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Cognitive3D is a technology company specializing in 3D spatial analytics for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality environments. The company's platform records, measures, aggregates, and analyzes user behavior data from immersive experiences, providing brands with actionable insights to enhance product development and training outcomes. By offering enterprise-grade analytics tools such as heat mapping and segmentation, Cognitive3D enables businesses to optimize user engagement and make informed decisions. Its innovative approach not only simplifies data collection and analysis but also creates a new framework for understanding user interactions in these dynamic environments.

Aquifer Inventions Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in a SaaS-based augmented reality application designed for three-dimensional animation workflows. Founded in 2017, Aquifer offers its flagship product, Aquifer Motion, which utilizes augmented reality and machine learning to capture facial motions and voice, allowing users to create high-quality, render-ready animations. The platform simplifies the animation process by providing artist-crafted character and story templates, enabling individuals and teams, including game studios, animation studios, and creative agencies, to easily produce cinematic animated content. By focusing on storytelling and removing the technical complexities of animation, Aquifer aims to make professional-grade 3D animation accessible to a broader audience.

Founded in 2017, Tribe XR specializes in real-world skill training via virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Its platform enables users to learn DJ skills through interactive lessons and live performances with renowned DJs like Kryoman. Beyond music, Tribe XR is developing a self-serve immersive learning platform for various organizations.

JigSpace develops an interactive platform for creating and sharing three-dimensional instructions. It offers features such as viewing jigs in augmented reality, browsing a library of interactive learning experiences, creating and sharing custom jigs, and accessing step-by-step breakdowns of complex ideas. The company aims to make learning more accessible through simple, useful, and delightful tools.

FitXR is an immersive augmented and virtual reality fitness platform that brings the energy of group workouts into the home; it delivers socially interactive, expert-designed total-body workouts in a virtual environment, making exercise engaging and accessible with a focus on fun and effectiveness in helping users achieve their fitness goals.

Tvori is a VR storytelling and animation software that enables 3D content creation, visualization, and prototyping of XR experiences. The platform supports design teams in ideating, prototyping apps and games, and creating animated stories for both VR and standard displays. It offers a library of shapes and premade assets, supports importing 3D models, images, videos, and sounds, and provides an intuitive animation timeline and collaboration tools. Users can produce story prototypes such as animatics and previs, export projects as videos, 360 videos, VR experiences, and 3D models with animations, and present ideas to stakeholders. The software is accessible to users without prior 3D knowledge, aiming to democratize animation and enable XR teams to design, prototype, and share content across formats. Tvori was founded in 2016 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

MEU is an immersive social platform that is based on 3d human movements. MEU is channeling the movement data, letting people play and interact with each other’s 3D movements augmented by neuroscience-based filters and mini-games. The company is on a mission to disrupt the current way technology is used to connect to each other and utilize the latest immersive technology to increase the bandwidth of human connection by allowing people to interact and play with each other’s movements beyond space and time.

Cuteness Technology is an interactive animation studio based in Japan that focuses on creating entertainment content. The company develops a platform that leverages augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and social media integration to bring animated characters to life. This technology enables users to produce movies and interact with characters in a real-world context, enhancing the entertainment experience. Cuteness Technology aims to blend innovative digital solutions with engaging storytelling, making it a distinct player in the animation industry.

FitXR is an immersive augmented and virtual reality fitness platform that brings the energy of group workouts into the home; it delivers socially interactive, expert-designed total-body workouts in a virtual environment, making exercise engaging and accessible with a focus on fun and effectiveness in helping users achieve their fitness goals.

Morphin is a technology company that specializes in creating personalized GIFs and avatars for users. Its innovative image-mapping application allows individuals to generate custom three-dimensional avatars that can be utilized across various platforms, including virtual reality and augmented reality applications as well as video games. By focusing on user customization, Morphin enables clients to express themselves in unique ways through their digital representations, facilitating a more engaging and personalized experience in the virtual realm.

PanoMoments develops an interactive living photo platform for web and VR, transforming standard or 3D videos into engaging, high-performance content. It increases viewer attention and conversion rates.

Founded in 2017, Tribe XR specializes in real-world skill training via virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Its platform enables users to learn DJ skills through interactive lessons and live performances with renowned DJs like Kryoman. Beyond music, Tribe XR is developing a self-serve immersive learning platform for various organizations.

3Data is the most advanced Graph visualization tool. Create, collaborate, and present graphs in Virtual and Augmented Reality to anyone, anywhere on any device, in real time.

Softspace develops an augmented reality design platform that organizes, creates, and shares ideas in a virtual workspace. It offers a spatial user interface, deep interoperability, and expressive avatars to help clients navigate complex knowledge problems.

Arthur Technologies focuses on providing augmented and virtual reality solutions tailored for enterprises, emphasizing dynamic collaboration. The company operates an enterprise XR collaboration platform designed to simplify corporate meetings by integrating user-friendly experiences with a robust technical foundation. This platform allows corporate teams to convene in virtual reality, facilitating interactions as if they were physically present in the same room. It enables clients to initiate product meetings, workshops, and creative brainstorming sessions seamlessly, enhancing productivity and collaboration in a virtual environment.

Sketchbox Inc. is a design software company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in tools for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) storyboarding. Founded in 2017, Sketchbox enables users to create detailed storyboards and prototypes, offering features such as model and image import, vector drawing, and scene building for immersive environments. The platform is tailored for non-technical artists and designers, allowing them to rapidly prototype AR and VR content without the need for traditional training methods. With a focus on expanding the AR/VR design community, Sketchbox has engaged over 2,000 designers, who utilize the platform extensively. The company has collaborated with notable organizations like Microsoft, Oculus, and Eon Reality, positioning itself within a significant market opportunity projected to reach $6 billion.

Observer Analytics is an analytics platform focused on enhancing user engagement and behavior tracking within virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content. Founded in 2016, the company initially aimed to create a social VR application for esports fans to engage with their favorite streams in an interactive setting. However, the team encountered challenges in understanding user interactions within their three-dimensional environment, leading to design decisions based on assumptions rather than data. The company's platform addresses these issues by providing developers with insights into user engagement and scene analytics, allowing for data-driven optimization of their applications. By offering meaningful suggestions based on user behavior, Observer Analytics aims to improve the overall user experience in immersive environments.

Etho is a developer of innovative augmented reality helmets designed specifically for motorcycle riders. The company focuses on creating smart helmets integrated with a voice assistant, enhancing the riding experience through a mixed reality platform. Etho's technology utilizes machine learning and computer vision for features like threat detection and location-based crowdsourcing. By collaborating with established helmet manufacturers, Etho aims to deliver advanced safety solutions that prioritize rider safety and minimize distractions. The company's mission centers on fostering a better connection between riders and their machines, ultimately enhancing the overall safety and enjoyment of motorcycling.

FitXR is an immersive augmented and virtual reality fitness platform that brings the energy of group workouts into the home; it delivers socially interactive, expert-designed total-body workouts in a virtual environment, making exercise engaging and accessible with a focus on fun and effectiveness in helping users achieve their fitness goals.

Founded in 2017, Virti develops an augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) platform for enterprise learning. Its platform enables creation and cross-platform distribution of interactive VR, AR, and MR educational content, along with predictive analytics to assess user performance under pressure.

Hyprsense is a technology company specializing in real-time facial motion capture solutions aimed at enhancing the animation of 3D avatars and digital humans. Its offerings include comprehensive face detection, facial landmark tracking, and expression value tracking, which are applicable across various advanced fields such as artificial intelligence interaction, smart speakers, robotics, and automobile infotainment systems. By providing clients with the tools to create immersive experiences, Hyprsense enables the integration of real-time 3D characters, augmented reality filters, and virtual reality avatars, capturing nuanced expressions with precision. This technology supports innovative applications that enrich user interaction and engagement in digital environments.

Pixelbug specializes in creating advanced augmented reality experiences that enhance customer engagement and drive sales for businesses. By offering augmented reality as a service, the company enables enterprises to integrate this innovative technology into their corporate strategies, facilitating next-generation purchasing experiences. Pixelbug's solutions dissolve the boundaries between imagination and reality, allowing businesses to connect more effectively with their audiences through educational and entertaining content. This approach helps overcome challenges associated with distance selling, ultimately transforming the ways customers interact with products and brands.

Spaces, officially formed in January 2016, says it’s already working on a range of VR and mixed-reality projects with companies including NBCUniversal, Microsoft, Big Blue Bubble and the Hettema Group. Platforms it’s developing for include Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Microsoft HoloLens, Samsung Gear VR, PlayStation VR and Google Cardboard. “Spaces has a compelling and clear vision to be the catalyst for companies looking to create VR and MxR (mixed reality) experiences,” Comcast Ventures managing director Michael Yang said in a statement. “Spaces is combining remarkable capabilities, tools and creativity to push the boundaries of the VR frontier.”

JigSpace develops an interactive platform for creating and sharing three-dimensional instructions. It offers features such as viewing jigs in augmented reality, browsing a library of interactive learning experiences, creating and sharing custom jigs, and accessing step-by-step breakdowns of complex ideas. The company aims to make learning more accessible through simple, useful, and delightful tools.

Founded in 2017, Fearless Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco. It invests in seed to later-stage companies operating in sectors such as healthcare, software-as-a-service, mobile, fintech, big data, IoT, and e-commerce.