ar + vr timeline
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By Jenny Ho, Michael HoydichFutureCo
2014 2015 20162012 20132010 2011 2017 and Beyond
Apple
Snap Inc
Oculus VR
Microsoft
10/2016Various PC partnerships announced
1/2015Holographic and HoloLens announced
8/2017Holographic included in Windows 10
3/2016HoloLens DK1 released
Magic Leap
9/2010Acquired Polar Rose
11/2013Acquired PrimeSense
11/2014Patent granted for transparent displays
2/2015Patent granted for a VR HMD
5/2015Acquired Metaio
11/2015Acquired Faceshift
1/2016Acquired Flyby MediaAcquired Emotient
9/2016Started partnership with EPGL
11/2016Patent granted for an AR mapping system
4/2013Glass prototype limited release
5/2014Glass CV1 releasedAcquired Quest Visual
6/2014Cardboard announced and releasedProject Tango Tablet DK released
7/2016Acquired Moodstocks
10/2016Acquired Eyefluence
11/2016Daydream VR platform releasedLenovo Phab 2 Pro with Tango released
3/2014Peanut phone for Tango limited release
1/2016Lenovo partnership announced
Meta
3/2013DK1 released
7/2014DK2 released
3/2016CV1 released
6/2012Founded
8/2012Kickstarter: $2.4M
6/2013Series A: $16M
12/2013Series B: $75M
11/2015Gear VR CV1 released
3/2014Acquired by Facebook
5/2016Acquired Two Big Ears
5/2015Acquired Surreal Vision
5/2010Founded
2/2014Series A: $50M
2011First prototype
10/2014Series B: $542M
2/2016Series C: $793.5M
6/2016Partnership with Disney announced
4/2016Acquired NorthBit
12/2013META.01 released
12/2012Founded
5/2013Kickstarter: $0.2M
1/2015Series A: $23M
6/2016Series B: $50M
9/2014Meta 1 DK1 released
3/2016Meta 1 DK2 released
5/2011Founded
2/2013Series A: $12.5M
6/2013Series B: $80M
12/2013Series C: $50M
5/2014Acquired AddLive
7/2011Snapchat app released
5/2012Seed funding, $485K
12/2014Series D: $485MAcquired ScanAcquired Vergence Labs
3/2015Series E: $200M
9/2015Acquired Looksery
5/2016Series F: $1.8B
6/2016Acquired SeeneAcquired Obvious Engineering
8/2016Acquired Vurb
11/2016Spectacles CV1 releasedFiles for IPO
FundingProducts and PatentsPartnershipsAcquisitions
Augmented and Virtual Reality Timeline