Virtual Reality

Venture Scanner Sector Maps

Our sector maps are snapshots of our emerging technology reports. We show the categories that make up a sector and a random sampling of the startups that are innovating in each category. In this post we share our most up-to-date sector maps for all of our 17 sector reports. They are all available for download.

VR 2019 Funding Increased From 2018

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The below chart shows VR funding over time and calls out the largest funding rounds in recent years. As you can see, VR funding achieved an all-time high in 2017, and dropped in 2018 while growing again in 2019 to $2.4B.

VR 2019 Exit Activity Slowed Down

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The below chart shows VR exit activity over time. As you can see, VR exit activity achieved an all-time high in 2017, and then slowed down thereafter to 9 exits in 2019.

VR Environment Content Leads Virtual Reality Exit Activity

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How do the different virtual reality (VR) categories compare in terms of exit activity? Let’s find out in the graph below, which shows the number of all-time VR acquisitions and IPOs by category through Q3 2019.

Augmented Reality Leads Virtual Reality Funding

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The virtual reality (VR) industry has seen $13B in all-time funding through Q3 2019. Let's examine the graphic below and analyze which of the 13 VR categories are leading the sector in total funding amounts.

Venture Scanner Innovation Quadrants

Our Innovation Quadrants act as a framework to guide you in the startup scouting process. The Innovation Quadrant organizes categories into four states of innovation by plotting the sector categories on two axes. One axis uses average age to show maturity. The other uses average funding to give a sense of traction. Knowing which quadrant each category sits will help in developing your scouting strategy.