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Located in the heart of San Francisco’s emerging nano-satellite industry, SpaceVR is focused on creating cinematic, live, virtual space tourism. SpaceVR Founder and CEO Ryan Holmes was inspired by a phenomenon called the Overview Effect, which is the moment an astronaut realizes their place in an infinite universe by direct observation. Leading to reprioritization of protecting the earth and working together on a global scale, SpaceVR’s will launch state of the art virtual reality camera satellites into space to capture this experience and distribute it throughout the world for entertainment and education. For more information, please visit: http://www.spacevr.co/#spacevr.
Overview
Employees
1-10
Total raised
$1.25M
Founded date
2014
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 8
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| Sep 8, 2017 | SpaceVR thinks VR-enabled robots are the future for colonizing space | Mars: 2051 In the bitter cold of a martian winter, 30 remote-controlled robots walk out of a holding bay across the icy terrain to begin their day in the mines. They pile in to the latest autonomous, hydrogen-powered Waymo rover, power down... |
| Apr 28, 2016 | Dive head-first into the cosmos with SpaceVR | One of the major promises of virtual reality is the ability to find yourself transported to exotic locations. Nothing is quite so exotic as the final frontier. SpaceVR wants to launch high-definition 360-degree cameras into space so that us... |
| Apr 28, 2016 | SpaceVR raises $1.25M to send VR camera satellite into orbit | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Ryan Holmes, founder of SpaceVR, said that his startup has raised $1.25 million to send a virtual reality camera into space as a satell... |
| Apr 28, 2016 | The NYT is giving out 300,000 more Google Cardboard viewers | The New York Times is giving out free Google Cardboard VR devices. Yes, again! The company had previously distributed a million some devices to print subscribers as part of the kickoff celebration around its then-new NYT VR app, built in co... |
| Apr 28, 2016 | SpaceVR Raises $1.25M in Seed Funding | SpaceVR, a San Jose, California-based platform for creating cinematic, live, virtual space tourism, raised $1.25m in seed funding. The round was led by Shanda Group with participation from Skywood Capital. The company intends to use the fun... |
| Aug 2, 2015 | Startups Rocket To The Front Of The Space Race | Tim Reyes Contributor Tim Reyes is a freelance writer residing in Silicon Valley. With degrees in Physics, he has been an engineer for NASA supporting development of flight software of robotic spacecraft to the planet Mars. More posts by th... |
| Jan 21, 2015 | SpaceVR — космическая виртуальная реальность Статьи редакции | Каждый день редакция ЦП выбирает один свежий зарубежный стартап, вызвавший резонанс в профессиональном сообществе, и рассказывает о нём читателям. Сегодня в «Идеях для бизнеса» — проект космической виртуальной реальности SpaceVR. SpaceVR пр... |
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FAQ about SpaceVR
When was SpaceVR founded?
SpaceVR was founded in 2014.
How much funding has SpaceVR raised?
SpaceVR has raised $1.25M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about SpaceVR?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning SpaceVR, among them “SpaceVR thinks VR-enabled robots are the future for colonizing space” (Sep 8, 2017) and “Dive head-first into the cosmos with SpaceVR” (Apr 28, 2016).
Is SpaceVR still active?
Yes, SpaceVR is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 27, 2018.