Founded in December 2021, MiniMax has been dedicated to the development of large-scale AI models from its inception. Its focus on cutting-edge research and practical applications has established it as a leader in the field. In April 2023, MiniMax launched its API platform, enabling enterprises to access large language model capabilities. By June, it introduced Talkie, an AI-native character community application aimed at international markets. November 2023 saw the release of MiniMax’s speech large model, further expanding its multimodal capabilities. In April 2024, MiniMax debuted the abab6.5 series, featuring a trillion-parameter MoE architecture, alongside the launch of the Hailuo AI App. September 2024 marked the release of Hailuo AI Video, empowering creators with AI-driven video tools. In November, MiniMax unveiled the abab7-preview model, pushing the boundaries of AI in text, mathematics, and multimedia processing. Today, MiniMax’s models handle 3 billion daily interactions, process over 3 trillion tokens, generate 20 million images, and produce 70,000 hours of speech every day, demonstrating its profound impact on global AI innovation.
XReal Technology
Venture Round in 2024
XReal Technology, founded in 2017 and based in Beijing, China, specializes in developing ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses. Their flagship product, Nreal Light, is designed to be lightweight and comfortable, featuring a vivid display and spatial computing algorithms for an immersive user experience. The company's goal is to make mixed reality technology widely accessible and to empower developers to create applications that enhance entertainment, productivity, and other areas. XReal Technology utilizes SLAM-based environment-understanding AI algorithms to provide users with an engaging mixed reality experience.
XReal Technology
Series C in 2022
XReal Technology, founded in 2017 and based in Beijing, China, specializes in developing ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses. Their flagship product, Nreal Light, is designed to be lightweight and comfortable, featuring a vivid display and spatial computing algorithms for an immersive user experience. The company's goal is to make mixed reality technology widely accessible and to empower developers to create applications that enhance entertainment, productivity, and other areas. XReal Technology utilizes SLAM-based environment-understanding AI algorithms to provide users with an engaging mixed reality experience.
DGene is a provider of virtual and augmented reality solutions, focusing on a diverse range of applications across various industries. Its technology is utilized in digital entertainment, real estate, education, healthcare, and tourism. DGene leverages artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to enhance content creation, offering innovative solutions such as AI actors, virtual production, visual effects, and digital influencers. The company also specializes in real-time holograms and 3D reconstruction, catering to the evolving needs of e-commerce, cinema, and broadcasting sectors. Through its advancements, DGene aims to transform how users interact with and experience digital environments.
Perfect Corp.
Series B in 2019
Perfect Corp., established in 2014, specializes in developing augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) driven solutions for the beauty and fashion industry. The company offers a SaaS platform, YouCam for Enterprise, which includes virtual makeup, AR skin diagnostic tools, AI product recommendations, and more, enabling e-commerce businesses and brands to enhance customer experiences. Additionally, Perfect Corp. provides mobile apps like YouCam Makeup and YouCam Perfect, allowing consumers to virtually try products, diagnose skin, and engage with a community. The company operates globally, with offices in New Taipei, Taiwan, and San Jose, California.
Infinity Augmented Reality
Acquisition in 2019
Infinity Augmented Reality Ltd. is a software company specializing in the development of an augmented reality platform that enables users to interact with 3D digital content within their physical environments. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, the company offers a suite of software development kits designed for augmented reality software developers and wearable device manufacturers. Its technology allows devices to map the surrounding 3D environment, projecting augmented reality scenes that seamlessly integrate into the real world. Users can control this augmented content through intuitive hand gestures, creating a natural and immersive user experience. Infinity Augmented Reality aims to connect various digital devices, including smartphones and tablets, to enhance interaction with augmented content, thereby fostering a new digital environment.
WayRay SA is a developer of advanced holographic navigation systems that leverage augmented reality (AR) technology to enhance connected vehicles. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with additional offices in Moscow, San Francisco, and China, the company specializes in products such as Navion, an AR car navigation system that incorporates aeronautical principles for improved land navigation. WayRay also offers ELEMENT, a holographic car navigator that provides real-time navigational information through an AR interface. The company's innovative solutions aim to enhance driving safety and convenience by integrating aerospace technology into automotive applications, allowing drivers to access critical data directly through their windshields without diverting their attention from the road.
DGene is a provider of virtual and augmented reality solutions, focusing on a diverse range of applications across various industries. Its technology is utilized in digital entertainment, real estate, education, healthcare, and tourism. DGene leverages artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to enhance content creation, offering innovative solutions such as AI actors, virtual production, visual effects, and digital influencers. The company also specializes in real-time holograms and 3D reconstruction, catering to the evolving needs of e-commerce, cinema, and broadcasting sectors. Through its advancements, DGene aims to transform how users interact with and experience digital environments.
Magic Leap
Series D in 2017
Magic Leap is an American startup specializing in Augmented Reality (AR) technology. The company develops proprietary wearable hardware that merges digital imagery with the real world, creating immersive AR experiences indistinguishable from reality. Their innovative Dynamic Digitized Lightfield Signal generates computer-generated 3D images that harmonize with human senses, enabling users to interact with digital devices in a visually cinematic manner. Magic Leap aims to redefine how users access screens and visualize data by combining inherent visual ability with mobile computing technology.
WayRay SA is a developer of advanced holographic navigation systems that leverage augmented reality (AR) technology to enhance connected vehicles. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with additional offices in Moscow, San Francisco, and China, the company specializes in products such as Navion, an AR car navigation system that incorporates aeronautical principles for improved land navigation. WayRay also offers ELEMENT, a holographic car navigator that provides real-time navigational information through an AR interface. The company's innovative solutions aim to enhance driving safety and convenience by integrating aerospace technology into automotive applications, allowing drivers to access critical data directly through their windshields without diverting their attention from the road.
Lumus, Ltd. is an Israeli company specializing in the development and manufacturing of wearable augmented reality (AR) displays for smart eyewear manufacturers. Founded in 2000 and based in Ness Ziona, Lumus utilizes its patented Light-guide Optical Element (LOE) technology to create transparent displays that seamlessly blend digital information with the physical world. This innovative technology allows for lightweight designs, a wide field of view, and true see-through performance, making it an attractive option for leading producers of smart glasses and augmented reality eyewear. In addition to its display products, Lumus also provides development kits for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers, supporting the integration of their advanced display technology into various smart wearable devices.
Infinity Augmented Reality
Post in 2016
Infinity Augmented Reality Ltd. is a software company specializing in the development of an augmented reality platform that enables users to interact with 3D digital content within their physical environments. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Ramat Gan, Israel, the company offers a suite of software development kits designed for augmented reality software developers and wearable device manufacturers. Its technology allows devices to map the surrounding 3D environment, projecting augmented reality scenes that seamlessly integrate into the real world. Users can control this augmented content through intuitive hand gestures, creating a natural and immersive user experience. Infinity Augmented Reality aims to connect various digital devices, including smartphones and tablets, to enhance interaction with augmented content, thereby fostering a new digital environment.
Magic Leap
Series C in 2016
Magic Leap is an American startup specializing in Augmented Reality (AR) technology. The company develops proprietary wearable hardware that merges digital imagery with the real world, creating immersive AR experiences indistinguishable from reality. Their innovative Dynamic Digitized Lightfield Signal generates computer-generated 3D images that harmonize with human senses, enabling users to interact with digital devices in a visually cinematic manner. Magic Leap aims to redefine how users access screens and visualize data by combining inherent visual ability with mobile computing technology.
Snap Inc., established in 2010, is a global camera company headquartered in Santa Monica, California. It operates primarily through its flagship product, Snapchat, a multimedia messaging application renowned for its ephemeral nature, allowing users to send and share photos, videos, and messages that disappear after viewing. Snapchat offers a range of creative features, including filters, lenses, augmented reality experiences, and Stories, which enable users to create and share content with friends or a broader audience. The platform also includes Discover, providing access to original content from publishers and creators, and Memories, allowing users to save and revisit their Snaps. In addition to its software offerings, Snap Inc. has ventured into hardware with Spectacles, wearable cameras that capture first-person perspective content and sync with Snapchat. The company generates nearly all its revenue from advertising, with North America being its largest market despite only accounting for a quarter of its user base. As of 2023, Snapchat boasts over 400 million daily active users.