The latest news in IMMERSIVE: 5G Metaverse wearable devices ‘could be as big as phones,’ Qualcomm CEO says AUGMENTED REALITY Tech company Threekit raises $35M in funding round ACQUISITIONS Qualcomm launches new AR dev kit, acquires Clay AIR AUGMENTED REALITY DigiLens Series D Values the Company at Over $500M with Samsung Electronics Leading the Funding Round AUGMENTED REALITY Magic Leap raises $500m, unveils Magic Leap 2 AUGMENTED REALITY ByondXR Secures $7M Seed Funding to Help Brands Create 3D Virtual Shopping Environments 3D TOOLS Niantic acquires 3D scanning app Scaniverse ACQUISITIONS Snap Buys Vertabrae, an Augmented Reality 3D Commerce Solution AUGMENTED REALITY Shoppable Virtual Store Platform Obsess Secures $10 Million in Series A Funding AUGMENTED REALITY Goat Group Raises $195M for AR Retail AUGMENTED REALITY Unity Acquires Pixyz Software for 3D CAD Optimization 3D TOOLS Quintar launches the world’s first AR-centered fan technology company for live sports BUSINESS Microsoft Vortex Project – the Company’s Metaverse – is Seeking Employees BUSINESS Meta Granted 100s of Patents Around VR and the Metaverse 5G Metaverse wearable devices ‘could be as big as phones,’ Qualcomm CEO says INVESTMENTS Japanese startup HIKKY raises $57M in Series A funding round to expand its Virtual Reality e-commerce and event services Blockchain/NFT Sandbox VR expands to new locations globally with $37M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz GAMES Facebook Announces New $10 Million Funding Program for VR Developers
