In 2018, VR stopped “having potential” and started being real
The VR industry has been through quite the tempest during the past few years, and much of the rollercoaster ride of emotions and expectations...
The Venture Reality Fund: Arcades, games, enterprise, and health care are driving VR forward
The number of venture capital investments is still growing in virtual reality, though not nearly at the pace it was in the past. The Venture...
AR companies have grown 50% since the end of 2017
The augmented reality ecosystem continued to grow in the first half of 2018, with the number of AR companies having grown 50 percent to...
What AltspaceVR’s shutdown says about virtual reality’s prospects
Fans of virtual reality felt a punch to the gut this week as AltspaceVR announced it would hold its last social VR gathering on...
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...
How VR startups can survive the slow growth of 2017
While the throngs were attending the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we had our own GamesBeat event nearby at a breakfast sponsored by...
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...
Where the early stage AR/VR VCs are putting their money
It seems that we can’t get enough intel on the venture capitalists who are investing in augmented reality and virtual reality. And there are...
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...