GamesBeat Summit: Diversity under spotlight
One of the highlights of the GamesBeat Summit 2018 event this year is our diversity panel, featuring Rebecca Heineman, CEO of Olde Sküül; Matt Conn, Founder...
Torch 3D raises $3.5 million for AR and VR prototyping platform
Torch 3D has raised $3.5 million to build its augmented and virtual reality prototyping platform. The idea, which came from a couple of Magic Leap...
Yahoo Japan invests in The Venture Reality Fund
Yahoo Japan has invested an undisclosed amount of money in The Venture Reality Fund, which is focused on making investments in virtual reality, augmented...
HP moves into VR and AR with investment in Venture Reality Fund
HP is putting on its headsets. One of the world’s oldest technology companies is investing in the fledgling virtual reality market by becoming an investor...
The number of VR companies grew 40% in 2016
The Venture Reality Fund reported that the landscape of companies it tracks in the virtual reality market grew more than 40 percent in 2016....
South Korea’s YJM Games invests in The VR Fund
YJM Games, a South Korean mobile game developer, has invested in the Venture Reality Fund (The VR Fund), a $50 million fund dedicated to...
Venture capitalists contemplate how much exuberance is good for VR investing
Is virtual reality a bubble? That’s a common question in a number of panels I’ve covered in the past year. The answer isn’t quite...
VR VCs examine the gap between expectations and reality
Waves of virtual reality and augmented reality startups have their funding. Venture capitalists invested $1.7 billion in the AR/VR sector in the 12 months ended...
The DeanBeat: How to make VR survive long enough to become a boom
Nobody questions the viability of Microsoft’s Xbox business anymore. The company generates billions of dollars a year and healthy profits in the video game business....
Gaming veterans start $50M virtual reality and augmented reality fund
Two industry veterans have started a $50 million venture capital fund to invest in early-stage virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality startups. Marco...