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TheWaveVR raises $2.5 million to mix music and virtual reality

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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TheWaveVR has raised $2.5 million in seed funding as part of its mission to change the way people experience music with virtual reality.

The Austin, Texas-based startup is creating a social VR music platform where performers can create music while wearing a HTC Vive headset and spectators can watch the whole experience. The music industry is usually behind in exploiting digital technology, and the company wants to help the industry create new revenue streams.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.