Techstars

Techstars Central LLC, founded in 2006 and based in Boulder, Colorado, operates as a startup accelerator and venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage technology-oriented companies. It specializes in a mentorship-driven accelerator program, selecting ten startups each summer to participate in a three-month incubation period, offering funding of $120,000 in exchange for equity. Techstars invests primarily in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, blockchain, augmented reality, and IoT, while avoiding investments in medical devices, healthcare technology, and local service-oriented businesses. In addition to its primary accelerator, Techstars has various specialized programs, including those focused on music, retail, mobility, and social impact, with global reach extending to regions such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The firm prefers taking minority stakes, typically between six and ten percent, without seeking board representation or investor rights. Techstars has built a robust network of entrepreneurs, mentors, and corporate partners to foster innovation and growth within its portfolio, which includes over 1,000 companies with a significant collective market capitalization.

Ethan Austin

MD of the Techstars Western Union Accelerator

Mark Tortorella

Advisor

Nathanial Zola

MD

Past deals in Augmented Reality

Recovr Health

Seed Round in 2022
Verapy is a mobile rehabilitation platform that utilizes virtual reality (VR) to create immersive games for physical therapy, resulting in better patient experiences by making rehabilitation more productive, fun and engaging

NEUROFIT VR INC.

Seed Round in 2022
SaaS Virtual Reality Rehabilitation

Aquifer Motion

Seed Round in 2021
Aquifer Inventions Inc. develops software as a service (SaaS) based augmented reality application that captures and previews facial motions for three dimensional (3D) animation workflows for individuals and teams. The company offers Aquifer Motion that combines augmented reality and machine learning and captures quality render-ready animation. It serves game studios, animation studios, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) content creators, and creative agencies. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Vulcan Augmetics

Seed Round in 2021
Vulcan Augmetics is a Vietnam based startup making affordable, modular robotic prosthetics that can be ordered online and click together as easily as lego, with the long term goal of being the worlds largest brand for upgrading the human body. We are all about building people, both mentally and physically, using technology to maximise what people can achieve. We believe that the closer we are to our technology, the more effective we can be, and so our goal is to make body mounted technology as affordable, convenient and accessible as possible. Prosthetics users are the best starting place and example as they are using body mounted technology already, every single day, and are ideal to help us develop and drive the technology further. If you can build a device to fit over a human-form prosthetic, then it just a matter of time before you can miniaturise and put the same device onto the human body directly. We are all about building people, both mentally and physically, using technology to maximise what people can achieve. Our first phase involves building a range of modular, easily upgradeable prosthetics which we will sell both B2B and B2C, with the modularity making our product easier, more cost effective, and practical to maintain than our competitors. We design extra modules and attachments to help our users regain employment, and sell them upgrades and replacements over time. Longer term we will expand from prosthetics into all types of wearables, from diagnostic and health devices such as Fitbit to AR and VR control systems, all of which can be built over our initial prosthetics technology platform. We will also be expanding our online platform to allow all users to order interoperable products, and late on to connect with designers and local manufacturing facilities which will enable us to also take a role as a royalty generating marketplace.

Awake Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Awake Labs is building an AI-powered app accompanied by a wearable to collect real-time data to empower care for neurological disorders, starting with autism. Reveal Stories, the application, allows users to track behavior by voice, text, or file to facilitate collaboration within the care team. Reveal Band, the wearable, tracks physiological indicators of anxiety to give real-time insights and predict states of high-anxiety. Our platform is being designed to collect data from any available wearable on the market to make our technology more accessible.

Holodia

Seed Round in 2021
We are the future of indoor cardio fitness, bringing fully immersive biking, rowing and running to users around the world through our VR Fitness platform, HOLOFIT. HOLOFIT uses proprietary VR technology that combines unique VR training content developed by our in-house design studio. HOLOFIT reinvents fitness by using effort gamification, adaptive training programs and AI based virtual coaching. HOLOFIT offers amazing virtual worlds that turn workouts into fun, motivating fitness experiences, virtual coaching with dozens of workout programs, and vSport competitions that are location or online based-through our HOLOFIT community.

boxes.com

Funding Round in 2021
Box-es is a Uruguayan company focused on the design and manufacturing of intelligent vending machines. The enterprise is composed of a team of young professionals who aim to innovate in the technology market. Box-es develops interactive devices that connect brands with consumers, providing an omnichannel experience that merges physical and virtual retail. Their approach emphasizes convenience and sophistication, utilizing powerful analytics to enhance the consumer experience on the go.

boxes.com

Seed Round in 2021
Box-es is a Uruguayan company focused on the design and manufacturing of intelligent vending machines. The enterprise is composed of a team of young professionals who aim to innovate in the technology market. Box-es develops interactive devices that connect brands with consumers, providing an omnichannel experience that merges physical and virtual retail. Their approach emphasizes convenience and sophistication, utilizing powerful analytics to enhance the consumer experience on the go.

Kai XR

Seed Round in 2021
Kai XR develops inclusive mixed reality spaces allowing children to explore, dream, and create. Its educational resources provide educators, parents, and life-long learners a path to become early adopters of mixed reality. Kai XR's videos send children on a field trip to a museum without the price of admission and never having to leave the classroom. The company will launch it’s new kid-friendly virtual reality platform to the public in Spring 2020.

SwingVision

Seed Round in 2021
SwingVision provides real-time video analysis and coaching to athletes using proprietary machine vision on just a single smartphone.

Hyperspec-ai

Funding Round in 2021
Hyperspec.ai is developing a next-generation vision pipeline that will utilize equirectangular depth imagery and cross-view localization to enable perception in robotics. The technology is quite promising and has a tremendous amount of scope. However, there are key bottlenecks that need to be addressed, in order for the systems to be economically viable. One of the key bottlenecks is the High Definition Map requirement to enable the car to have scene context. In this paper, we describe the state of the art and present a next-generation orthogonal approach to creating scene context for self-driving cars. Hyperspec.ai is developing a next-generation vision pipeline that will utilize equirectangular imagery instead of standard pin-hole images to gain an understanding of the scene. We present novel innovations that will contribute to the perception stacks which will dramatically revolutionize how self-driving cars create scene context while navigating in complex environments

Hyperspec-ai

Seed Round in 2021
Hyperspec.ai is developing a next-generation vision pipeline that will utilize equirectangular depth imagery and cross-view localization to enable perception in robotics. The technology is quite promising and has a tremendous amount of scope. However, there are key bottlenecks that need to be addressed, in order for the systems to be economically viable. One of the key bottlenecks is the High Definition Map requirement to enable the car to have scene context. In this paper, we describe the state of the art and present a next-generation orthogonal approach to creating scene context for self-driving cars. Hyperspec.ai is developing a next-generation vision pipeline that will utilize equirectangular imagery instead of standard pin-hole images to gain an understanding of the scene. We present novel innovations that will contribute to the perception stacks which will dramatically revolutionize how self-driving cars create scene context while navigating in complex environments

MixPose

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Yoga streaming with AI

Cameraah

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cameraah is on a mission to democratize Augmented Reality experiences for Social, Web and Commerce. Our goal is to enable brands and influencers to create their own AR experiences in a fast, easy and affordable manner. Cameraah, a self service platform, where brands / marketers / SMBs / Enterprises can sign up and publish AR experiences either picking (and customizing) our pre-made templates or leveraging our creator network for a customized AR experience.

Holotch

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Holotch Inc develops a technology to shoot and distribute holograms in real time. The company offers virtual reality based digital holograms for face-to-face conversations. It provides three-dimensional video of live action and augmented reality of action through an application. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

ProductionAR

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ProductionAR specializes in developing augmented reality solutions for multiple industries.

ASSEMBLR

Seed Round in 2021
Assemblr helps users to visualize information better in Augmented Reality. We believe that the way people accessing information in the future will be through Augmented Reality. We want to empower people to allow them to make or access Augmented Reality contents in an easy way, accessible to all people and in one platform. In Assemblr user can create AR project using Assemblr ecosystem (Mobile app & Desktop app) or upload custom 3D model from existing 3D software. User can access & share AR content anytime, anywhere seamlessly. (Soon) User will be able make money by joining Assemblr Certified Creator to create AR project for others or sell 3D assets in Assemblr Marketplace to be use in AR project.

Urban SDK

Seed Round in 2020
Urban SDK, Inc. specializes in developing software that enhances mobility systems for smart cities. Founded in 2018 and based in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the company offers a software as a service platform that integrates real-time location analytics with predictive capabilities. This platform assists public agencies and policymakers in making informed decisions by providing tools for data visualization, performance tracking, and analysis of mobility patterns. Urban SDK's technology helps reduce traffic congestion, improve accessibility, and predict safety incidents using machine learning. The platform also features a data marketplace that automates performance dashboards, enabling transportation authorities to visualize and interpret significant data on traffic, parking, and pedestrian movement, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and safety outcomes.

Kanda

Pre Seed Round in 2020
We build digital twins for businesses using Virtual-, Augmented- and Mixed-Reality platforms. We approach this using Design Thinking and are greatly inspired by computer games. The field of digital services is changing rapidly and we believe that the only way to make sense of this change is to keep an open mind, while investing in, and experimenting with, new emerging technologies.

Veesual

Pre Seed Round in 2020
What about using AI to create engaging and inspiring images on the spot? This is the challenge Veesual's team is addressing with their image personalization plateform based on Generation AI. Choose a model, pick an apparel and BOOM: you have a new image. For fashion brands and fashion retailers who need to fuel their e-commerce, social media and communication, they create images personalized to specific audience without additional shootings or editings. More images, more personalization, more engagement, more sales: welcome to the era of individual marketing.

Foundry Six

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Foundry Six builds augmented reality multiplayer games that friends can play through group video chat.

ARWAY

Seed Round in 2020
ARWAY is an indoor navigation platform that uses AR, enabled by AI to connect, inform, guide users and ensure building safety.

Holos

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Holos, Inc. is an educational technology company that provides a spatial computing platform designed for immersive learning experiences in 3D environments. Founded in 2015 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, Holos enables teachers and students to create, organize, and interact with content in a virtual reality space, resembling a 3D version of PowerPoint. Users can integrate various media types, including photos, videos, text, and 3D models, into their learning environments. The platform features tools such as 3D object and content cards, a collaborative magic table for spatial presentations, and a content library with pre-vetted 3D learning experiences, all of which facilitate active, hands-on learning. Holos operates on desktop VR headsets, making it accessible for educational settings.

SwingVision

Pre Seed Round in 2020
SwingVision provides real-time video analysis and coaching to athletes using proprietary machine vision on just a single smartphone.

A-Champs

Seed Round in 2020
A-Champs Ltd specializes in the manufacturing and development of sports goods and wearable technology aimed at enhancing physical activity and training experiences. Founded in 2008 and based in Menlo Park, California, the company offers innovative products such as ROXs pro, a real-life gaming console designed to encourage children to engage in physical play rather than screen time. ROXs is recognized for its interactive gaming system that combines digital gaming concepts with outdoor activity, effectively drawing kids away from their screens. Additionally, A-Champs provides aerofloor, a rehabilitation tool for athletes with joint issues, and cardiocage, an interactive device utilizing light and sound stimulation for training. The company's software further assists users in tracking and analyzing their workout activities, promoting a healthier lifestyle through engaging and effective training solutions.

Str8bat Sport Tech Solutions

Seed Round in 2020
str8bat's vision is to enable players play better every day and chase their dream by making technology which is accessible to all - both serious and fun players str8bat is a sports wearable company which helps passionate players who aspires to become the best and work really hard at perfecting their skills improve their game every day! We have been selected as the top 50 sports startup in the world! We give INSTANT, VISUAL and ACTIONABLE insights into one's game by using state-of-art motion sensors and without using any camera. It also tracks performance and helps them to know exactly how much improvement you have been able to make on an ongoing basis. One can even compare how he/she fared against his/her role model. All this through a cutting edge AI engine which automatically identifies the shot types played and helps one to focus on those aspects of the game which needs their attention.

Creavision Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Crea.Vision is working with proprietary computer vision technology to help machines better see and understand the world. It's biologically inspired panoramic computer vision sensor features long range recognition and localisation capability, which enables a range of autonomous solutions for smart buildings, improving safety, productivity and efficiency. Card-less access control, facility management, behaviour analytics and other AI applications.

ParaSpace

Pre Seed Round in 2020
ParaSpace develops VR simulations for high risk construction and mining activities. The company works with companies to create softwares that solve industry problems using AR, VR, and 360 Video. ParaSpace focuses on the Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) industry and develops a collection of VR and AR safety modules called SafetyAugment, designed to supplement existing high risk work courses such as working from heights, confined space, asbestos, and dogger training. These modules will enable trainers to repeatedly place students in high risk environments in a repeatable, measurable manner, without placing them in any physical danger.

Lauretta.io

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Lauretta.io is a developer of an artificial intelligence platform that utilizes deep learning and computer vision technology to enhance the management of smart buildings. The company integrates data from various sources and employs patent-pending algorithms to analyze incidents, predict future events, and identify root causes of issues. By transforming 350 million closed-circuit cameras worldwide into a unified smart camera system, Lauretta.io enables facility owners and managers to monitor occupant activities, behaviors, and intents through pattern analysis, facilitating real-time responses. Currently operating in four countries and covering 90,000 square feet of real estate, the platform has demonstrated significant benefits, including a 30% reduction in property management costs and an 8% increase in retail revenue. Additionally, its capabilities extend to real-time contact tracing for COVID-19, showcasing its adaptability to contemporary challenges.

Spiral Technology

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Spiral Technology delivers augmented reality software and adapts sophisticated technical content for Mixed Reality devices used in automating industrial maintenance, inspection, manufacturing and assembly.

Retrocausal

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Retrocausal builds intelligence augmentation systems that help frontline workers train better, be more efficient at their daily jobs, and improve the processes they drive. Their RetroActivity platform for human activity analysis automatically builds computational models of a complex physical task, given only a handful of recorded demonstrations of the task. Once such a model is built, RetroActivity can finely track the job status from live video, to guide a worker through the task, provide independent training, and perform analytics.

Kai XR

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Kai XR develops inclusive mixed reality spaces allowing children to explore, dream, and create. Its educational resources provide educators, parents, and life-long learners a path to become early adopters of mixed reality. Kai XR's videos send children on a field trip to a museum without the price of admission and never having to leave the classroom. The company will launch it’s new kid-friendly virtual reality platform to the public in Spring 2020.

Designhubz

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Designhubz Inc is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in software as a service (SaaS) solutions for e-commerce retailers, focusing on web augmented reality (AR) and three-dimensional (3D) product visualization. The company provides low-cost, automated robotic rigs that capture and digitize physical inventory with a simple click. Through its SaaS platform, Designhubz seamlessly integrates with these rigs, allowing retailers to display their products in 3D and browser-based AR on their websites and mobile applications. This technology enhances the online shopping experience by creating immersive, interactive online stores and is also applicable for in-store shopping environments.

Urban SDK

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Urban SDK, Inc. specializes in developing software that enhances mobility systems for smart cities. Founded in 2018 and based in Atlantic Beach, Florida, the company offers a software as a service platform that integrates real-time location analytics with predictive capabilities. This platform assists public agencies and policymakers in making informed decisions by providing tools for data visualization, performance tracking, and analysis of mobility patterns. Urban SDK's technology helps reduce traffic congestion, improve accessibility, and predict safety incidents using machine learning. The platform also features a data marketplace that automates performance dashboards, enabling transportation authorities to visualize and interpret significant data on traffic, parking, and pedestrian movement, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and safety outcomes.

Aquifer Motion

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Aquifer Inventions Inc. develops software as a service (SaaS) based augmented reality application that captures and previews facial motions for three dimensional (3D) animation workflows for individuals and teams. The company offers Aquifer Motion that combines augmented reality and machine learning and captures quality render-ready animation. It serves game studios, animation studios, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) content creators, and creative agencies. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

RealAR

Seed Round in 2019
RealAR is an augment real estate app that allows seeing a property before it's built. Realar is an augmented real estate app that helps people buy and build better by solving the problem of being able to visualise property off the plan. By using AR for spatial visualization customers using our product today are able to get a life-size understanding of the single biggest investment they are likely to make. Volume home builders and real estate sales also see this problem so were are now scaling to enterprise sales and profitability. The bigger opportunity is meeting consumer demand at scale with the overall goal of a global marketplace.

LIV

Seed Round in 2019
LIV Inc, formerly known as LIV Net Inc, is a technology company based in Prague, Czech Republic, specializing in virtual reality software for gaming. Established in 2013, LIV focuses on enabling VR live streamers to engage with their audiences in real-time, transforming viewers from passive spectators into active participants. Since its inception, the company has redefined the landscape of live-streamed gaming content, allowing creators to enhance their interactive experiences. Since launching in 2018, LIV's innovative approach has garnered over 1.5 billion views, showcasing its significant impact on the virtual reality and gaming communities.

Anything World

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Anything World Limited is a London-based company that has developed a software platform for creating virtual 3D worlds in real-time. Founded in 2018, the platform allows users to generate interactive environments using voice and text commands. Its notable products include Rabbids Playground, an augmented reality application that simulates pet-like creatures in real-world settings, and Speak To Anything, which enables users to interact with any imagined creature through conversation. The platform leverages publicly available 3D assets and employs machine learning to animate these assets, enhancing user engagement and creativity. With a focus on scalability and reliability, Anything World Limited has gained the trust of notable entities such as Ubisoft and Techstars, ensuring a robust user experience.

Hybird Ltd

Seed Round in 2019
Hybird Ltd develops digital inspection and asset management software solutions. The company uses computer vision to help drone operators and inspection service providers in capturing and verifying inspection data and real data-driven insights. It also offers real-time and post-processed 3D spatial analytics solutions and digital inspection software that consolidate and classifies the inspection and engineering data on a collaborative virtual 3D model of an asset. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Octane Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Made by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts, the Octane mobile application provides a video game like cruising experience, in addition to a map-based database of stunning routes and car-related events.

Ejenta

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Ejenta Inc. develops an intelligent personal assistant platform that leverages artificial intelligence to understand users' daily activities, monitor adherence to mission plans, and provide personalized advice and support. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Ejenta's technology is built on exclusively licensed NASA research spanning two decades, focusing on intelligent agents, human-robot interaction, and security. The platform integrates wearable and environmental sensors to collect real-time behavioral data, allowing users to interact with their personal agents through mobile devices, Smart TVs, and natural language interfaces. Ejenta's technology is currently utilized in NASA's Mission Control for the International Space Station and is applicable across various industries, including space, government, and healthcare.

ARpalus

Pre Seed Round in 2019
ARpalus is a company based in Caesarea, Israel, that designs and develops a platform aimed at enhancing the shopping experience for retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers through advanced augmented reality (AR) capabilities. Its solution integrates artificial intelligence and computer vision to digitize retail shelves, enabling better execution of in-store operations. Employees can use devices such as smartphones, tablets, or AR glasses to scan shelves and receive real-time notifications regarding out-of-stock items and compliance issues. Additionally, ARpalus's platform allows the creation of detailed planograms that include product information, pricing, signage, and promotions, which can be accessed by consumers through a companion application. This technology aims to improve employee productivity and facilitate data collaboration within organizations.

SpectatAR

Convertible Note in 2019
Live broadcasting for eSports in AR.

1lens

Pre Seed Round in 2019
1lens builds an augmented reality app that lets users edit with permanent stickers and shoot videos. Its mission is to annotate the world with creative visual ideas. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

RetroLabs

Seed Round in 2019
RetroLabs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that manufactures retrofit cameras designed for refrigerators. These smart cameras utilize object recognition technology to manage grocery stock and provide users with expiration notifications. Additionally, the cameras can suggest recipes based on the contents of the refrigerator, helping to reduce food waste and improve inventory management. By integrating with existing appliances, RetroLabs aims to enhance the efficiency of food storage and consumption.

Marble

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Marble is an augmented reality platform for everyday use.

LumiereVR

Seed Round in 2019
LumiereVR is a film studio that uses virtual reality technologies to make films. LumiereVR connects brands and studios together to bring the best VR film experiences to consumers. The company, supported by HTC Vive China and U.S.-based accelerator Techstars, has co-produced 360-degree sci-fi film Rose Colored and is working with Chinese video streaming site iQiyi to make more VR content. One collaboration slated for March is Road to Runway, a reality TV show in China for Victoria Secrets.

echo3D

Convertible Note in 2019
EchoAR is an AR-first content management system (CMS) and delivery network (CDN) which helps companies scale their AR solutions. The company enables developers to build their AR app backend in minutes and allows their clients to easily upload, manage, and publish content to the AR app without involving development teams. Founded in 2018 by Alon Grinshpoon, Ben Pedazur, and Koren Grinshpoon, echoAR is headquartered in New York.

EmbodyMe

Pre Seed Round in 2019
EmbodyMe, Inc. develops mobile applications, including Xpression and EmbodyMe that uses deep learning. Xpression creates fake video that is indistinguishable from the real thing by taking deep facial expressions of celebrities using real learning. EmbodyMe creates a 3D model avatar that moves in virtual reality (VR) space by guessing expressions from hand movements. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

echo3D

Pre Seed Round in 2018
EchoAR is an AR-first content management system (CMS) and delivery network (CDN) which helps companies scale their AR solutions. The company enables developers to build their AR app backend in minutes and allows their clients to easily upload, manage, and publish content to the AR app without involving development teams. Founded in 2018 by Alon Grinshpoon, Ben Pedazur, and Koren Grinshpoon, echoAR is headquartered in New York.

Axel

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Axel is an AI-powered virtual assistant makes your onboardings simple and successful.

Hipfire Games

Seed Round in 2018
Hipfire Games (TechStars '18) is focused to open a new market in multiplayer gaming in Virtual Reality by allowing VR gamers to play with mobile gamers. The team comes from Supercell and Rovio background. Developing large scale multiplayer games for VR has been so far impossible with the limitations in available users. With Hipfire's technology platform and games VR users can now play with anyone who owns a mobile phone, including all of their friends. This opens the platform to be more social than ever before and lets developers to create larger games than ever before in VR.

Humanising Autonomy

Seed Round in 2018
Humanising Autonomy is a predictive AI company focused on enhancing the interaction between vehicles and people across various environments. The company develops behavior artificial intelligence software that integrates behavioral psychology, computer vision, and large language models to predict human decision-making. Its platform analyzes camera data in real-time to interpret and forecast the behavior of pedestrians, passengers, and vehicles. This capability supports automated decision-making processes, improving driver alerts and vehicle motion response. By providing an end-to-end software solution for dashcam manufacturers, Humanising Autonomy aims to establish a global standard for safety and efficiency in vehicle operations.

eyecandylab

Pre Seed Round in 2018
eyecandylab enables content creators to build engaging and interactive AR-experiences on video, driving user engagement and monetize it by uniting all devices into one seamless experience. The company offers a revolutionary AR solution for broadcasters and content producers to add an interactive component to their video content. By pointing AR-enabled smartphones or tablets at any video screen, the interaction layer is overlaid on the core content, harmonizing them into a singular, seamless experience.

wiarframe

Pre Seed Round in 2018
wiARframe Pte. Ltd. provides an augmented reality (AR) prototyping tool to design and prototype interactive AR apps. It offers wiARframe, a cloud-based tool that enables users to design AR prototypes; edit in the cloud and edit work from anywhere and anyone; and share and experience creations in real-time. wiARframe Pte. Ltd. was founded in 2017 and is based in Singapore.

3co

Pre Seed Round in 2018
3co builds augmented reality and artificial intelligence to help their users with work space and ship the solution to their doorstep. It develops 3D scanning robotics and augmented reality APIs for iOS and Android e-commerce apps. The company is based in London, United Kingdom.

LSVR

Pre Seed Round in 2018
ARound is accelerating online and offline sales using Augmented Reality technology enabled by AI for Enterprise retailers.

Tenzr Health

Seed Round in 2018
Tenzr Health, a division of BioInteractive Technologies Inc., specializes in developing advanced wearable technology aimed at enhancing physical therapy and rehabilitation. The company's flagship product, TENZR, is a hands-free, camera-free wrist-worn device that utilizes artificial intelligence for gesture recognition, allowing users to control their environment and monitor their hand and arm movements in real-time. This innovative technology is designed to assist individuals recovering from various hand injuries, such as those caused by strokes, wrist fractures, or conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis. Founded in 2015 and based in Vancouver, Canada, Tenzr Health has garnered endorsements from notable institutions like the Mayo Clinic and Techstars, positioning itself at the forefront of the medical device and digital health sectors.

EmbodyMe

Venture Round in 2018
EmbodyMe, Inc. develops mobile applications, including Xpression and EmbodyMe that uses deep learning. Xpression creates fake video that is indistinguishable from the real thing by taking deep facial expressions of celebrities using real learning. EmbodyMe creates a 3D model avatar that moves in virtual reality (VR) space by guessing expressions from hand movements. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Robodub

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Robodub Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in the development of drones and robotics, with a focus on integrating gaming experiences into their technology. By combining robotics and gaming elements, Robodub aims to create innovative solutions that enhance user interaction and entertainment. The company seeks to bring advanced gaming experiences to consumers, leveraging drone technology to redefine how people engage with both gaming and robotics.

Robodub

Debt Financing in 2018
Robodub Inc. is a Seattle-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in the development of drones and robotics, with a focus on integrating gaming experiences into their technology. By combining robotics and gaming elements, Robodub aims to create innovative solutions that enhance user interaction and entertainment. The company seeks to bring advanced gaming experiences to consumers, leveraging drone technology to redefine how people engage with both gaming and robotics.

Audience

Seed Round in 2018
Spark DJ's application uses AI to deliver live-curated music right from a mobile phone where party-goers can connect with the application using geolocation to submit their song requests, allowing DJs to keep a party going, delivering high quality music every time.

Audience

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Spark DJ's application uses AI to deliver live-curated music right from a mobile phone where party-goers can connect with the application using geolocation to submit their song requests, allowing DJs to keep a party going, delivering high quality music every time.

Tenzr Health

Convertible Note in 2018
Tenzr Health, a division of BioInteractive Technologies Inc., specializes in developing advanced wearable technology aimed at enhancing physical therapy and rehabilitation. The company's flagship product, TENZR, is a hands-free, camera-free wrist-worn device that utilizes artificial intelligence for gesture recognition, allowing users to control their environment and monitor their hand and arm movements in real-time. This innovative technology is designed to assist individuals recovering from various hand injuries, such as those caused by strokes, wrist fractures, or conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis. Founded in 2015 and based in Vancouver, Canada, Tenzr Health has garnered endorsements from notable institutions like the Mayo Clinic and Techstars, positioning itself at the forefront of the medical device and digital health sectors.

LumiereVR

Seed Round in 2018
LumiereVR is a film studio that uses virtual reality technologies to make films. LumiereVR connects brands and studios together to bring the best VR film experiences to consumers. The company, supported by HTC Vive China and U.S.-based accelerator Techstars, has co-produced 360-degree sci-fi film Rose Colored and is working with Chinese video streaming site iQiyi to make more VR content. One collaboration slated for March is Road to Runway, a reality TV show in China for Victoria Secrets.

VIAR

Seed Round in 2018
VIAR is an innovative startup focused on enabling individuals and businesses to create and share immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences. The company offers a cloud-based content management system that simplifies the development of interactive VR content from photographs and videos, requiring minimal technical expertise. Its user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface allows non-technical teams to craft engaging VR stories enriched with interactive elements. By streamlining the creation process, VIAR empowers businesses to incorporate virtual reality into their operations, ultimately broadening the reach and impact of their storytelling. The team is composed of experienced professionals with backgrounds in leading technology companies, bringing valuable expertise in technical development and computer graphics to the forefront of the VR and AR industry.

Nytilus

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Nytilus is developing a novel computational imaging tachnology for augemented reality.

RealSynth

Convertible Note in 2017
To facilitate vision-based AI development, they provide fully custom synthetic annotated image data using the latest rendering technologies. Taking this as a first step, their ultimate goal is to minimize the need of field tests as much as possible. They envision a fully simulated and controlled environment where developers can both train and test-bench AI-based systems.

Derq

Seed Round in 2017
Derq Inc. is a company founded in 2016 and based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that specializes in artificial intelligence and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology to enhance road safety. The company has developed a real-time predictive analytics platform that aims to predict and prevent car accidents by connecting vehicles, drivers, and infrastructure. Derq's platform utilizes data from existing road infrastructure and deployable sensors to create a unified view of all road users, enabling the prediction of their movements around the clock. This system feeds a live dashboard for road operators and sends alerts to connected vehicles, facilitating improved decision-making and accident prevention. By leveraging advanced analytics, driver behavior modeling, and deep learning methods, Derq contributes to the creation of safer and smarter roadways.

LIV

Convertible Note in 2017
LIV Inc, formerly known as LIV Net Inc, is a technology company based in Prague, Czech Republic, specializing in virtual reality software for gaming. Established in 2013, LIV focuses on enabling VR live streamers to engage with their audiences in real-time, transforming viewers from passive spectators into active participants. Since its inception, the company has redefined the landscape of live-streamed gaming content, allowing creators to enhance their interactive experiences. Since launching in 2018, LIV's innovative approach has garnered over 1.5 billion views, showcasing its significant impact on the virtual reality and gaming communities.

LIV

Seed Round in 2017
LIV Inc, formerly known as LIV Net Inc, is a technology company based in Prague, Czech Republic, specializing in virtual reality software for gaming. Established in 2013, LIV focuses on enabling VR live streamers to engage with their audiences in real-time, transforming viewers from passive spectators into active participants. Since its inception, the company has redefined the landscape of live-streamed gaming content, allowing creators to enhance their interactive experiences. Since launching in 2018, LIV's innovative approach has garnered over 1.5 billion views, showcasing its significant impact on the virtual reality and gaming communities.

Somatic Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Somatic Labs builds haptic devices that augment human perception. We’ve developed Zorb, a full-stack platform that uses the sense of touch to convey information. We provide more than an ordinary tap or vibration. The Zorb Platform enables the delivery of real-time information (alerts, instructions, directions) through rich vibro-tactile patterns that move across a user’s skin. Our patented technology allows the rapid creation of high resolution tactile patterns consisting of pulses, shapes, directions, and complex illusions of motion.

Immersed

Convertible Note in 2017
Immersed Inc. is a company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, specializing in Virtual Reality (VR) workplace productivity software. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on developing technologies that eliminate barriers to remote work, aiming to enhance productivity and improve the overall work experience. Immersed's software enables laptops to connect with mobile devices, allowing distributed teams to collaborate in a shared VR environment. This innovative approach seeks to transform the way people work, promoting efficiency and creating a more enjoyable workplace experience.

Immersed

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Immersed Inc. is a company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, specializing in Virtual Reality (VR) workplace productivity software. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on developing technologies that eliminate barriers to remote work, aiming to enhance productivity and improve the overall work experience. Immersed's software enables laptops to connect with mobile devices, allowing distributed teams to collaborate in a shared VR environment. This innovative approach seeks to transform the way people work, promoting efficiency and creating a more enjoyable workplace experience.

Geopipe

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Geopipe specializes in creating immersive digital twins of the real world through advanced machine learning and algorithmic tools. The company processes vast amounts of geographic and numeric data, including satellite images, maps, and laser scans, utilizing cloud-based distributed systems to reconstruct entire cities rapidly. This innovative approach allows for efficient simulations in various fields such as gaming, architecture, and urban planning. By providing real estate developers with authoritative digital representations, Geopipe helps streamline project timelines, ultimately saving time and costs in the development process.

RealSynth

Pre Seed Round in 2017
To facilitate vision-based AI development, they provide fully custom synthetic annotated image data using the latest rendering technologies. Taking this as a first step, their ultimate goal is to minimize the need of field tests as much as possible. They envision a fully simulated and controlled environment where developers can both train and test-bench AI-based systems.

Svrf

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Svrf, Inc. operates a search and discovery engine for virtual reality content, headquartered in New York, New York. Founded in 2016, the company aims to enhance how individuals experience and interact with 3D content. The Svrf platform allows users to create, share, and access 3D filters across various devices without requiring prior knowledge of 3D design or game engines. Additionally, Svrf provides an API that enables developers to integrate a vast database of 3D face filters and objects into their own applications, enhancing the functionality of camera and messaging platforms. Through these offerings, Svrf strives to make 3D content more accessible and engaging for a broader audience.

MIO Mobile Kiosk

Seed Round in 2017
MIO Mobile Kiosk provides autonomous robots for marketing and product distribution in public spaces. Its robots are sociable devices connected to an application that combine artificial intelligence to monitor the location of the user and act as per their demands based on real-time data, enabling users to get their tasks done quickly at parks, conferences and related events using smart multi-purpose robots.

eevo

Seed Round in 2017
EEVO, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a content platform for publishers and content creators, allowing them to manage and distribute both linear and interactive virtual reality video content. Its offerings include the Interactivity Composer, which enables users to create multipath narratives by setting up interactive hotspots, and an Audio Spatializer for customizing audio within virtual scenes. The platform also features storage for asset management, team organization tools for managing user permissions, and security measures for content sharing on authenticated devices. Founded in 2014 and based in Brooklyn, New York, EEVO aims to simplify the creation and dissemination of interactive virtual reality experiences, enhancing the storytelling capabilities of its users.

Svrf

Angel Round in 2017
Svrf, Inc. operates a search and discovery engine for virtual reality content, headquartered in New York, New York. Founded in 2016, the company aims to enhance how individuals experience and interact with 3D content. The Svrf platform allows users to create, share, and access 3D filters across various devices without requiring prior knowledge of 3D design or game engines. Additionally, Svrf provides an API that enables developers to integrate a vast database of 3D face filters and objects into their own applications, enhancing the functionality of camera and messaging platforms. Through these offerings, Svrf strives to make 3D content more accessible and engaging for a broader audience.

Brizi

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Brizi Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in developing remote-control augmented reality camera systems aimed at automating and monetizing fan content. Founded in 2014, Brizi facilitates real-time and social sharing, brand messaging, and comprehensive control applications for various indoor and outdoor venues, including stadiums, arenas, racetracks, and auditoriums. The company has established a strategic alliance with Canon U.S.A. and has secured licenses to operate in prominent sports and landmark locations, such as NBA games, European soccer events, Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and the Washington Monument. By allowing users to connect with nearby cameras, Brizi enhances guest engagement, creates innovative sponsorship opportunities, and gathers valuable data on user interactions and demographics.

Rodin

Convertible Note in 2017
Rodin offers an online environment where users can develop in JavaScript and use their extensive library to deploy apps instantly. The company supports publishing to all the major VR platforms, with which users can create native VR applications for GearVR, Oculus, Vive, Daydream, Cardboard, iOS, Android, and They bVR all from the same code.

AppliedVR

Seed Round in 2016
AppliedVR is a leader in therapeutic virtual reality, focusing on improving patient experiences in healthcare through innovative digital health solutions. Founded in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, the company provides a virtual reality platform designed for pain and anxiety management in various settings, including hospitals and surgery centers. AppliedVR has established strategic partnerships with prominent institutions such as Cedars-Sinai and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and its solutions have been scientifically validated, impacting over 20,000 patients across more than 250 hospitals in eight countries. The company draws on extensive academic research and collaboration with leading medical experts to develop its digital wellness platform, which addresses both chronic and acute pain, as well as anxiety related to surgical and emergency procedures. Through its ongoing product development, AppliedVR aims to create a comprehensive digital pain management platform and redefine treatment approaches for pain management both in healthcare facilities and at home.

Remidi

Seed Round in 2016
Remidi LLC, based in Austin, Texas, focuses on developing innovative wearable music instruments that enhance creative experiences. The company aims to revolutionize the interaction between users and various forms of media, including music, virtual reality, augmented reality, and video games. Their flagship product, the Remidi T8, uniquely transforms the entire human hand into a musical instrument, allowing users to record, play, and perform an unlimited array of notes and sounds. Through its technology, Remidi seeks to inspire individuals to explore creativity in intuitive and engaging ways.

Reach Robotics

Seed Round in 2015
Reach Robotics is creating the next gaming platform by combining Robotics, Gaming and AR. This means video game characters in real life that appear to be alive and can engage in various game modes, unlocking lots of potentials. The robots they make are more than connected toys, they are consistently evolving entertainment platforms. Their flagship product, MekaMon, has propelled us to the forefront of consumer robotics and they continue to evolve to ensure the future is always within reach.

SKULLY

Series A in 2015
SKULLY Technologies designs and manufactures AR and AI wearable technology as a part of the broader mobility interconnect. Its first product is a motorcycle helmet that provides advanced technology to promote a safe, comfortable, and connected ride. The company was founded in 2013 and is based out of San Francisco, California.

IrisVR

Seed Round in 2015
IrisVR, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing virtual reality software applications tailored for the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, IrisVR offers two primary products: Prospect and Scope. Prospect is a desktop application that converts 3D models into immersive VR experiences, compatible with devices such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Scope, on the other hand, is a mobile solution designed for viewing 360° panoramas and allows users to interact with VR content using devices like Samsung GearVR and Google Daydream. The software integrates seamlessly with popular 3D modeling tools, enabling design and construction teams to collaborate effectively and make informed decisions by visualizing projects in a realistic, immersive environment. By providing these innovative solutions, IrisVR enhances the design review process and supports the implementation of complex construction workflows.

Headtalk

Seed Round in 2014
Headtalk‘s platform enables a new kind of nonverbal communication with wearable devices.

Vieweet

Seed Round in 2014
Vieweet is a technology company that specializes in creating indoor street view kits for generating 360-degree virtual tours using mobile devices. Founded in March 2014 by Salvatore Ruocco, Domenic Versace, and David Poullier, the company focuses on the real estate sector, particularly serving estate agents and home builders. Vieweet's platform allows users to create high-quality virtual tours quickly and efficiently, incorporating features that enable privacy protections such as blurring faces and license plates. Additionally, the company's augmented reality technology enhances its 3D modeling capabilities, making these advanced tools more accessible and affordable for mainstream property professionals. Currently, Vieweet collaborates with leading brands in the industry to optimize the virtual tour creation workflow.

Headtalk

Seed Round in 2014
Headtalk‘s platform enables a new kind of nonverbal communication with wearable devices.

Atlas Wearables

Seed Round in 2013
Atlas Wearables is a fitness-technology company that designs products to enrich the fitness experience both in and out of the gym. It identifies exercises, counts reps and sets, and calculates the calories burned and evaluates form. With the on-wrist display can track every movement across their entire workout and get live feedback to improve form and make adjustments to get stronger, faster. Atlas Wearables was founded in 2013 and is based in Austin, Texas, United States.

ResolutionTube

Seed Round in 2013
ResolutionTube is a patented mobile augmented reality collaboration platform for the customer service industry, initially targeting the field service industry. We connect the engineers on the field with the experts using our patent pending video platform. Connect to the right person at the right time. Get answers not only from your colleagues but from everyone within the organization. Video chat with them right away. The video chats are recorded and vetted before they become part of a tutorial. The knowledge center gets richer and more useful with time.

SKULLY

Seed Round in 2013
SKULLY Technologies designs and manufactures AR and AI wearable technology as a part of the broader mobility interconnect. Its first product is a motorcycle helmet that provides advanced technology to promote a safe, comfortable, and connected ride. The company was founded in 2013 and is based out of San Francisco, California.

Augur

Seed Round in 2013
Augur Technologies Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Boulder, Colorado, specializes in developing application program interfaces and tools that enable businesses to recognize web and mobile devices, as well as consumers across various domains and devices. The company focuses on providing advertising technology agencies with cross-device and cross-channel attribution analytics, helping them to better understand consumer interactions and optimize marketing efforts. Through its innovative solutions, Augur aims to enhance the effectiveness of advertising strategies across multiple platforms.

Voxon Photonics

Seed Round in 2012
Voxon Photonics are creators of the Voxon VX1 – the world’s most advanced three-dimensional (3D) volumetric display. Incorporated in 2013, we have teams based in Australia and the US that have been developing the 3D volumetric technology for more than nine years. Our 3D volumetric technology brings digital content to life and helps empower people to visualise, communicate, learn and have fun in a collaborative manner with no barrier to the 3D experience, and no glasses required. Our 3D Volumetric technology is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. In literal terms, we have created a futuristic display technology capable of producing truly 3D digital images that can render animated or static imagery as genuinely three-dimensional holograms – high definition, infinitely complex and manipulable, and viewable with the naked eye from any angle. No illusions. No special glasses. The volumetric science is absolutely cutting-edge. But emotionally, it couldn’t be simpler. When people see it in action for the first time, regardless of their age, interests or background, they are mesmerised. There, right in front of their eyes, is science fiction – magic – made real. With the Voxon Photonic Engine, the Voxon VX1, we haven’t just taken 3D holographic display to another level, we’ve launched it into a whole new dimension.

Condition One

Seed Round in 2012
Condition One is a virtual reality production and technology studio that specializes in creating immersive stereoscopic VR experiences. The company offers comprehensive VR production services, encompassing development, production, stitching, and the creation of mobile applications. Condition One's work has gained recognition and has been featured in prominent media outlets such as the New York Times, Sundance, NPR, Wired, Red Bulletin Magazine, Hulu, and National Geographic. Committed to delivering powerful VR experiences, the company emphasizes a conscientious approach to its projects.

Sphero

Series A in 2010
Sphero bridges the gap between the real world and the virtual world with its smartphone-controlled robots. It began the connected play revolution in 2010 by creating something unlike anything and they never stopped. They fuse robotic and digital technology into immersive entertainment experiences that ignite imagination and defy expectations. Optimized by data and powered by fun, these ever-evolving experiences are changing the way the world thinks about play.

Lumatic

Seed Round in 2010
Lumatic provides landmark and photo driven navigation software for mobile devices. Lumatic makes the mobile experience more human, starting with location. Six of the seven billion people on the planet have never used a streetmap. Now that a billion people have smartphones, either Google is going to teach a whole lot of people to read maps or a new UI will be introduced. Lumatic is that new UI. Lumatic is introducing a photo-driven interface for pedestrian navigation and offering the underlying location service to other mobile developers.