Bigscreen

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Bigscreen is a company creating a virtual reality telepresence platform. The platform can be used for a variety of cases, including watching movies in a VR movie theater and collaborating with coworkers in a VR meeting room.
TypePrivate
Founded2014
HQBerkeley, CA, USMap
Websitebigscreenvr.com
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Employees (est.) (Jan 2021)7
Cybersecurity ratingBMore

Key People/Management at Bigscreen

Darshan Shankar

Darshan Shankar

CEO & Founder

Bigscreen Office Locations

Bigscreen has an office in Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, US (HQ)
1920 Francisco St #202
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Founding Date

2014

Bigscreen total Funding

$14 m

Bigscreen latest funding size

$11 m

Time since last funding

3 years ago

Bigscreen investors

SV Angel, True Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Ludlow Ventures, Presence Capital, David Bettner
Bigscreen's latest funding round in October 2017 was reported to be $11 m. In total, Bigscreen has raised $14 m
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Bigscreen Cybersecurity Score

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B

86/100

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Bigscreen News and Updates

March 26, 2020

Plasma Bigscreen Is A New Smart TV Experience Powered By Raspberry Pi 4 And KDE

Want a privacy-respecting and open source operating system powering your Smart TV experience? Meet Plasma Bigscreen.
December 16, 2019

Paramount Pictures Partners With Startup Bigscreen To Bring Feature Films To Virtual Reality

The partnership aims to replicate the social experience of going to the movie theater regardless of physical location.
December 16, 2019

Bigscreen and Paramount Pictures sign multi-year agreement to distribute movies in virtual reality

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bigscreen, Inc. and Paramount Pictures today announced a multi-year agreement to distribute classic 2D & 3D films in 10 countries worldwide through Bigscreen, the social VR movie watching platform. "Bigscreen's virtual reality platform offers a...
July 14, 2019

Social VR platform Bigscreen TV adds 50 free live channels

Bigscreen is first and foremost a destination where users can share their desktop screens with friends. Bigscreen TV takes the service in a new place.
May 02, 2018

New Bigscreen update streams your desktop to the Oculus Go

Oculus says that its new Go headset already boasts support for more than 1,000 titles out of the gate as of today. One of the most interesting of the small subset of those that I’ve taken a look at today has been the latest update for Bigscreen, which brings the previously PC-only VR desktop streami…
March 19, 2018

Bigscreen launches alpha test for Gear VR mobile streaming

Bigscreen is only available on PC VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Windows VR platform, but that’s all about to change. Starting today, Bigscreen is starting its Alpha Testing signup phase for the Samsung Gear VR mobile version of Bigscreen. The mobile edition of Bigscreen will eve…
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Bigscreen Blogs

October 24, 2019

Halloween Week in Bigscreen’s “Spooky Update”

Today, we’re kicking off Halloween Week in Bigscreen and releasing “The Spooky Update” featuring new TV channels and a new Retro Cinema environment.https://medium.com/media/ed00761559cc787d63c210cda46f9b9a/hrefEarlier this summer, we released the huge Bigscreen TV update and the fan-favorite Modern …
August 21, 2019

Grand opening of the MODERN CINEMA in Bigscreen

Grand opening of the MODERN CINEMA in Bigscreenhttps://medium.com/media/9636cce6a64f9eb15eabf8b235127edb/href2 months ago, we unveiled Bigscreen Home, a modern-themed penthouse, in our massive Bigscreen TV update. Today, we’re excited to show you the Modern Cinema. This brand new environment is desi…
August 13, 2019

Watch The International 2019 DOTA 2 tournament in Bigscreen

On August 20–25th, Valve is hosting The International 2019, the DOTA 2 eSports tournament, in Shanghai, China. With a $32 million prize pool, it is the biggest eSports tournament in the world.Growing up, I played thousands of hours of DOTA. I wasn’t good at the game, but I still enjoyed the exhilara…
July 25, 2019

Watch today’s SpaceX rocket launch LIVE with thousands of SpaceX fans in VR

Two weeks ago, we launched Bigscreen TV, our biggest update ever. It has been wonderful to see our community react so positively to Bigscreen TV.Our most popular channel is 3D Movie Trailers, a 24/7 loop of Disney movie trailers in 3D. It’s an incredible glimpse of our upcoming premium 3D movie nigh…
July 11, 2019

Introducing BIGSCREEN TV: watch movies, news, Twitch, sports, & 50+ channels with friends in VR

Introducing BIGSCREEN TV: watch movies, news, Twitch, sports, and 50+ channels with friends in VRhttps://medium.com/media/0b49457598f7dd760ec1999685be5701/hrefWe’re excited to launch Bigscreen TV today, a new way to watch movies, news, anime, sports, and more in VR with friends.50+ Channels: Movies…
May 25, 2019

Bigscreen on Quest: our summer roadmap

It’s been exciting to see tens of thousands of new Quest and Rift S users join Bigscreen and hangout in our rooms. I wanted to update everyone on the issues we are working on, and the future roadmap for the next couple months.Today’s Update Fixed 2 crashes, especially in larger rooms Added push-to-t…
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 Bigscreen Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Bigscreen founded?

    Bigscreen was founded in 2014.

  • Who are Bigscreen key executives?

    Bigscreen's key executives are Darshan Shankar.

  • How many employees does Bigscreen have?

    Bigscreen has 7 employees.

  • Who are Bigscreen competitors?

    Competitors of Bigscreen include zSpace, Marxent Labs and Immersive Wisdom.

  • Where is Bigscreen headquarters?

    Bigscreen headquarters is located at 1920 Francisco St #202, Berkeley.

  • Where are Bigscreen offices?

    Bigscreen has an office in Berkeley.

  • How many offices does Bigscreen have?

    Bigscreen has 1 office.