Analyst Picks
- VadR (2016, Delhi) – Virtual reality analytics platform
Market: Virtual Reality > Advertising/Marketing > Ad Enablers > Analytics
Funding Rounds
Series B, $30M
Dreamscape (2016, Santa Monica, $61.4M) – Location-based immersive virtual reality entertainment
Investors: Bold Capital Partners, 21st Century Fox, Warner Bros, AMC Theatres, MAJID AL FUTTAIM, Image Nation Abu Dhabi
Series A, $15.4M
Plex-VR (2016, Shanghai, $15.4M) – Light field acquisition, rendering, display technology into VR
Investors: Alibaba, GSR Ventures, SAIF Partners China
Series A, $15.3M
Pimax VR (2014, Shanghai, $15M) – VR head mount device
Investors: Shenzhen O-Film Tech, Tianma Bearing Group Co., Ltd.
Series A, $3M
Glo Station (2016, Hong Kong, $3M) – VR content, games, and experiences
Investors: Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, CRCM Venture, Presence Capital, MindWorks Ventures
Seed, $1.5M
TwirlingVR (2015, Beijing) – Virtual reality content creation and broadcasting solution
Seed, $992K
GoTouchVR (2016, Lille, $992K) – Developing a wearable haptic device for application in virtual reality.
New Product Announcement
- Matterport’s Innovative 3D Reality Capture Technology Helps Protect Valuable Property Investments PR Newswire
- Silicon Valley AI Chip Startup Gyrfalcon Technology Competes with Intel with its Newly Launched USB Stick Business Wire
- Ingrid Nilsen Joins Elizabeth Banks In Release Of Baobab Studios’ Animated VR Film ‘ASTEROIDS!’ PR Newswire
- Insta360 ONE Android adapter now available Immersive Shooter
- HTC opens pre-orders for standalone Vive Focus in China Dec. 12 Immersive Shooter
- Absolute Zero’s Thor camera aims to deliver 8K 60fps 360 video for ~$3500 in Q1 2018Immersive Shooter
- Pico Technology Co., Ltd. (Pico) Announces Details On Pico Neo, Features First Mass-Produced VR Standalone With 6DoF Head Tracking And 6DoF Controller Tracking PR Newswire
New Geo Entry
- The VOID to Open Immersive Entertainment Venues at Glendale Galleria and Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian|The Palazzo in Early 2018 Business Wire
Business Partnership
- Facebook, Universal Music strike multi-year licensing deal Reuters
- SEGA Entertainment and StarVR® Introduce Premium VR Arcade Experiences to JapanPR Newswire
- Meta, Ultrahaptics and ZeroLight Partner to Shape the Future of Digital InteractionBusiness Wire
- Blockchain-Powered Virtual Reality Decentraland Partners with Ripio Credit NetworkBlockTribune
- Epson and Sensics Collaborate to Enable Cross-Platform Content Creation for Epson Moverio® AR Smart Glasses PR Newswire
- Pico Interactive Announces Climax Studios VR Collection PR Newswire
- Kopin and Pico Interactive Join Forces to Transform Mobile Entertainment Business Wire
- Unibet parent works with Zappar on mixed reality in gambling Mobile Marketing Magazine
- PlayRaven partners with Improbable for first SpatialOS-powered mobile MMO Gamasutra
- WeConvene Joins Forces with the Render Token [RNDR] to Launch the RNDR Community Sale 4-Traders
- roOomy and Matterport announce collaboration to develop virtual staging within Matterport 3D spaces Property Portal Watch
- 3D Sound Labs and VideoLAN Partner on 3D Audio for VLC PR Newswire
- DoubleMe HoloPortal Enabling Grandfather & Grandson to Interact in Real-Time Virtual Reality Summit
- WheresMyMedia and VR Video Bring VR to Broadcast HITECH news articles
Company Announcement
- Jaunt Gives Partners the Power to Distribute Immersive VR, AR and MR Content with the Jaunt XR Platform Latest Software Testing News
- Immersion Announces Adoption of Stockholder Rights Plan Business Wire
- Immersion Corporation Announces Restructuring Business Wire
- Virtual reality gaming comes to Marlborough’s Apex Center Worcester Business Journal
- Fashion TV starts virtual reality channel in conjunction with Inception Telecompaper
- Fashion Comes to Social VR as Sansar Launches User-Created Avatar Clothing MarketBusiness Wire
New Feature Release
- Insta360 Pro goes ‘V2.0’ with image quality boost plus new tools Engadget
Layoffs
- Celebrity hologram startup 8i to lay off half its staff TechCrunch