VR and Augmented Reality Investments are on the Rise in 2015
According to a post published by CB Insights, VR and Augmented Reality companies are receiving a lot of attention from investors. The second quarter of 2015 saw $131 M raised in 16 deals.
While the amount invested in 2Q is an increase in terms of dollars raised quarter-to-quarter, up from $117 M in Q1, the number of deals is lower (1Q saw 25 new investments).
In the first half of 2015, there have been $248 Mn invested in 41 deals; that is a major improvement from the first half of 2014: $93 M invested in 23 deals.
Aside from the Magic Leap investment in fourth quarter 2014, the startups with the greatest investment in the past year are in three segments: healthcare (LensAR), hardware support (Matterport, Movidius, Leap Motion, Meta) and mobile software (NantMobile).
Google Ventures and Intel Capital were the most active corporates in the space, tying with Andreessen Horowitz and TechStars for second place after Rothenberg Ventures.