HexGn Research · 2017
Top 50 AR / VR Players of 2017
HexGn’s 2017 watch-list of 50 AR / VR companies — who they were, where they were based, and what they did.
This is an archived HexGn research list from 2017, preserved for reference. It captures the AR / VR companies our analysts flagged as ones to watch that year — a snapshot of where the sector’s momentum was building. For a current read on AR / VR across the India–Gulf corridor, see our Research & Intelligence practice.
The list
50 AR / VR names, ranked
NextVR
California, United States, North America
NextVR is a technology company that captures and delivers live and on-demand virtual reality experiences.
Magic Leap
London, England, United Kingdom
Magic Leap is a proprietary wearable technology that enables users to interact with digital devices in a completely visually cinematic way.
8i
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
8i is a virtual reality software development company focusing on creating life like humans in virtual reality.
Blippar
London, England, United Kingdom
Blippar is an image-recognition platform and visual browser for mobile that uses augmented reality and artificial intelligence.
Matterport
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Matterport makes it incredibly easy for anyone to create a realistic 3D model of the world around them that they can engage with and share over the Internet.
Jaunt
Palo Alto, California, United States
Jaunt is developing the hardware, software, tools, and applications to enable cinematic VR and put the power of virtual reality in the hands of today’s best content creators.
Survios
Culver City, California, United States
Team of Dreamers, Makers, Artists, Thinkers, and Gamers. Focus: Engaging games. Immersive tech. Unparalleled presence.
DAQRI
Los Angeles, California, United States
DAQRI is the world’s leading enterprise augmented reality company powering the future of work through innovative hardware/software products.
Leap Motion
San Francisco, California, United States
Leap Motion is a software and hardware company developing 3D motion-control technology for virtual reality and additional platforms.
uSens
San Jose, California, United States
uSens develops inside-out hand and position tracking technology for augmented and virtual reality..
Against Gravity
Seattle, Washington, United States
Against Gravity is an augmented and virtual reality software company based in Seattle, Washington.
Upskill
Herndon, Virginia, United States
Upskill provides wearable technology to connect hands-on workers from the factory to the warehouse to the jobsite.
roOomy
San Jose, California, United States
roOomy’s 3D technology provides virtual staging services for the real estate industry as well as consumers through the roOomy iPad app.
Virtuix
Austin, Texas, United States
Virtuix is the developer of the Virtuix Omni, a virtual reality platform that enable users to walk, run, and jump in 360 degrees in VR.
Owlchemy Labs
Austin, Texas, United States
Owlchemy Labs is a creative game studio with a passion for polished and unique games and VR experiences.
Spaces
Santa Monica, California, United States
Spaces has a compelling and clear vision to be the catalyst for companies looking to create VR and MxR (mixed reality) experiences.
Sphero
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Sphero bridges the gap between the real world and the virtual world with its smartphone-controlled robots.
MindMaze
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
MindMaze operates a platform to build intuitive human machine interfaces combining VR, computer graphics, brain imaging, and neuroscience..
AltspaceVR
Redwood City, California, United States
AltspaceVR is bringing two-dimensional web content into shared virtual spaces, and extending the web to create fully holographic experiences.
Baobab Studios
Redwood City, California, United States
Baobab Studios is a VR animation company that creates story and character driven cinematic experiences.
Avegant
Belmont, California, United States
Avegant is pioneering the next generation of near-eye displays.
STRIVR Labs
Menlo Park, California, United States
The world leader in using VR to train individuals and improve performance. Learn faster and more effectively with the power of immersive VR.
High Fidelity
San Francisco, California, United States
Open Source software for shared Virtual Reality.
WEVR
Venice, California, United States
WEVR is a virtual reality community and VR media player for aspiring and professional creatives.
Livelike
New York, New York, United States
LiveLike is a Virtual Reality (VR) platform company that enables broadcasters and sports teams to deliver immersive, live sports viewing experiences.
Atheer
Mountain View, California, United States
Atheer is the pioneer of the AiR (Augmented interactive Reality) smart glasses platform, designed to enhance the productivity and safety of deskless professionals at Fortune 1000 companies.
Visionary VR
Los Angeles, California, United States
Visionary VR is a technology and content development studio, and the home of Visionary focus the revolutionary tool for virtual reality content creators that employs our proprietary system for storytelling, attention management and information delivery in VR.
The Virtual Reality Company
Los Angeles, California, United States
The Virtual Reality Company is a content studio that creates virtual reality experiences by combining technology, art, and storytelling.
InContext Solutions
Chicago, Illinois, United States
InContext Solutions is the global leader in scalable, web-based virtual reality shopper and retail solutions.
Orah
Santa Clara, California, United States
Orah is a leader in virtual reality solutions helping content creators deploy live VR/360 experiences.
IrisVR
New York, New York, United States
IrisVR allows users to create, edit, share, and visualize 3D models in virtual reality.
ObEN
Pasadena, California, United States
ObEN’s AI technology builds your personalized and realistic virtual identity creating deeper, social, more memorable experiences.
AxonVR
Seattle, Washington, United States
AxonVR brings lifelike touch to digital experiences through advanced haptic technologies.
Sliver.tv
Cupertino, California, United States
Sliver.tv is the first 3D live-streaming platform for watching eSports on any device.
Littlstar
New York, New York, United States
Littlstar is a global network dedicated exclusively to virtual reality, 360 video, and immersive experiences.
ROOBO
Beijing, Beijing, China
Roobo is a hardware and AI company that offers pre-orders of Domgy via crowdfunding sites in China.
Vertebrae
Santa Monica, California, United States
Vertebrae enables brands to reach consumers through interactive and immersive virtual reality advertising natively integrated across the VR ecosystem.
castAR
Mountain View, California, United States
castAR provides a magical experience of a 3D, holographic world that springs to life from your table, wall or other objects.
Eonite Perception Inc.
Palo Alto, California, United States
Eonite Perception is a 3D mapping and tracking company on a mission to enable machines to understand the real world..
Marxent
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Marxent is the leader in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality product visualization for sales and marketing.
Merge Labs
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Merge VR is creating system that will make virtual reality accessible from your favorite smartphone.
Resolution Games
Resolution Games is all about virtual reality and fun, accessible games for everyone to play.
Félix & Paul Studios
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal-based Felix & Paul Studios is focused on the creation of cinematic virtual reality experiences.
Zero Latency
North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Fundbox l Zero Latency is a virtual reality startup that uses an inversion virtual reality system to create an integrated studio experience.
Paracosm
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Paracosm operates a cloud-based application for converting scanned places into three-dimensional models.
Penrose Studios
San Francisco, California, United States
Penrose is focused on augmented and virtual reality storytelling. Through the process of creation with world class storytellers and technologists, Penrose is inventing and defining the language of real-time cinema for AR and VR.
NantMobile
Culver City, California, United States
NantMobile’s vision is to apply state-of-art sensory technologies to the mobile environment.
Surgical Theater
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Surgical Theater is a startup that markets a Surgery Rehearsal Platform (SRP) for neurosurgical pre-operative planning and rehearsal.
Pixvana, Inc.
Seattle, Washington, United States
Pixvana, Inc. builds video delivery software that focuses on virtual reality and reality augmentation.
iStaging
Taipei, T’ai-pei, Taiwan
At iStaging, we make distinctive solutions that leverage the technologies of tomorrow to help people find their perfect homes today.
Want the current corridor view on AR / VR?
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