017 0.0 Unfunded - - - - 4 - - 1 - - - - - - - -
2.9 Timefire 2014 Phoenix Public $1M - - - - 11 2.7M 1.2k - - 2M 90% - - -20 -2%
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Market: Hand Gestures
67
#4 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Hand Gestures
Companies Created 14 | Funded 9 | Total Funding $153M
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Market: Hand Gestures
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Hand Gestures
#4 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Hand Gestures
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Hand Gestures
#4 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Video
70
#5 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Video
Companies Created 56 | Funded 13 | Total Funding $28.4M
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Market: Video
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Video
#5 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Video
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Video
#5 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Character Creation
73
#6 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Character Creation
Companies Created 10 | Funded 5 | Total Funding $30.6M
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Market: Character Creation
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Character Creation
#6 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Character Creation
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Character Creation
#6 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Medical Training
76
#7 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Medical Training
Companies Created 33 | Funded 10 | Total Funding $38.4M
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Market: Medical Training
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Medical Training
#7 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Medical Training
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Medical Training
#7 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Multi-category
79
#8 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Multi-category
Companies Created 17 | Funded 6 | Total Funding $68.1M
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Market: Multi-category
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Multi-category
#8 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Multi-category
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Multi-category
#8 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Distribution Platform
82
#9 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Distribution Platform
Companies Created 63 | Funded 13 | Total Funding $17.2M
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Market: Distribution Platform
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Distribution Platform
#9 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Distribution Platform
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Distribution Platform
#9 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Streaming
85
#10 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Streaming
Companies Created 18 | Funded 9 | Total Funding $68.8M
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Market: Streaming
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Streaming
#10 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Streaming
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Streaming
#10 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Model-based
88
#11 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Model-based
Companies Created 38 | Funded 13 | Total Funding $20.4M
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Market: Model-based
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Model-based
#11 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Model-based
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Model-based
#11 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Patient Treatment
91
#12 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Patient Treatment
Companies Created 70 | Funded 13 | Total Funding $130M
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Market: Patient Treatment
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Patient Treatment
#12 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Patient Treatment
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Patient Treatment
#12 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: End-to-end Solution Providers
94
#13 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: End-to-end Solution Providers
Companies Created 44 | Funded 5 | Total Funding $21M
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Market: End-to-end Solution Providers
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: End-to-end Solution Providers
#13 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: End-to-end Solution Providers
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: End-to-end Solution Providers
#13 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: Data Visualization
97
#14 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Data Visualization
Companies Created 16 | Funded 2 | Total Funding $15.1M
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Market: Data Visualization
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Data Visualization
#14 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Data Visualization
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Data Visualization
#14 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
100. Copyright © 2018, Tracxn Technologies Private Limited. All rights reserved.Feed Report - Virtual Reality - May 2018
Market: Multi-disciplinary
100
#15 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Multi-disciplinary
Companies Created 40 | Funded 7 | Total Funding $12.6M
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Market: Multi-disciplinary
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Multi-disciplinary
#15 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: Multi-disciplinary
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Multi-disciplinary
#15 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
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Market: HMD
103
#16 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: HMD
Companies Created 96 | Funded 7 | Total Funding $32.3M
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Market: HMD
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: HMD
#16 Top Markets of Investment Activity
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Market: HMD
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: HMD
#16 Top Markets of Investment Activity
Better than Market Average
106. Copyright © 2018, Tracxn Technologies Private Limited. All rights reserved.Feed Report - Virtual Reality - May 2018
Market: Virtual Workspace
106
#3 Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: Virtual Workspace
Companies Created 12 | Funded 4 | Total Funding $21.7M
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Market: Virtual Workspace
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#3 Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Better than Market Average
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#4 Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
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Companies Created 7 | Funded 6 | Total Funding $8M
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#4 Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Better than Market Average
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#5 Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
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Companies Created 6 | Funded 2 | Total Funding $1.2M
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Market: Sound Recording
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#5 Top Markets of Early Stage Investors
Better than Market Average
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Market: 3D Capture
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#1 Other Notable Markets
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: 3D Capture
Companies Created 25 | Funded 8 | Total Funding $212M
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Market: 3D Capture
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#1 Other Notable Markets
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#1 Other Notable Markets
Better than Market Average
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#2 Other Notable Markets
Virtual Reality > Market Details > Market: DIY
Companies Created 56 | Funded 16 | Total Funding $15.1M
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#2 Other Notable Markets
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#2 Other Notable Markets
Better than Market Average
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#3 Other Notable Markets
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Companies Created 112
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#3 Other Notable Markets
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#3 Other Notable Markets
Better than Market Average
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Notable Acquisitions
Top Acquirers
Acqui-hires
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Performance indicators of public companies in Virtual Reality
IPO Date Company
Current
MCap
IPO
Mcap
Revenue P/E
Exchange
Ticker
Nov 2016
Crunchfish (2010, Stockholm)
Touchless gesture recognizing software for computer interaction
$320k STO:CFISH
May 2016
EVR Holdings (2015, London)
Audiovisual and interactive content for use in virtual reality devices
$259M $11.3M LON:EVRH
Jan 2016
Immersion (1994, Bordeaux)
Developer of high-end interaction devices, hardware and software
components for industries
ALIMR
Nov 1999
Immersion (1993, San Jose)
Software for haptics in VR
$323M $57.1M NASDAQ:IMMR
Kogeto (2010, New York City)
Panoramic Video Camera Manufacturer
Timefire (2014, Phoenix)
Developing a virtual city
Freevi (2011, Beverly)
Creates multi-types of VR glasses and a glass-free stereoscopic VR
tablet
Virtual Reality > Exit Outlook > Public Companies
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Notable Acquisitions (1/2)
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Notable Acquisitions in Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
2018 YTD
Acquirer: Google Deal: $40M
Lytro (2006, Mountain View, $210M)
Light field camera technology for cinematic VR
2016
Acquirer: TDK Deal: $1.3B
InvenSense (2003, San Jose, $38M)
MotionTracking sensor system on chips with
integrated motion and sound solutions
Acquirer: Planar Systems Deal: $125M
NaturalPoint (1996, Corvallis)
Head motion tracking devices
Acquirer: Intel
Voke (2012, Santa Clara, $25.2M)
Platform for on-demand streaming in VR
Acquirer: Google
Eyefluence (2013, Milpitas, $21.6M)
Eye tracking & eye control technology for HMDs
Acquirer: Intel
Movidius (2005, San Mateo, $86.5M)
Low power processors for computer vision and
deep-learning
2016
Acquirer: Intel Deal: $175M
Replay Technologies(2011, Tel Aviv, $27M)
Offers free dimensional 3D video technology
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Notable Acquisitions in Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality > Exit Outlook > Notable Acquisitions
2014
Acquirer: Facebook Deal: $2.0B
Oculus VR (2012, Irvine, $91M)
Develops VR head mounted devices
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Date Target
Apr-09 Virtual Heroes Acq by ARA
Feb-09 3DV Systems Acq by Microsoft
Acqui-hires
127
List of Acqui-hires in Virtual Reality
Excludes all details for Chinese companies
Date Target
Feb-18 Kaiser Baas Acq by Exeed
Nov-17 Vrvana Acq by Apple
Oct-17 AltspaceVR Acq by Microsoft
Jul-17 Enterspace Acq by Starbreeze
Apr-17 VRB Acq by Samsung
Apr-17 Nitero Acq by Advanced Micro Devices
Jan-17 Impulsonic Acq by Valve
Dec-16 The EyeTribe Acq by Oculus VR
Nov-16 Chiaro Technologies Acq by Cognex
Sep-16 Bio Lucid Acq by Sharecare
Aug-16 Surreal Acq by STX Entertainment
Aug-16 Secret Location Acq by eOne TV
Jul-16
CyberGlove Systems Acq by Search
Results Shackleton Equity Partners
Jun-16 ePawn Acq by Starbreeze
Date Target
Jun-16 Seene Acq by Snapchat
May-16 Two Big Ears Acq by Facebook
Apr-16 MelodyVR Acq by EVR Holdings
Dec-15 Immersive Media Acq by Digital Domain
Oct-15 Vuforia Acq by PTC
Oct-15 SoftKinetic Acq by Sony
Sep-15 DoowUp Acq by HomeLane
Jul-15 Pebbles Interfaces Acq by Oculus VR
May-15 Surreal Vision Acq by Oculus VR
Apr-15 Kolor Acq by GoPro
Apr-15 Thrive Audio Acq by Google
Apr-15 Skillman & Hackett Acq by Google
Dec-14 Nimble VR Acq by Oculus VR
Dec-14 13th Lab Acq by Oculus VR
Jul-14 Movea Acq by InvenSense
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Early Stage
Late Stage
Details on Top Ecosystem Players
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Virtual Reality > Investors > Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
Index of Top Investors (VC, PE) by Stage in Virtual Reality; Last 5 years (May 2013 - Apr 2018)
Index of Most Active VC & PE Investors
SEED STAGE
Rothenberg Ventures (22 Investments)
Presence Capital (9 Investments)
Venture Reality Fund (8 Investments)
Colopl Next (5 Investments)
Right Side Capital Management (4 Investments)
Vulcan Capital (3 Investments)
CRCM Venture (3 Investments)
Anorak Ventures (3 Investments)
Betaworks (3 Investments)
Almi (3 Investments)
Samsung Venture Investment (2 Investments)
Raine Group (2 Investments)
Advancit Capital (2 Investments)
Greycroft Partners (2 Investments)
Maveron (2 Investments)
EARLY STAGE
Intel Capital (7 Investments)
Venture Reality Fund (7 Investments)
Comcast Ventures (5 Investments)
Presence Capital (5 Investments)
Andreessen Horowitz (4 Investments)
Formation 8 (3 Investments)
Rothenberg Ventures (3 Investments)
GV (3 Investments)
Samsung Venture Investment (3 Investments)
Signia Venture Partners (3 Investments)
Samsung NEXT (3 Investments)
Greycroft Partners (3 Investments)
SoftBank Group (2 Investments)
Horizons Ventures (2 Investments)
Qualcomm Ventures (2 Investments)
LATE STAGE
Qualcomm Ventures (2 Investments)
GSV Capital
Samsung Venture Investment
Intel Capital
Danhua Capital
TPG
Robert Bosch Venture Capital
Evolution Capital Partners
EDBI
AME Cloud Ventures
Draper Esprit
Shanda Group
Sound Ventures
ARCH Venture Partners
Hydra Ventures
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People
Investments
[Soonicorn] JauntVR (2013, Palo Alto, $100M, Series C)
Producer and distributor of immersive VR, AR, and MR content
[Soonicorn] 8i (2014, Wellington, $41.5M, Series B)
Tools for volumetric video capture
[Minicorn] Wevr (2010, Los Angeles, $40.3M, Series C)
Enabling developers to create and publish VR content
[Editor's Pick] Machina (2011, Mexico City, $233k, Seed)
Clothing with embedded sensors
Virtual Reality Notable Portfolio
[Unicorn] SpaceX (2002, Hawthorne, $2.2B, Series I)
Reusable Space launch vehicles
[Unicorn] Robinhood (2012, Palo Alto, $526M, Series D)
Zero commission trading app
[Unicorn] Gusto (2011, San Francisco, $176M, Series C)
Cloud-based HRMS and payroll management solution
[Soonicorn] Planet Labs (2010, San Francisco, $183M, Series C)
Microsatellites to maps the earth to provide universal access to
information
[Soonicorn] Revel Systems (2010, San Francisco, $127M, Series
C)
iPad-based restaurant management solution
[Soonicorn] Apartment List (2008, San Francisco, $110M, Series
C)
Apartment Listing Aggregator
[Soonicorn] Patreon (2013, San Francisco, $107M, Series C)
Crowdfunding for musicians, artists & content creators.
[Soonicorn] Boku (2008, San Francisco, $91.3M, Public)
Mobile Payments through Carrier Billing.
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Mike
Rothenberg
Founder
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
May 2018 State Auto Labs Fund Invests in Matterport, PR Newswire
Apr 2018
BIMobject AB: BIMobject signs Letter of Intent with
leading US 3D media company Matterport, GlobeNewswire
Mar 2018 3 ways VR is transforming real estate, Tech Wire Asia
Feb 2018
Matterport rolls back changes to terms of service after
customer confusion, Inman
Feb 2018
Matterport Releases New Terms of Service, Retains Right
To Share 3-D Home Tours, Inman
Feb 2018
California-based Matterport launches Pro2 Lite, its most
affordable camera for True3D™ property capturing,
Property Portal Watch
Jan 2018
Matterport Enhances Immersive 3D Media Platform with
Betas for Google Street View Publishing and Faster Space
Capture, PR Newswire
Jan 2018
roOomy and Matterport announce collaboration to
develop virtual staging within Matterport 3D spaces,
Property Portal Watch
Dec 2017
Matterport's Innovative 3D Reality Capture Technology
Helps Protect Valuable Property Investments, PR
Newswire
None
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4
1 21
2
16
7
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Follow On New Investments
3
-
-
4
22
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed21
3
2
1
1
US
Europe
Canada
New Zealand
Latam
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Investments
[Editor's Pick] Varjo Technologies (2016, Helsinki, $14.9M,
Series A)
Head mounted display with resolution matching human eye
[Editor's Pick] Loom.ai (2016, San Francisco, $5.9M, Seed)
Platform to create avatars for applications in AR, VR, gaming, and
messaging
[Editor's Pick] Visbit (2015, Sunnyvale, $3.2M, Seed)
Cloud streaming service for 360º virtual reality videos
Virtual Reality Notable Portfolio
[Soonicorn] Thalmic Labs (2012, Kitchener, $136M, Series B)
Developing wearable technology for interaction with computers.
[Soonicorn] Meta (2012, Redwood City, $73M, Series B)
AR headsets for holographic interactions
[Minicorn] Resolution Games (2015, Stockholm, $6M, Series A)
VR game development studio
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
Apr 2018
TheWaveVR wraps $6M Series A to fuel its immersive,
social VR music app, TechCrunch
Mar 2018
TheWaveVR launches Ready Player One music VR
experience at SXSW, VentureBeat
Mar 2018
Varjo pushing the envelope with VR/XR headset,
GoodNewsfromFinland
Feb 2018
Varjo Announces AR Pass-through Capability for Its
‘Bionic Display’ Headset, Road to VR
Dec 2017
Bigscreen’s ‘Big Rooms’ update shares your desktop with
dozens in VR, VentureBeat
Dec 2017
Ingrid Nilsen Joins Elizabeth Banks In Release Of Baobab
Studios' Animated VR Film 'ASTEROIDS!', PR Newswire
Nov 2017
Finnish VR startup Varjo raises $6.7 million, announces
several new partners, Tech.eu
Nov 2017
Varjo brings clarity to the VR revolution,
GoodNewsfromFinland
Oct 2017
Bigscreen nabs $11M in funding as it looks to build the
perfect virtual movie-watching app, TechCrunch
Jul 2017
Bigscreen VR app gets its biggest screen yet with latest
update, TechCrunch
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5
6
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Follow On New Investments
6
-
-
5
9
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed18
1
1
-
-
US
Europe
China
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People
Investments
[Editor's Pick] Varjo Technologies (2016, Helsinki, $14.9M,
Series A)
Head mounted display with resolution matching human eye
[Editor's Pick] Virtualitics (2016, Pasadena, $14.4M, Series B)
Platform for data visualization in virtual reality
Virtual Reality Notable Portfolio
[Minicorn] Against Gravity (2016, Seattle, $5M, Seed)
VR-based social gaming platform developer
Other Notable Portfolio
Top Exits
Recent News on Fund & Portfolio
Hironao
Kunimitsu
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
Tipatat
Chennavasin
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
Marco DeMiroz
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
Geographical Spread Stage of Entry
Apr 2018
Twitch Partners with SLIVER.tv to Launch Interactive
"Tilted Trivia" Extension to Millions of Twitch Esports
Fans, PR Newswire
Apr 2018
TheWaveVR wraps $6M Series A to fuel its immersive,
social VR music app, TechCrunch
Mar 2018
TheWaveVR launches Ready Player One music VR
experience at SXSW, VentureBeat
Mar 2018
Varjo pushing the envelope with VR/XR headset,
GoodNewsfromFinland
Feb 2018
Varjo Announces AR Pass-through Capability for Its
‘Bionic Display’ Headset, Road to VR
Feb 2018
Virtualitics Closes $7 Million Series B to Unlock Big Data
Insights for Global Companies, VCA Online
Feb 2018
Sliver.tv raises $20 million in ICO presale to improve
esports streaming, VentureBeat
Nov 2017
Finnish VR startup Varjo raises $6.7 million, announces
several new partners, Tech.eu
Nov 2017
Blockchain Streamer Theta Labs Offers Tokens For Your
Processing Power, BlockTribune
None
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8
6
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Follow On New Investments
-
-
-
7
8
Undisclosed
Series C+
Series B
Series A
Seed13
2
-
-
-
US
Europe
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Right Side Capital Management
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Vulcan Capital
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CRCM Venture
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Anorak Ventures
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Betaworks
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Almi
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Samsung Venture Investment
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Raine Group
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Advancit Capital
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Greycroft Partners
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Maveron
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Seed Stage
Early Stage
Late Stage
Details on Top Ecosystem Players
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Intel Capital
147
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Virtual Reality > Investors > Intel Capital
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Venture Reality Fund
148
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Virtual Reality > Investors > Venture Reality Fund
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Comcast Ventures
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