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Layar

http://layar.com/
Last activity: 29.04.2017
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Categories: AppAugmented realityContentDevelopmentLifeMarketMaterialsMobilePlatformTechnology
A global leader in Augmented Reality and Interactive Print, helping to bridge the gap between the pri
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115

Overview

Location
Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$18.07M
Founded date
2009

Funding Rounds 3

DateSeriesAmountInvestors
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Feb 15, 2010Funding round$3.4M
Oct 28, 2009Funding round$1M

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Apr 29, 2017Facebook’s AR Studio blows the market wide openLast week at Facebook’s F8 conference, Mark Zuckerberg went all in on augmented reality (AR). Since then his announcement has been praised as a great thing for the AR developer world and panned as an attack on Snapchat. See it here in full:...
Oct 16, 2015Breaking The Barrier Of Humans And MachinesSudha Jamthe Contributor Sudha Jamthe is a mobile product leader, Author of IOT Disruptions and host of The IoT Show. My kitchen opens up to my family room, where right smack in the middle sits Alexa, an Amazon Echo device. It feels strange...
Sep 22, 2014Timetraveler App Allows You To See The Berlin Wall Story In Augmented RealityMetaio and Timetraveler Augmented announced the Timetraveler application today. Using Augmented Reality (AR), smartphone and tablet owners can view historical content about the Berlin Wall, in and near the locations where it used to stand. ...
Jun 10, 2014Augmented Reality Augmentation: Blippar Has Bought LayarSome consolidation — or augmentation, if you will — in the world of augmented reality. Blippar — an image recognition platform used in digital advertising — has acquired Layar, an augmented reality platform used across different application...
Feb 19, 2014RELOADED Magazine Brings Print To Life With Augmented Reality TechnologyOne of my BBM contacts’ status read “a magazine is a broken iPad”. And they are right — except if the mag in question is the latest edition of RELOADED magazine. Planet RELOADED, a new pop culture and entertainment magazine that launched in...
Jul 19, 2013Dekko's ambitious take on augmented reality: Crowdsourcing, Google Glass, and even 'The Matrix'Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Matt Miesnieks is trying to create The Matrix, but he needs your help to do it. His company, Dekko, is taking the idea of augmented rea...
May 27, 2013Tech Demo Day: All about Apps, Digital Platforms and SoftwareLast week, the 4th edition of La Salle Tech Demo Day took place and more than 1,000+ attendees showed up to talk to 114 Barcelona tech start-ups. Upon my arrival, the buzz inside the conference hall was overwhelming. The venue was packed wi...
Dec 23, 20125 reasons to get excited about Augmented Reality in 2013This is a guest post by Trak Lord Augmented reality (AR) may seem like a futuristic concept, but it will be a reality of our digital lives in 2013. AR is a new technology that blurs the line between what’s real and what’s computer generated...
Jun 20, 2012Layar Founder Steps Down In Favour Of Print Publisher VeteranRaimo van der Klein, founder and CEO of Layar – one of the bigger mobile augmented reality startups – is stepping down and appointing Quintin Schevernels in his place. van der Klein plans to stay on as Creative Director. Schevernels was for...
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FAQ about Layar

When was Layar founded?

Layar was founded in 2009.

How much funding has Layar raised?

Layar has raised $18.07M in total across 3 funding rounds.

What funding rounds has Layar raised?

Parsers VC lists 3 funding rounds of Layar, among them a funding round of $3.4M on Feb 15, 2010 and a funding round of $1M on Oct 28, 2009.

What has the press written about Layar?

Parsers VC has collected 115 articles mentioning Layar, among them “Facebook’s AR Studio blows the market wide open” (Apr 29, 2017) and “Breaking The Barrier Of Humans And Machines” (Oct 16, 2015).

Is Layar still active?

Yes, Layar is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 29, 2017.