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7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

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Meanwhile, few spaces were frothier in 2016 than virtual reality, but most VCs who gambled on VR following Facebook’s Oculus acquisition failed to strike it rich. “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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Sandbox VR expands to new locations globally with $37M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz

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After a challenging year for location-based virtual reality startups due to COVID-19, Sandbox VR , a location-based VR startup, is making a comeback with a plan to expand its operations further across the globe. Sandbox VR aims to be an immersive social experience through a combination of full-body motion capture and VR technologies.

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

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Back in 2020, another player, Giraffe360, raised $4.5 To date, the company has raised $22 million in equity and $9 million in venture debt. Giraffe360 was a no-brainer, and is really well suited to meet the needs of the market from both the hardware and software front.”.

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

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On Wednesday, the company announced that it snatched up Active Replica , a Vancouver-based startup developing a “web-based metaverse.” ” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project.

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Social gaming platform Rec Room scores $20 million Series C

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Social gaming platform Rec Room has scored some new funding as it aims to bring its once VR-centric world to every major gaming platform out there. In recent years, the company has tried to scale its ambitions past being known as the “Roblox of VR” and scale its capabilities to meet its young user base.

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ManageXR grabs $4 million seed round to scale XR business 

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With the latest funding, ManageXR will support its expanding team and go-to-market strategy as the company has experienced rapid growth since becoming available to beta users in November 2019 and officially launching in April 2021. The company will focus more on large enterprises next year, he added. .

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

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Applications in the metaverse often feel like more of a marketing gimmick than something that a critical mass of consumers would use, let alone pay for. Today, one of the early movers in building solutions for that market is announcing a round of funding to double down on the opportunity.