AR/VR investment records fell last year as startups raised over $3 billion in 28 categories we track including over $1.5 billion in Q4 2017 alone. Perhaps the most surprising thing was Magic Leap, the bellwether of big AR/VR rounds, becoming slightly less mythical by finally revealing its product and taking less than a fifth of all the money raised in 2017. Who knew that could happen?
AR/VR investments from 2011-2017 (right-click to expand)
AR/VR adviser Digi-Capital’s new Augmented/Virtual Reality Report and Deals Database Q1 2018 showed that investment was lumpy, with huge spikes in the second and fourth quarters (historical investment ranges have been lower). Fundraising was also dominated by a few large deals in specific investment categories.
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