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Zeta Surgical, founded in 2016 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in developing a surgical navigational platform that utilizes augmented reality technology. This innovative platform enhances surgical procedures through features such as markerless registration, instrument tracking, and comprehensive procedure planning. By providing advanced image guidance, Zeta Surgical aims to improve the safety and accuracy of surgeries, catering to the needs of high-precision medical tasks.

Korrai Technologies Ltd. is a digital technology company based in Delta, Canada, founded in 2020. It specializes in developing artificial intelligence software tailored for the natural resources and environmental sectors. The company's software interprets air and lidar imagery to provide contextual insights, enabling precision mapping for applications in mining and environmental monitoring. Its AI tools generate pre-trained footprint features and learner solutions, facilitating assessments in various areas such as quarries, mines, waterbodies, forestry, and infrastructure. Korrai's platform also offers satellite-based ground motion monitoring, allowing clients to detect minute changes in the earth's surface and create accurate risk maps. This technology aids businesses in making informed decisions regarding environmental impacts and resource management, addressing challenges related to climate change and land use.

Founded by 3 Computer Vision Phds at UIUC, Revery AI creates a scalable method to visualize garments on people. The technology powers a virtual dressing room where shoppers can mix & match outfits and visualize them on any model instantly online.

Scale AI, Inc. is a data platform that specializes in providing high-quality training and validation data for artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of annotation tools, including platforms for 3D sensor data, images, videos, text, and documents. Its products support various AI tasks such as content moderation, transcription, and data comparison, and are utilized across multiple sectors including autonomous vehicles, retail, conversational AI, and robotics. Scale AI's technology enables companies to streamline their machine learning processes, allowing teams to concentrate on developing innovative models rather than the labor-intensive task of data labeling. The company serves notable clients in the technology and transportation industries, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of AI development.

SBX Robotics generates synthetic data that teaches robots to see. SBX Robotics is accelerating the design of intelligent robots through simulation, starting with computer vision models for industrial settings.

PhotoRoom is a Paris-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing a photo editing application for iPhones and iPads. The app employs artificial intelligence and deep learning technology to enable users to create studio-quality product images rapidly and effortlessly. Users can remove and change backgrounds as well as showcase their products with just one click, making the app particularly beneficial for entrepreneurs and small businesses looking for affordable image editing solutions. By streamlining the image creation process, PhotoRoom helps users enhance their visual content quickly and effectively.

Rosebud AI, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco that specializes in developing software for creating digital avatars and models tailored for various purposes. Their platform enables users to customize avatars based on demographic factors, age, and style, making visual content creation more accessible. The company aims to democratize visual storytelling for brands of all sizes, leveraging artificial intelligence to simplify the process of generating game assets and other digital visuals. Additionally, Rosebud AI facilitates the creation of non-fungible token (NFT) collections without requiring users to have extensive technical knowledge of smart contracts or Web3 technologies. By combining traditional computer graphics techniques with advanced AI research, the company empowers creators to animate historical photos and enhance artistic expression.

Sandoras is a model assessment platform based in Bengaluru, India, specializing in natural language processing (NLP) and data augmentation. The company focuses on enhancing the evaluation of NLP models, providing tools that facilitate better performance analysis and improvement. By leveraging advanced technologies, Sandoras aims to support businesses and developers in optimizing their NLP applications, ultimately contributing to more effective data handling and utilization.

Museum of Future Experiences operates a virtual reality (VR) stimulation museum. The company crafts and distributes multi-sensory theater services and allows customers to explore surroundings through cerebral exploration, including individual analysis, audio-visual stimulation, and VR stimulations. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Design and development of computer game software and virtual reality software. Games and online worlds have great potential in shaping how people behave, both positively, and negatively. We are designing and developing software that will allow us to create virtual societies that enable citizens of our virtual worlds to discover themselves. We believe that friendships, positive experiences, and behaviors that are built in VR, will spill over to reality, allowing users to become more fulfilled, happy, and confident individuals. Our vision is to create connected virtual worlds that empower people to be their best, most authentic selves.

Pengram Inc., founded in 2017 and based in Santa Clara, California, specializes in augmented reality indoor navigation software. The company has developed a platform that enables users to create and share indoor waypoints using only an iOS device. This innovative system allows for the easy mapping of routes within large buildings, helping technicians and users locate devices more efficiently. By leveraging the capabilities of smartphone cameras, Pengram facilitates precise spatial awareness, making navigation in complex indoor environments more accessible and intuitive.

Aura Vision Labs Ltd develops a video AI platform designed to enhance in-store analytics for retailers and brands. By utilizing existing security cameras, the platform transforms video feeds into actionable insights that inform critical retail decisions. It enables users to track customer journeys, analyzing how customers and employees navigate stores and interact with products, which helps identify factors influencing conversion rates. The platform also measures the impact of marketing campaigns over various locations and time periods, providing a comprehensive view of store performance. Established in 2017 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in San Francisco, Aura Vision's solutions cater to retail operations and shopping malls, ultimately aiming to improve the overall shopping experience.

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.

Phiar is an ultra-lightweight AI company, building the world's most advanced Ultra-Lightweight Spatial AI Engine to enable every vehicle to see its surroundings, running real-time at the edge, using just commodity mobile-grade processors and existing automotive computing platforms with a single camera. Focused first on powering our Intelligent AR Navigation Platform, as the anchoring/foundational use-case to transform driving experience and safety, and to ultimately enable the next-gen connected cars and ADAS services.

Miru is a United States-based company that specializes in augmented reality technology, offering an application that enables users to visualize how various pieces of furniture will appear in their homes. The application facilitates this experience by allowing users to select items from multiple retailer websites, enhancing the decision-making process for home furnishings.

Augmented Radar Imaging is building safety and autonomy-enabling next-generation radar systems. Augmented Radar Imaging delivers radar and advanced machine learning algorithms to power autonomous vehicles and warehouse robots.

Plexus Immersive Corp. provides high performance VR/AR gloves to feel the digital reality. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional office in London, United States with additional office in London, United Kingdom.

They build highly detailed, immersive virtual environments for all forms of digital media. Ixora is a service designed for creators -- no technical ability required.

They have built a simple system to give first responders instant situational awareness. Seconds after a 911 call comes in, their software automatically dispatches a drone to the scene of the emergency, and streams a live video feed back to our app. Their software handles everything else in the background: security, safety, weather, video, route planning, and more.

Scale AI, Inc. is a data platform that specializes in providing high-quality training and validation data for artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of annotation tools, including platforms for 3D sensor data, images, videos, text, and documents. Its products support various AI tasks such as content moderation, transcription, and data comparison, and are utilized across multiple sectors including autonomous vehicles, retail, conversational AI, and robotics. Scale AI's technology enables companies to streamline their machine learning processes, allowing teams to concentrate on developing innovative models rather than the labor-intensive task of data labeling. The company serves notable clients in the technology and transportation industries, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of AI development.

Send Reality Inc. develops 3D-modeling for virtual walkthroughs of residential real estate listings. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Stanford, California.

Supermedium is building a space of immersive VR utilities starting with a comic book reader. From the pioneers of WebVR and creators of A-Frame (https://aframe.io).

Inkhunter is a provider augmented reality platform for tattoo designing. The company provides a mobile application which enable users to project any tattoo design in real-time on any part of their body to see how it will look before inking a permanent image.

Arrow is a platform for augmented reality video sharing.

Psylaris offers Innovative VR solutions to boost mental well-being.

Sketchbox Inc. specializes in designing and developing software tools for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) storyboarding. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a platform that enables users to create storyboards and prototypes while importing models, images, and 3D content. The software supports vector drawing and scene building specifically for VR and AR environments. With a growing user base of over 2,000 designers, Sketchbox has identified that its most engaged users spend an average of 3.5 hours per week on the platform. Notable companies, including Microsoft and Oculus, have tested the software, highlighting its potential in a burgeoning market that Sketchbox estimates to be worth $6 billion. The company envisions a future where AR and VR designers become as prevalent as web and graphic designers today.

Jido is bringing in the next wave of AR where digital content can have a shared and persistent life in the real world. Our API uses intimate understanding of a users spatial context to preserve AR experiences across users and devices. Our research team came out of the Stanford Artifical Intelligence Labs and the Cornell Robot Learning Lab.

lvl5 creates high-resolution maps for autonomous vehicles and robots using computer vision. lvl5 provides mapping and localization services to support both ADAS and full autonomy.

Escher Reality, Inc develops augmented reality API. It builds a cross-platform toolkit and custom backend for mobile AR developers. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of February 1, 2018, Escher Reality, Inc operates as a subsidiary of Niantic, Inc.

Scale AI, Inc. is a data platform that specializes in providing high-quality training and validation data for artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of annotation tools, including platforms for 3D sensor data, images, videos, text, and documents. Its products support various AI tasks such as content moderation, transcription, and data comparison, and are utilized across multiple sectors including autonomous vehicles, retail, conversational AI, and robotics. Scale AI's technology enables companies to streamline their machine learning processes, allowing teams to concentrate on developing innovative models rather than the labor-intensive task of data labeling. The company serves notable clients in the technology and transportation industries, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of AI development.

We use technology and virtual assistants to set appointments for real estate agents so they can show more homes and make more money.

XIX.AI, Inc. specializes in biometric identity solutions for web applications, focusing on enhancing user authentication while prioritizing privacy and security. Their flagship product, Entry, allows users to log into various web applications using facial recognition technology via standard web cameras on laptops and desktops. This innovative approach provides a streamlined user experience, eliminating the need for traditional passwords and multi-factor authentication methods. By leveraging biometric authentication, Entry effectively helps organizations mitigate risks associated with account takeover attacks, credential breaches, phishing, and password spraying. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, XIX.AI aims to redefine identity verification in the digital landscape.

LitHit designs and manufactures innovative shooting targets that illuminate upon impact. These smart targets connect to smartphones, providing users with real-time analytics and engaging games to enhance their shooting skills. By integrating technology into traditional shooting practice, LitHit aims to offer a modern and interactive experience for enthusiasts looking to improve their accuracy and performance.

Pantheon is a virtual reality app that allows anyone to create and share their own VR games.

SkyLights Inc. specializes in developing cinematic virtual reality (VR) solutions aimed at enhancing passenger entertainment during flights, in lounges, on trains, and aboard cruises. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Paris and Toulouse, the company operates as a subsidiary of Skylights SAS, which was established in 2014. SkyLights designs VR headsets and software that allow passengers to enjoy both 2D and 3D movies, effectively creating an immersive experience that helps them disengage from their travel environment. The company offers a subscription service to airlines, which includes content licensing, software development, and headset integration, ensuring a comprehensive in-flight entertainment solution. By providing multilingual audio and subtitles, SkyLights aims to deliver an engaging cinematic experience tailored for diverse audiences.

Iris Automation Inc. develops collision avoidance systems for operating industrial drones. The company offers an artificial intelligence computer that blends real-time images and 3D maps to track incoming objects. Its onboard software tracks and avoids dynamic and static objects on the ground and in the air at short-range and long-range. The company’s system is built to process visual data in real-time holding the capability to see structures that suddenly appear, such as a plane, flock of birds, and another drone. It serves the avionics industry worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada.

Scale AI, Inc. is a data platform that specializes in providing high-quality training and validation data for artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of annotation tools, including platforms for 3D sensor data, images, videos, text, and documents. Its products support various AI tasks such as content moderation, transcription, and data comparison, and are utilized across multiple sectors including autonomous vehicles, retail, conversational AI, and robotics. Scale AI's technology enables companies to streamline their machine learning processes, allowing teams to concentrate on developing innovative models rather than the labor-intensive task of data labeling. The company serves notable clients in the technology and transportation industries, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of AI development.

InsiteVR helps architects and 3D designers easily create immersive virtual reality experiences. At InsiteVR.com architects and 3D designers can upload existing 3D models, which are then converted and optimized for viewing in virtual reality devices like the Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or simply on mobile devices. Trying to understand 3D spaces by looking at static two-dimensional pictures is not intuitive. Communicating those 3D designs to a client, friend or colleague who isn't trained to understand 3D space isn't always trivial either. With virtual reality, architects and designers can effortlessly communicate the essence of their designs, save time and feel confident their viewer understands the design.

Loom.ai is enabling a new era of virtual communication through the creation, animation and sharing of personalized, 3D avatars. Based in San Francisco, and an alumni of the Y Combinator Fellowship, the Academy Award-winning team has created a best-in-class solution powered by deep learning, computer vision and visual effects. In just seconds, Loom.ai can take a single photograph and transform it into a fully representative, 3D avatar as personalized as the individual by recognizing the many nuances that make each face unique. Animatable and expressive in real-time, these avatars can be used to power current and future applications in mobile messaging, entertainment, AR/VR, e-commerce, video conferencing, broadcasting and more. For more information, visit www.loom.ai Loom.ai has received funding from DHVC, Dentsu Ventures, Zach Coelius’ AngelList syndicate, GREE VR Capital, Presence Capital and Anorak Ventures.

The simplest way for businesses to test, manage, and deploy enterprise in-house VR apps at scale.

Magic Instruments, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in the development of software-assisted electronic musical instruments and mobile applications aimed at making music accessible to everyone. Founded in 2012, the company designs and manufactures an innovative augmented guitar and a supporting mobile app that simplifies the process of learning to play music. This technology allows users to begin playing instantly, making it comparable to gaming experiences like Guitar Hero, while also teaching essential techniques and fostering musical expressiveness.

Magic Instruments, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in the development of software-assisted electronic musical instruments and mobile applications aimed at making music accessible to everyone. Founded in 2012, the company designs and manufactures an innovative augmented guitar and a supporting mobile app that simplifies the process of learning to play music. This technology allows users to begin playing instantly, making it comparable to gaming experiences like Guitar Hero, while also teaching essential techniques and fostering musical expressiveness.

Scope AR provides the world’s most advanced Augmented Reality Training Solutions. They are leading the way in this emerging market, using the latest in augmented glasses and software to provide an incredible real-time 3D overlay training solution. Scope AR is working with some of the world’s leading multi-national companies and government agencies to provide custom state-of-the-art training systems while continuing to innovate and create novel Augmented Reality Training Solutions.

InsiteVR helps architects and 3D designers easily create immersive virtual reality experiences. At InsiteVR.com architects and 3D designers can upload existing 3D models, which are then converted and optimized for viewing in virtual reality devices like the Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard or simply on mobile devices. Trying to understand 3D spaces by looking at static two-dimensional pictures is not intuitive. Communicating those 3D designs to a client, friend or colleague who isn't trained to understand 3D space isn't always trivial either. With virtual reality, architects and designers can effortlessly communicate the essence of their designs, save time and feel confident their viewer understands the design.

Iris Automation Inc. develops collision avoidance systems for operating industrial drones. The company offers an artificial intelligence computer that blends real-time images and 3D maps to track incoming objects. Its onboard software tracks and avoids dynamic and static objects on the ground and in the air at short-range and long-range. The company’s system is built to process visual data in real-time holding the capability to see structures that suddenly appear, such as a plane, flock of birds, and another drone. It serves the avionics industry worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada.

Meta View is an electronic company that provides augmented and virtual reality solutions for various businesses in the United States. It offers wearable devices that provide augmented and virtual reality experience and other gadgets based on machine learning and artificial intelligence. Ben Sand, Meron Gribetz, and Raymond Lo founded Meta View in 2019. It has its headquarters in San Mateo in California.

Placenote is a San Francisco-based company, founded in 2015, that specializes in augmented reality technology for visual mapping. It offers an online platform and mobile application that allows users to create 3D map markers by scanning physical spaces. The platform features a virtual sticky note system, enabling users to attach digital notes to objects and locations, facilitating the organization and sharing of information in a visually engaging manner. Placenote's mission is to enhance real-world interactions by enriching everyday experiences with immersive AR, ensuring users can easily navigate and connect with their surroundings. The company also has an office in Toronto, Canada.

VizeraLabs' current project, Vizera, is a smart projection device that performs accurate projections on physical objects. The current primary application of this technology is fabric simulation for furniture stores. The Vizera Projector has the potential to assist both consumers and retailers in the fabric selection process.

Anybots develops mobile telepresence systems that allow users to engage with people and environments as if they were physically present. Their robotic platform features a self-balancing, two-wheeled design that can be remotely controlled through a web browser from any location worldwide. This versatility enables the integration of various content payloads, including telepresence systems from established providers such as Cisco or Polycom, as well as mechanical arms or medical devices. By leveraging this technology, Anybots facilitates real-time interaction and communication, making it a valuable tool for diverse applications.

Meta View is an electronic company that provides augmented and virtual reality solutions for various businesses in the United States. It offers wearable devices that provide augmented and virtual reality experience and other gadgets based on machine learning and artificial intelligence. Ben Sand, Meron Gribetz, and Raymond Lo founded Meta View in 2019. It has its headquarters in San Mateo in California.

RADAR is a platform that combines RFID and computer vision to automate and augment retail store processes. Our technology offers unprecedented speed and location accuracy, which allows stores to: 1) Manage inventory efficiently through automated inventory counts, improved in-store replenishment, and instantaneous customer stock checks. 2) Measure all customer-product interactions, giving physical stores the same insight into consumer behavior and product performance as online stores. 3) Eliminate checkout lines altogether through our autonomous checkout tool. RADAR was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY, USA.

Arc is an autonomous drone company.

OmniVirt's technology enables any digital marketer to create and distribute immersive ads (360° / 3D / VR / AR) that deliver 10X greater performance than traditional advertising. OmniVirt’s advanced technology in 360° / 3D rendering is ad platform agnostic, 99% browser compatible, and trusted by world-class publishers such as The New York Times, WSJ, Washington Post, Forbes, and more.