Startup Wise Guys

Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator and early-stage program based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 2012. It runs intensive up to five-month programs that validate and develop products and prepare founders to sell to business customers, culminating in demo days before venture capitalists and angel investors. The company focuses on B2B software as a service, fintech, cybersecurity, sustainability, and related tech sectors across Europe, and has accelerated more than 300 startups with a startup survival rate above 80%. It operates with a network of over 200 mentors who guide startups through product validation, market entry, and fundraising, and maintains a 300+ startup alumni community spanning more than 40 countries, with ongoing alumni events for business development and fundraising.

Daniela Esposito

Chief Strategy Officer and Board Member

Attila Hudecz

Batch Managing Director

Franziska Kolk

General Partner, Africa

Andrea Orlando

Partner

Past deals in Augmented Reality

SpectreXR

Seed Round in 2023
SpectreXR is a leading startup specializing in developing real-world hand interactions for virtual and augmented reality. Our complete cross-platform, no-code framework, OctoXR, solves the problem of implementing and simulating real-world hand interactions for any VR or AR project that uses hands as controllers and integrates with any hardware that uses hand-tracking technology. Welcome to the next reality!

Illumia Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Illumia Labs empowers current and future generations of workers by delivering adaptive, accessible competency-based training. Its augmented reality platform supports the aerospace industry, offering adaptive learning enhanced by artificial intelligence, along with education management tools.

Virtual Beings

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Virtual Beings specializes in creating interactive characters for video games and simulations. They focus on developing AI-driven virtual animals that engage players emotionally and enhance the immersive experience within gaming platforms and the metaverse.

ExplodedView

Pre Seed Round in 2022
ExplodedView develops an extended reality platform for media creators. It combines virtual and augmented reality tools to enable the creation of metaverse videos with user-made avatars and custom environments, offering immersive experiences.

Overly

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Overly specializes in augmented reality solutions, offering a user-friendly platform that allows businesses to create their own augmented reality content without needing to develop separate applications. With nearly four years of experience in this technology, Overly has developed an app that empowers users to personalize their experiences through Print On Demand products, such as augmented reality canvases and postcards. Customers can easily upload images and videos to generate unique AR products, which are then delivered for scanning. The company has identified substantial interest in augmented reality across various sectors and aims to facilitate access for established businesses by providing an easy-to-integrate API system. This approach enables companies already engaged in Print On Demand to enhance their offerings with Overly's innovative augmented reality capabilities.

Sense of Space

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sense of Space Oy is a Helsinki-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in the design and development of volumetric video content creation software for augmented and virtual reality applications. The company offers Sense XR Studio, a software solution that allows users to import, edit, and enhance videos with augmented reality interactions, facilitating the creation and sharing of immersive volumetric stories. Additionally, Sense of Space provides a 3D polygon streaming platform that enables users to upload and convert large, detailed three-dimensional models for streaming across various digital projects and platforms. This technology streamlines the process of creating three-dimensional content by eliminating the need for extensive manual optimization or heavy data compression, thereby enhancing the user experience in both virtual and augmented reality environments.

Crosscreators

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Crosscreators operates an augmented reality platform designed to facilitate efficient and affordable content creation for marketing and sales activities.

Wolf3D

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2014, Wolf3D specializes in creating realistic 3D avatars of people for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) communication, games, and custom mannequins. Utilizing advanced 3D scanning technology, the company operates globally, with headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, and offices in Los Angeles, California.

Wolf3D

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2014, Wolf3D specializes in creating realistic 3D avatars of people for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) communication, games, and custom mannequins. Utilizing advanced 3D scanning technology, the company operates globally, with headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, and offices in Los Angeles, California.

VSight

Seed Round in 2021
VSight develops an industrial Augmented Reality platform that connects field workers with experts remotely. This enables real-time problem-solving through video and audio communication, step-by-step instructions, and advanced models overlaid onto the real world.

VSight

Pre Seed Round in 2019
VSight develops an industrial Augmented Reality platform that connects field workers with experts remotely. This enables real-time problem-solving through video and audio communication, step-by-step instructions, and advanced models overlaid onto the real world.

VSight

Seed Round in 2019
VSight develops an industrial Augmented Reality platform that connects field workers with experts remotely. This enables real-time problem-solving through video and audio communication, step-by-step instructions, and advanced models overlaid onto the real world.

Zirity

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Zirity is a technology company that specializes in developing an API-based virtual try-on tool specifically for online glasses retailers. The company's platform leverages advanced technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), computer vision (CV), and 3D body-reconstruction to provide customers with a realistic experience of trying on eyewear in real time. By utilizing a smartphone's back camera and body recognition capabilities, Zirity's solution applies a 3D mask to the user’s face, allowing them to see how the glasses would look on them before making a purchase. This innovative approach not only enhances the shopping experience but also aims to reduce the rate of product returns for retailers.

Zirity

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Zirity is a technology company that specializes in developing an API-based virtual try-on tool specifically for online glasses retailers. The company's platform leverages advanced technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI), computer vision (CV), and 3D body-reconstruction to provide customers with a realistic experience of trying on eyewear in real time. By utilizing a smartphone's back camera and body recognition capabilities, Zirity's solution applies a 3D mask to the user’s face, allowing them to see how the glasses would look on them before making a purchase. This innovative approach not only enhances the shopping experience but also aims to reduce the rate of product returns for retailers.

VRNET

Pre Seed Round in 2017
VRNET converts architects' and designers' 3D CAD models into immersive VR and AR experiences. This enables professionals to communicate project details more effectively with clients by providing realistic, scalable walkthroughs.

Exonicus

Seed Round in 2016
Exonicus specializes in AI-driven virtual/extended reality (VR/XR) simulations for emergency medical training. It offers the Exonicus Trauma Simulator, designed to enhance readiness and decision-making skills of military personnel, first responders, and healthcare professionals. The company's scalable, high-fidelity, and cost-effective solutions eliminate instructor dependence and align with real-world protocols.

Wolf3D

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2014, Wolf3D specializes in creating realistic 3D avatars of people for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) communication, games, and custom mannequins. Utilizing advanced 3D scanning technology, the company operates globally, with headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, and offices in Los Angeles, California.

StoreDNA

Pre Seed Round in 2013
StoreDNA is a decision-making platform that enhances retail performance by optimizing product assortments, store layouts, visual merchandising, and associate management. It leverages AI-powered behavioral analytics to track consumer behavior in-store, generating actionable insights for retailers to maximize gains from their store assets.

Monolith

Pre Seed Round in 2012
Monolith International BV, founded in 2012 and based in Amsterdam, specializes in retail analytics solutions that enhance understanding of shopper behavior. The company has developed the Monolith Actionboard, an augmented reality advertising device that integrates a hardware component utilizing Kinect technology with a proprietary software platform. This device facilitates the creation, distribution, and measurement of augmented reality advertisements while incorporating pattern recognition software to analyze shopper behavior in retail environments. It tracks various shopper characteristics, including gender, age group, and clothing style, and compiles this data into a set of metrics known as Kinegraphics. The Actionboard's cloud-capable hardware allows for ongoing upgrades and provides insights on which content captures the most attention from potential customers. Monolith's platform empowers retailers to optimize their decision-making processes through real-time, actionable insights.
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