Road to VR

JULY 17, 2017

Leap Motion, a veteran player in the virtual reality sector (having been founded two years ahead of Oculus), has announced the closure of a Series C investment round totaling $50 million. However, one place in VR still seems like a potential sweet spot for Leap Motion’s hand-tracking tech: mobile.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 17, 2017

Leap Motion is one possible solution, with its hand and finger tracking technology offering one route for VR and AR headsets to let people make selections and interact with virtual worlds. This potential likely figured into the $50 million Series C funding raised by Leap Motion. The round was led by J.P.

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Cats and VR

JULY 17, 2017

Leap Motion, Inc., the leading creator of motion tracking technology for natural input in virtual and augmented reality, today announced $50 million in Series C funding led by clients advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group, has joined Leap Motion’s board of directors.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

Leap Motion – Leap Motion. Industrial Training International – ITI Crane Simulator. Nominees for Best use of VR in Healthcare. Merge VR – Goggles. Google – Daydream View. Samsung – Gear VR. Homido – V2. Nominees for VR Hardware of the Year. Somniacs – Birdly.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 4, 2021

A future runtime could offer more functionalities , a bit like it has happened with Leap Motion that in 2012 was a rough accessory and now is an amazing hands tracking device. The sensors read all the brainwave data, and at the moment this data is abstracted to just give you an index of a selection. Hands-on with the demos.

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VRScout

JULY 25, 2017

San Francisco-based Leap Motion has raised a $50M Series C for their hand- and finger-tracking technology. The round was led by JP Morgan Asset management, and this fresh influx of cash brings Leap Motion’s total funding to almost $95M.

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