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    AltspaceVR is a virtual reality software company. The Company is bringing two-dimensional web content into shared virtual spaces and extending the web to create fully holographic experiences. Through the software users will be able to watch streaming video, play games, and get work done, together and entirely inside of virtual reality.
    Type
    Subsidiary
    Parent Company
    Microsoft
    HQ
    Redwood City, US
    Founded
    2013
    Website
    altvr.com
    AltspaceVR was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Redwood City, US
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    Key People/Management at AltspaceVR

    Eric Romo

    Eric Romo

    Founder and CEO
    Gavan Wilhite

    Gavan Wilhite

    Founder

    AltspaceVR Office Locations

    AltspaceVR has an office in Redwood City
    Redwood City, US (HQ)
    900 Veterans Blvd
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    AltspaceVR Financials and Metrics

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    Founding Date

    		2013

    Total Funding

    		$15.5 m

    Investors

    		Promus Ventures, Frontier Tech Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Maven Ventures Growth Labs, Lux Capital, Comcast Ventures, Western Technology Investment, Rothenberg Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, Raine Ventures
    In total, AltspaceVR had raised $15.5 m. AltspaceVR is a subsidiary of Microsoft

    AltspaceVR Operating Metrics

    Jul, 2017

    Monthly Active Users

    		35 k
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    Competitors

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    AltspaceVR News and Updates

    April 14, 2018

    VR social network VTime raises $7.6 million round, preps for AR version

    VTime, one of the first ever VR social networks, appears to still be going strong; the team behind the app just raised $7.6 million in a Series A round of funding. The investment was led by Deepbridge Capital and also included U.K.-based loan and equity provider, MSIF. According to a press release, …
    January 22, 2018

    AltspaceVR CEO joins Facebook months after selling his startup to Microsoft

     After selling his social virtual reality startup to Microsoft in October, Eric Romo, the co-founder of AltspaceVR, is joining the competing social VR team at Facebook as its product director, where he will be “exploring how VR can help communities connect.” Romo is joining the team that has built F…
    October 03, 2017

    Microsoft resuscitates AltspaceVR for social mixed reality

    Microsoft announced today that it has acquired the AltspaceVR team as it announced its big initiative to created a hardware and software ecosystem around Windows mixed reality headsets. Microsoft didn’t explain the terms of the deal, saying only that AltspaceVR is joining Microsoft. Microsoft calls …
    August 20, 2017

    Altspace: Revival is ‘deep in discussions’ for social VR app

    Two weeks ago, social VR platform AltspaceVR hosted what was supposed to be its final gathering before shutting down. Now, it appears that it won’t be shutting down at all. AltspaceVR announced its planned closure in late July, noting that the company had been unsuccessful in raising further funds n…
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