# Top 16 VR & AR Startups Founded in 2018 by Funding (2026)

> The 16 best-funded VR & AR startups founded in 2018, ranked by total funding raised: $101M combined. With founding year, headquarters and each company's rounds.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/vr-startups-founded-2018 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

- 1 [**WIN Reality** WIN Reality is a sports technology company based in Austin, Texas, focused on enhancing the training and development of baseball and softball athletes.](https://millionrounds.com/company/win-reality) WIN Reality is a sports technology company based in Austin, Texas, focused on enhancing the training and development of baseball and softball athletes. *Founded* 2018 Austin, United States **$45M** last round May 2022
- 2 [**Immersive Gamebox** Immersive Gamebox is an immersive entertainment platform that delivers immersive team adventures in the interactive digital smart rooms.](https://millionrounds.com/company/immersive-gamebox) Immersive Gamebox is an immersive entertainment platform that delivers immersive team adventures in the interactive digital smart rooms. *Founded* 2018 London, United Kingdom **$20M** last round Nov 2022
- 3 [**KIT-AR** KIT-AR is a UK-based technology startup that offers an augmented worker platform aimed at improving quality and efficiency in manufacturing production lines.](https://millionrounds.com/company/kit-ar) KIT-AR is a UK-based technology startup that offers an augmented worker platform aimed at improving quality and efficiency in manufacturing production lines. *Founded* 2018 London, United Kingdom **$9.7M** last round Aug 2026
- 4 [**Metadome.ai** Metadome.ai is a global technology company specializing in extended reality (XR), 3D, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence (AI).](https://millionrounds.com/company/metadome-ai) Metadome.ai is a global technology company specializing in extended reality (XR), 3D, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence (AI). *Founded* 2018 San Francisco, United States **$6.5M** last round Aug 2024
- 5 [**Zeta Surgical** Zeta Surgical is a digital surgery company based in Boston, Massachusetts, focused on developing advanced surgical navigation and robotics platforms.](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeta-surgical) Zeta Surgical is a digital surgery company based in Boston, Massachusetts, focused on developing advanced surgical navigation and robotics platforms. *Founded* 2018 Boston, United States **$5.0M** last round Jan 2025
- 6 [**Glue Collaboration** Glue Collaboration is a Helsinki-based company developing remote collaboration tools for AR/VR.](https://millionrounds.com/company/glue-collaboration) Glue Collaboration is a Helsinki-based company developing remote collaboration tools for AR/VR. *Founded* 2018 Finland **$3.9M** last round Nov 2019
- 7 [**Another World** Another World is a virtual reality Startup.](https://millionrounds.com/company/another-world) Another World is a virtual reality Startup. *Founded* 2018 Dover, Cyprus **$3.4M** last round Nov 2018
- 8 [**Dark Slope** Dark Slope is a Toronto-based virtual production studio and immersive learning technology company founded in 2018.](https://millionrounds.com/company/dark-slope) Dark Slope is a Toronto-based virtual production studio and immersive learning technology company founded in 2018. *Founded* 2018 Toronto, Canada **$1.5M** last round Feb 2019
- 9 [**AddOptics** Prescription corrected augmented Reality display lenses, tailored to you.](https://millionrounds.com/company/addoptics) Prescription corrected augmented Reality display lenses, tailored to you. *Founded* 2018 Rotterdam, Netherlands **$1.4M** last round Dec 2022
- 10 [**Somnium Space**](https://millionrounds.com/company/somnium-space) *Founded* 2018 United Kingdom **$1.3M** last round Oct 2021
- 11 [**BuzzAR** BuzzAR digitises people, places and payment at scale.](https://millionrounds.com/company/buzzar) BuzzAR digitises people, places and payment at scale. *Founded* 2018 Singapore, Singapore **$1.2M** last round Oct 2024
- 12 [**Kagenova** Kagenova is a developer of an interactive realism platform designed to offer virtual and mixed reality.](https://millionrounds.com/company/kagenova) Kagenova is a developer of an interactive realism platform designed to offer virtual and mixed reality. *Founded* 2018 Gomshall **$533K** last round Feb 2019
- 13 [**Livemote** Livemote is an Italy-based software company that specializes in field service management and process management software.](https://millionrounds.com/company/livemote) Livemote is an Italy-based software company that specializes in field service management and process management software. *Founded* 2018 Arezzo, Italy **$519K** last round Aug 2018
- 14 [**W3rlds** W3rlds is a B2B metaverse and immersive technology platform based in New York.](https://millionrounds.com/company/w3rlds) W3rlds is a B2B metaverse and immersive technology platform based in New York. *Founded* 2018 New York, United States **$450K** last round Aug 2022
- 15 [**Foundry Six** Foundry Six is a Los Angeles-based augmented reality and virtual reality gaming studio established in 2018.](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundry-six) Foundry Six is a Los Angeles-based augmented reality and virtual reality gaming studio established in 2018. *Founded* 2018 Los Angeles, United States **$250K** last round Nov 2022
- 16 [**LifeTagger** Proximity based content sharing platform](https://millionrounds.com/company/lifetagger) Proximity based content sharing platform *Founded* 2018 Charleston, United States **$250K** last round Sept 2024

**Total funding** how the list is ranked

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

**Rounds we track** source: Millionrounds

Companies founded in 2018 whose funding rounds we classed in this sector, ranked by the total they have raised in rounds we hold. Nobody pays to be on a list.

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