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Virtual Reality 2020 Summary

Below you will find the 2020 summary for the virtual reality startup market. It includes funding, maturity, and exit trends for the full year, along with key takeaways.

Virtual Reality Q3 Summary Card

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Below you will find our virtual reality q3 summary card, which summarizes VR startup funding, maturity, and exit trends for the last quarter.

The below chart summarizes VR year-to-date exit activity compared to last year. As you can see, there were 3 exits in Q1 2020, which is a 50% increase from Q1 2019. A quarter of the way through 2020, and we are at 27% of the 2019 full-year exit activity.

Notable VR Startups and Light Field Lab Profile

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As you may know, Venture Scanner provides emerging technology research services to support corporate innovation and startup scouting. To give you a view into our client-only research, here is an excerpt focused on notable startups.

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.