2023
VoxelSensors raises €5M in seed funding
In General XR News May 23, 2023 – VoxelSensors, a provider of sensors and solutions for 3D perception systems, has recently announced an investment of EUR €5 million led by … continue reading
Company Management
2023
Haptic gloves company SenseGlove secures €3.25M in Series A funding from Lumaux
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News April 20, 2023 – SenseGlove, a provider of haptic gloves for virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), has recently announced that it has raised … continue reading
2023
AR medical device company Ocutrx Technologies acquires Spectrum AMT
In Augmented Reality News April 18, 2023 – Ocutrx Technologies, a developer of medical devices that utilize augmented reality (AR), extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI), has recently announced … continue reading
2023
Smart glasses supplier Iristick announces €4 million capital increase
In General XR News February 20, 2023 – Iristick, a supplier of industrial and medical smart glasses, has recently announced a EUR €4 million capital investment made by a consortium … continue reading
2023
Craig Olson joins industrial Augmented Reality software provider Taqtile as COO
In Augmented Reality News February 13, 2023 – Taqtile, a provider of industrial augmented reality (AR) software, has recently announced that longtime SteelSeries executive, Craig Olson, has been named its … continue reading
2023
Vancouver-based AR company found to be in contravention of the BC Securities Act
In Augmented Reality News February 8, 2023 – The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), the independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating investment markets in BC, Canada, has recently ruled … continue reading
2023
RealWear enters into agreement with CCAI to become publicly traded company on the Nasdaq
In General XR News February 7, 2023 – RealWear, Inc., a provider of assisted reality wearable solutions for frontline industrial professionals, and Cascadia Acquisition Corp. (CCAI), a publicly-traded special purpose … continue reading
2023
Microsoft remains committed to HoloLens 2 and Mixed Reality after recent layoffs
In Mixed Reality News February 3, 2023 – After laying off 10,000 staff last month, Microsoft’s mixed reality efforts were heavily impacted, with both the company’s MRTK and HoloLens teams … continue reading
2023
Founders Workshop launches new Metaverse products division
In General XR News January 30, 2023 – Founders Workshop, a 14-year old digital product and software development firm in Phoenix, has announced the formation of its new Metaverse Workshop … continue reading
2023
Microsoft to lay off 10,000 staff, with MRTK and HoloLens teams affected, plus AltspaceVR to be shut down
In General XR News January 23, 2023 – Microsoft has recently announced a series of potentially heavy blows to its XR business, as the company looks to lay off 10,000 … continue reading
2022
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquires majority stake in Magic Leap
In Augmented Reality News December 30, 2022 – The Telegraph reported this week that Saudi Arabia has taken control of spatial computing company Magic Leap. According to the Telegraph, during … continue reading
2022
StretchSense grows leadership team with new CRO after recent $7.6M Series A funding raise
In Virtual Reality News December 13, 2022 – StretchSense, a provider of high-precision motion capture (MoCap) technology for the gaming and animation sectors, has announced the appointment of Chris Simard … continue reading
2022
Retired 4-Star General Thomas Schwartz joins Taqtile as strategic advisor
In General XR News December 9, 2022 – Taqtile, a provider of augmented reality (AR)-based work instruction solutions for deskless employees and the maker of AR-enabled work-instruction platform Manifest, has … continue reading
2022
dropp group acquires metaverse platform Phly, Inc. for $25M
In General XR News September 14, 2022 – dropp group, a Web3 company, has recently announced its strategic acquisition of Phly, Inc. (Flyy), a social metaverse platform that models real … continue reading
2022
Varjo raises $40M in Series D funding as it continues to build its industrial metaverse platform
In Virtual Reality News September 7, 2022 – Varjo, a provider of professional-grade virtual and extended reality (VR/XR) hardware and software, has recently announced that it has secured USD $40 … continue reading