In April, a total of 7 financings were completed in the VR/AR field at home and abroad, with a total financing amount of about 324 million yuan. Among them, there is 1 domestic project with a total financing amount of about 100 million yuan, and 6 foreign transactions with a total financing amount of about 314 million yuan.
Financing in key areas
This month, the AR field topped the list with 78.67%, but it is also related to the low investment enthusiasm this month.
Financing in subdivisions
Judging from the situation displayed in this month's subdivisions, the capital is biased towards the underlying technology, and the investment in the landing field such as solutions is still the mainstay.
Financing company profile
VR (2 in total)
· STYLES
Financing: Not disclosed
投资机构:三菱商事(Mitsubishi Corporation)
VR/AR business: creation platform
Company location: Tokyo, Japan
STYLY is a platform for creating and distributing XR (VR/AR/MR) content, using a smartphone or AR/MR device, you can experience the scene as if it were happening in real life. With HMD, you can experience VR scenes for a more immersive experience.
· Immertec
Financing: $17,500
Institution: University of Michigan
VR/AR business: medical training
Company location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Founded in 2017, Immertec is a healthcare training solutions provider focused on harnessing the immersive power of VR to empower the healthcare industry. Its platform features VR and immersive 2D live surgical procedures, on-demand recordings, and data analytics.
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· Shoujing Technology
Financing: 10 million Pre-A round
Investment institution: Hefei High-tech Investment
VR/AR business: AR glasses, total solutions
Company location: Hefei, Anhui Province
Founded in 2019, Hefei Shoujing Technology Co., Ltd. has been committed to the R&D and application of AR technology, and the core members of the company have more than 10 years of experience in AR technology R&D and project delivery in multiple industries. The company's self-developed AR glasses products have completely independent intellectual property rights and core technologies from optical imaging design to circuit design, structural design and even complete machine production. These products have won a good reputation in the industry with their high-definition, high-brightness, high-transmittance display characteristics, as well as stable performance and long battery life, making Shoujing Technology a leader in AR overall solutions.
· Basemark
Financing: €22 million Series B
投资机构:ETF Partners领投,芬兰工业投资公司(Tesi)、Constructor Capital、芬兰国家商务促进局(Business Finland)和欧洲创新委员会(European Innovation Council)以及私人投资者参投
VR/AR business: automotive software
The company is located in Helsinki, Finland
Founded in April 2015, Basemark is a leading provider of software and tooling solutions for automotive AR application development – video AR, AR navigation, AR HUD and AR clusters. With advanced AI-based computer vision systems, the rapid development of automotive AR experiences can be realized. In 2022, Basemark made a significant contribution to the BMW Group's new iX AR application. The company also concluded its first series production agreement with a U.S. automaker last year, and is currently in talks with major automakers in Europe and Asia.
· Yard
Financing: $8.2 million Series A financing
投资机构:体育技术风险投资公司SeventySix Capital和Crowles Company领投
VR/AR business: sports platform
Company location: Santa Clara, California, USA
Co-founded by former Intel Sports executives Sankar Jay Jayaram and Jeff Jonas, Quintar is based in Santa Clara, California, USA, and focuses primarily on AR sports platforms. The goal is to introduce a desktop AR sports broadcasting system for the home, such as watching an entire football game or a basketball game on the desktop in the form of AR from a smartphone.
· Trace
Financing: $2 million
投资机构:Rev1 Ventures和Impellent Ventures领投,Everywhere Ventures、Ohio Innovation Fund、Portland Seed Fund、Allied Venture Partners、Service Provider Capital、Astir Ventures、Move VC和Phoenix Venture Fund参投,XR领域的其他主要投资者也参与其中,包括Andreessen Horowitz、红杉资本和Index Ventures
VR/AR business: creation platform
Company location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Trace was founded in 2021 by Greg Tran, Martin Smith, and Sean Couture, all from AR headset developer Magic Leap, and strongly believe that AR content works best when it is tightly integrated with the physical environment, providing an immersive experience, and easy interaction. The company combines this principle with intuitive AR creation tools to build a platform for any skill level, designed to make it easy for creators to build LBE-based (AR) spaces.
Related Technologies (1 in total)
· HoloSurge
Financing: €8.9 million
Investor: EU Horizon Europe project
VR/AR business: holographic surgery
Company location: Norway
HoloSurge is a four-year project that brings together 14 European leaders in technology and healthcare research, with a focus on advancing organ holography to improve the planning and execution of surgeries. The technology, developed by Norwegian medical technology company HoloSurge, is currently used in liver surgery, allowing surgeons to use interactive 3D holograms to perform medical procedures in a more personalized way. With AR headsets such as Microsoft HoloLens, medical professionals can manipulate these holograms and view organs from different angles, improving precision and collaborative planning.