Thousands of new startups are founded every year – emerging companies with the potential to disrupt the immersive technology industry. To give you a head-start on emerging technologies and startups that will impact the immersive technology sector in 2022, we analyzed a total of 2 376 global immersive technology startups & scaleups. Meet 5 of the most promising startups to watch!
Global Startup Heat Map highlights 5 Immersive Technology Startups to Watch in 2022
Out of 2 376, the 5 immersive technology startups to watch are chosen through the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering over 2 093 000+ startups & scaleups globally. As the world’s largest resource for data on emerging companies, the SaaS platform enables you to scout relevant startups, emerging technologies & future industry trends quickly & exhaustively.
The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights the 5 immersive technology startups you should watch in 2022 as well as the geo-distribution of the other 2 371 startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. We hand-picked the 5 highlighted immersive technology startups based on our data-driven startup scouting approach, taking into account factors such as location, founding year, the relevance of technology, and funding, among others.
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Refense offers Virtual Reality (VR) Simulation Training
Founding Year: 2019
Location: Freienbach, Switzerland
Partner for: First Responder Training
Industries: Defense, Emergency Response
Swiss startup Refense offers VR-based simulation training solutions for police units, military, and first-responders. It simulates complex training scenarios such as life-threatening situations, active shooter scenarios, hostage situations, counter-terrorism training, and negotiation training under stress. Instructors directly control the virtual civilians and hostiles or leave it up to the AI-based system. The startup enhances the degree of immersion by utilizing 4D effects like wind, heat, and smell as well as with shock belts that simulate injuries to further increase the stress levels. Additionally, it allows the trainers and the participants to analyze the training sessions. Moreover, remote access to the recordings enables off-site instructors to provide additional input.
Oqupi develops a VR Health Platform
Founding Year: 2019
Location: Bengaluru, India
Partner for: Virtual Rehabilitation
Industry: Healthcare
Oqupi is an Indian startup that builds a VR health platform for motor, cognitive, physical, psychological, postural ability, and pain assessment. Oqupi’s software uses AI to offer detailed report data analytics that provides physicians with the medical and specific case history of the patients along with real-time updates on their progress. The platform enables virtual rehabilitation by allowing patients to interact with virtual objects in virtual environments. By collecting data, it allows physicians to assess treatment decisions.
Foxar builds an Augmented Reality (AR)-enabled EdTech App
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Dijon, France
Partner for: AR Illustrations
Industries: Education, Construction, Manufacturing
French startup Foxar provides an AR-enabled edtech app. Using AR illustrations, the app simplifies abstract concepts of mathematics and science such as the solar system, periodic table, various topographical maps, etc. To do this, the app visualizes 3D educational models and manipulates them in an intuitive way. The students are able to place the models on a table and explore them from all angles, making the illustrations realistic and interactive. Additionally, Foxar develops educational models for industrial fields such as mechanical construction, 3D printing, kinematics, and so on.
SimplyVideo enables Virtual Collaboration
Founding Year: 2019
Location: London, UK
Partner for: Remote Assistance, Asset Inspection
Industries: Automotive, Construction, Utilities
SimplyVideo is a British startup that makes an extended reality (XR)-enabled virtual collaboration platform. It allows engineers to create digital twins and other three-dimensional objects using AR, thus allowing them to visualize concepts. Moreover, the platform enables frontline workers to virtually connect with experts when they are faced with challenges or dangerous situations. The startup’s solution finds application in automotive, construction, utilities, healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics, among other industries.
Real Arena advances Virtual Property Inspection
Founding Year: 2020
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Partner for: Remote Inspection
Industry: Real Estate
Australian startup Real Arena provides an AR app that facilitates virtual property inspection. It enables home builders and property developers to showcase their residential projects which are in the concept phases. The process involves the users scanning a 2D floor plan, which augments a 3D model of the floor plan on that image. Moreover, the app’s real-world view option opens a two-scale model of the apartment, allowing buyers to remotely inspect the property. It provides detailed views of the type of floorboards offered, the amount of space in the living room, and the appliances provided in the kitchen.
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