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 Reality Fund, a venture capital fund that tracks investments in the sector, reported that the number of investments in VR companies rose 10 percent in the first half of 2018, compared to the first half of 2017.

By contrast, in the second half of 2017, the number of VR investments tracked was up 79 percent, compared to the same period a year earlier. Overall, the combination of VR and augmented reality investments (the latter is perceived as hotter) was up 15 percent in dollars in the first half and 11 percent in number of deals, compared to the previous first half of 2017.