September VR/AR Industry Investment and Financing Report: 17 projects completed worldwide, with a total value of more than RMB55.64 billion
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(VRPinea October 12th)According to statistics, in September, a total of 17 investment and financing projects were completed worldwide, accounting for the domestic share2Pen, foreign accounted for15global total investment and financing amount exceeded55.641.62 millionRMB, of which the total amount is currently published in China275.1 millionRMB, foreign countries are currently announced the cumulative amount55.366.52 millionRenminbi.
Compared with the previous month, the number of investments and financings in September was the same as in August. But the total amount of investment and financing was increased from August1.14 billionThe yuan explodedRMB 55.64 billioninvestment and financing trendsIt's a great piece。
The overall investment and financing situation fell in August, but ushered in Septemberexplosive growthIt's like a green cloud straight up. In terms of breakdown, the number of domestic investment and financing transactions in August and September is the same, although investment and financingThe number of pens has not changed much, but as far as the amount of investment and financing is known, compared with 60 million yuan in August, there is no doubtit's doubled。 In terms of foreign investment and financing, the number of investments and financings in August was the same as in September. But compared with the total investment and financing in August, the total amount of investment and financing in September was the sameIt's nearly 50 times as muchBy.RMB 1.079 billionrose toRMB 55,366 million。
Lenovo Group has a market capitalisation of Rmb56.3bn, according to the 2019 list of the top 500 listed companies. In other words, in September alone, the world's total investment and financing in VR was equivalentCreate a Lenovo group out of space。
Further, this month's investment and financing has the following distinct features:
(1) This month's investment and financing direction is biasedMedical.TherapyXR hardware、Entertainment.and so on in several industries. As a result of the outbreak, investors' investment in the healthcare sector continued to advance in August and September. Except for medical treatment, inGame.、Fitness.These indoor entertainment industry has also made a large investment;
(2) The total amount of investment and financing this month was very high, thanks to the investment and acquisition of several large Internet companies. Such as Xbox to$7.5 billion(RMB51.581.84 million) to acquire Vertigo Games, the parent company of B Society and the developer behind the Arizona Sunshine50 million euros(RMB365.23 million) was acquired and financed by Zwift, a VIRTUAL fitness platform in the United States$450 million(309.491 million RMB);
(3) This month's investment and financing types are mainly toFinancing.mainly, but of the total investment and financing amount,Acquisition.accounted for a large proportion.
Domestic.
Nreal (Shenzhen Tairu Technology Co., Ltd.)
Time:September 4
Vertical field:AR, MR equipment research and development
Investment and financing:B1 round of $40 million
Investors:Fast-hand leading investment, Sequoia Capital China Fund, Jinpu Technology Fund, Gao Yu Ventures and CHINA Capital's CHINA Capital Fund followed by investment
Company Profile:Too much technology is aAR Eyewear Developer, mainly engaged in the development of AR, MR equipment, software algorithm team is mostly from Magic Leap, Google, Microsoft, etc., optical hardware team from Magic Leap, Aerospace Research Institute, Lenovo and so on.
Shenzhen Photoelectrelectrelectrectries Co., Ltd
Time:September 24
Vertical field:AR optical module
Investment and financing:Tens of millions of yuan
Investors:Thunderstone Investments
Company Profile:Shenzhen Yan photoelectrelectrelectring technology is aFocus on the development and manufacture of optical electronic devices for smart wearable productsTechnology companies with independent intellectual property rightsPenetrating optical engine(see optical through engine), and a complete setSmart glasses solutionsCan be widely used in medical health, office, automotive electronics, security, logistics, consumer electronics and other fields.
Foreign.
• Ultraleap
Time:September 2
Vertical field:Virtual reality solutions
Investment and financing:10 million pounds
Investors:Mike Tobin, chairman of the UK Government Future Fund, Mayfair Equity and Ultraleap
Company Profile:Ultraleap, formerly Ultrahaptics, is an American companyVirtual reality solution providerThe use of ultrasonic waves in the air to construct the user can feel the three-dimensional objects to meet some of the needs of the VR and AR industry.
• WaveOptics
Time:September 7
Vertical field:AR optical wave guide technology
Investment and financing:Not disclosed
Investors:Australian pension funds Hostplus, San7 Mutual Entertainment, Germany Bosch Bosch Group venture capital fund, British investment agency Otopus, British investment agency IP Group and so on.
Company Profile:WaveOptics is a UK companyAugmented reality light wave guide technology providerBy creating an augmented reality wave guide that is both lightweight, full color, and cost-effective in design and manufacturing"Light wave guide" technology, allowing augmented reality device screens to deliver outstanding optical performance.
• Aww
Time:September 7
Vertical field:Virtual idol
Investment and financing:Seed round 100 million yen
Investors:Coral Capital
Company Profile:Founded in 2019, Aww is a company focused on virtual idol technology. Aww owns exclusiveMaster Model Virtual Idol Development ToolThe virtual idol it develops can advertise the brand like a real-life model, and even has a large fan base on social platforms such as Shake, Instagram, TikTok, Weibo, Twitter and Facebook.
• Rescape
Time:September 9
Vertical field:VR Medical Solutions
Investment and financing: 35million pounds
Investors:Crowdfunding on Crowdcube
Company Profile:Rescape is a British companyVR Medical Solutions, its DR.VR is a virtual reality interference therapy solution that can be supportedRelieves pain, anxiety/stress and improves patient experience。
• Oncomfort
Time:September 11
Vertical field:VR medical devices
Investment and financing:10 million euros round A financing
Investors:Debiopharm and CréditMutuel Innovation lead the cast
Company Profile:Oncomfort was founded in 2017 and launched last JuneSedaKit for Digital Sedationproducts toAlternative medications relieve pain and anxiety symptoms in patients.Its software products, combined with the brand's VR head-to-head kit, can distract patients and relieve pain during smaller operations, uncomfortable diagnoses or procedures.
• Next Level Ninjas
Time:September 11
Vertical field:E-commerce platform
Investment and financing:$720,000
Acquirer:Acquired by NEXTTech AR, ANR Solutions
Company Profile:Next Level Ninjas is a familyBrand.Match accurate consumer and experiencer platforms, the main role is to help the brand in the e-commerce platform operation and sales. Next Level Ninjas supports multiple e-commerce platforms such as Amazon (US, Canada, Japan, Australia, UK, Germany, Hairband, Italy, Spain), eBay, Shopify, Wal-Mart, Jet and Etsy.
• Cub McPaws
Time:September 15
Vertical field:Children's eco-friendly clothing and AR clothing
Investment and financing:Round A $800,000
Investors:Global Family Office is led by a consortium of angel investors in Japan, Takayuki Sugiura, chief executive of Capital, Daisuke Takagi, executive director of UBS, and Motoko Tanabe, founder of HMF Corporation
Company Profile:Cub McPaws is an Indian provider of eco-friendly clothing for children, focusing on modern and stylish designs for children, and the Cub McPaws brand has augmented reality technology to provide quality products for children born after 2010, with core products including the nameMagic T-Shirts' augmented reality clothing lineand Terra clothing line that doesn't contain chemicals.
• Vertigo Games
Time:September 16
Vertical field:VR game development
Investment and financing:It was acquired for 50 million euros
Acquirer:Koch Media
Company Profile:Vertigo Games is a Dutch VR game developer focused onHome digital entertainmentAnd.LBE Digital Entertainment DevelopmentAnd.Involved in digital entertainment distribution business。 Popular VR games owned by Vertigo GamesArizona Sunshine已经登陆索尼PS VR、Oculus Rift、Oculus Quest、 Windows Mixed Reality、HTC Vive、Valve Index等。
• Zwift
Time:September 16
Vertical field:Virtual fitness platform
Investment and financing:Round C of $450 million
Investors: KKR led the investment, with Permira, Zone 5 Ventures and early investors True, Highland Europe, Novator and Causeway Media
Company Profile:Zwift is oneIndoor bike fitness gameSoftware. Through the software, users can turn indoor bike sports into online virtual competitive games, the software also tracks the user's activity and energy output, heart rate and other fitness data.
• ZeniMax Media
Time:September 22
Vertical field:Game development, media
Investment and financing:It was acquired for $7.5 billion
Acquirer:Microsoft Xbox
Company Profile:ZeniMax is a media company that connects game developers, artists, designers, programmers, and talentCreate entertainment content。 Create and publish original interactive entertainment content for consoles, PCs, and handheld/wireless devices.
• Osso VR
Time:September 22
Vertical field:VR medical training services
Investment and financing:Round A $14 million
Investors:U.S. healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente led the investment, with investors including SignalFire, GSR, Scrum Ventures, Leslie Ventures and OCA Ventures participating
Company Profile:Osso VR is an AmericanVR Medical Training Service ProviderDoctors can train for surgery in virtual reality to better prepare. Osso VR programs are more than justSurgical simulations are provided, which can be at the same timeCollect relevant data(e.g. surgery time and precision) to provide learning feedback to surgeons.
• SideQuest
Time:September 24
Vertical field:VR Store
Investment and financing:Seed round $650,000
Investors:BoostVC leads, Palmer Lachey, The Fund
Company Profile:SideQuest is one of Oculus Quest's firstsUnofficial App Store。 It provides developers with a distribution channel that doesn't require Facebook approval, allowing them to manually install apps from unknown sources to the head.
• Camera IQ
Time:September 24
Vertical field:AR Marketing
Investment and financing:$5 million
Investors:Shasta Ventures领投,Betaworks Ventures 、Grand Ventures 、Sway Ventures 、Waverly Capital 、Space Capital 、Gingerbread Capital参投
Company Profile:Camera IQ is a familyAR Marketing Companyto help businesses do this through their users' mobile phone camerasMarketing and advertising campaigns, committed to providing users with smartphone-based camera solutions.
• Arti
Time:September 25
Vertical field:Cloud VR platform
Investment and financing:$125,000
Investors:Epic MegaGrant
Company Profile:Arti's unique architecture allows professional video teamsGet rid of the traditional recording roomAll you need is a camera, a laptop, and an Internet connection to deliver fascinating AR video. And Arti is adding something newAR template and 3D graphical display optionsto enhance the real-world authenticity of the interaction between the live presenter and the graphics character, and to support users to deliver broadcast-quality AR streaming from anywhere.
• HaptX
Time:September 30
Vertical field:VR glove manufacturing
Investment and financing:$1.5 million
Investors:National Science Foundation (NSF)
Company Profile:HaptX is a familyVirtual reality technology and product developers, bringing a realistic touch to virtual reality for the first time with Hatx Gloves.
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