Eonite debuts a new kind of low-cost sensor for virtual reality
Silicon Valley computer vision startup Eonite is revealing its low-cost, accurate, and low-power solution for inside-out positional head tracking for virtual reality and augmented...
How the game investors at Signia Venture Partners have steered into VR
Rick Thompson has made a lot of good investments over time which have generated around $6 billion in returns, roughly speaking. He is knowledgeable...
Signia Venture Partners raises $85 million fund for early stage tech companies
Signia Venture Partners is announcing today that it has raised a second fund — totaling $85 million — to invest in early-stage technology companies....
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...
GamesBeat 2016 panel: Will the VR VCs make it rain?
I’m delighted to announce our newest panel for AR/VR Day at GamesBeat 2016. We have a panel of active investors who are looking at deals for augmented reality and virtual reality games. You can register for the event here. Check out the new agenda here.
Pokémon Go creator John Hanke of Niantic to speak at GamesBeat 2016
John Hanke has come a long way with Niantic Labs, the creator of the mobile gaming sensation Pokémon Go. That augmented reality game is...
Introducing the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest
We’re happy to announce the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest. We’re going to pick five developers who will demo their games at our annual GamesBeat conference,...
GamesBeat Summit will examine what investors seek from game startups
We’re happy to be adding four new speakers on our Deals roundtable on game investments for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for...
VCs favor putting their money into esports and virtual reality
Many venture capitalists are shy about investing in games. And for the first nine months of 2015, game investments were down about 35 percent from...
Mobile is Mordor — it’s time to sail West
I’m done making new bets on traditional mobile game studios. Here's why.