Roto VR, startup which markets an interactive, ‘360 degree’ chair, has raised £1.5 million in a funding round led by Pembroke VCT. Others in
Tag: Virtual Reality
What does a pandemic say about the tech we’ve built?
There’s a joke* being reshared on chat apps that takes the form of a multiple choice question — asking who’s the leading force in
VR workplace training startup Strivr lands $30 million Series B
Virtual reality has been two years away from mainstream adoption for the past six years. In that time, huge companies have made big VR
Anorak’s Greg Castle on early stage investing during a crisis
‘It’s going to change the timeline a little bit and it affects the questions that I’m asking’ Lucas Matney @lucasmtny / 8 hours As
Second Life-maker calls it quits on their VR follow-up
The game developer behind Second Life has abandoned its grand efforts for a virtual reality follow-up to its early 2000s hit. SF-based Linden Lab
Swiss startup Creal is building display tech for the next generation of AR/VR headsets
After years of hype, the AR/VR space has certainly grown quieter as of late, but some investors are still coalescing behind a vision that
Half-Life: Alyx delivers the watershed moment VR gaming needs
If you weren’t playing games when Half-Life came out, it’s hard to drive home just how shocking a departure it was from what had
With kids and adults staying at home, are virtual worlds ready for primetime?
We’ve been diligently following the development of virtual worlds, also known as the “metaverse,” on TechCrunch. Hanging out within the virtual worlds of games
Where top VCs are investing in remote events
The novel coronavirus pandemic has rapidly moved companies into a remote-first world. Nearly all of the world’s largest events have been canceled, put on
Los Angeles-based Talespin nabs $15 million for its extended reality-based workforce training tools
It turns out the virtual and augmented reality companies aren’t dead — as long as they focus on the enterprise. That’s what the Los
