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7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

TechCrunch

The reasons are plentiful, but all tend to circle around the idea that it’s too early for software and too expensive to try to take on Apple or Facebook on the hardware front. “We believe VR is still the largest long-term opportunity of the two. . “We believe VR is still the largest long-term opportunity of the two.

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As demand for real estate VR booms, Founders Fund leads $16M round into Giraffe360 platform

TechCrunch

Existing investors LAUNCHub Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, HCVC (Hardware Club) and Change Ventures also participated. It was founded in 2016 in Riga, Latvia by two brothers, Mikus Opelts and Madars Opelts, and is headquartered in London, U.K. To date, the company has raised $22 million in equity and $9 million in venture debt.

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YC and a16z back virtual reality basketball app Gym Class

TechCrunch

spending billions of dollars on virtual reality tech every fiscal quarter, the wider VR startup ecosystem has been having a tough few years coming down from the highs of 2016, when investors dumped money into the sector expecting Oculus-sized returns only to see most of their investments slowly wilt away. Despite Zuckerberg & Co.

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Varjo, an early mover in building XR headsets and software for enterprises, taps $40M

TechCrunch

” In a hardware landscape that is dominated by big tech companies — particularly in VR hardware — Varjo is notable for being an independent player, and not one that’s prone to gobbling lots of cash to stay that way: it’s only raised around $150 million since being founded in 2016.

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How Far has Face-Tracking Technology Come in 2016?

CTOvision

This is the technology behind Snapchat’s filters, impressive on mobile hardware, and it points to the most promising aspect of face-tracking technology: its implications for socializing in the digital sphere. Veeso is building a VR headset that tracks the wearer’s eye and mouth movement. Leave a comment below!

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ANYbotics, Swiss company behind quadrupedal ANYmal robot, announces $20M A round

TechCrunch

The company spun out of ETH Zurich in 2016, at which point the robot was already well into development. ANYbotics , the creators of ANYmal , a four-legged autonomous robot platform intended for a variety of industrial uses, has raised a $22.3 million Swiss Franc (~$20 million) round A to continue developing and scaling the business.

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11 milestones in AR and VR in 2018

Agile Engine

Do you ever feel like the hype is strong for VR and AR? billion revenue in consumer VR by the end of the year. Second, there are just too many forecasts in VR and AR, which makes it hard to separate noise from meaningful information. This post will explore the milestones reached in AR and VR. Take Superdata, for example.

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