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Weekly Funding Roundup: Lightform gets $26 million, Vive X is investing in 30 startups, Facebook.

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HTC Vive’s investment group also said it planned to open another accelerator in Israel soon. HTC’s Vive X accelerator program is welcoming more than 30 new VR and AR startups to the fold with investments in North America and Asia. Hillman will work closely alongside COO Hans Hartmann in his new role.

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ViveX Demo Day Batch 2 Featured 26 VR And AR Companies

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Today at an event in San Francisco HTC hosted a Vive X Demo Day for its second batch of funded company demos. To date Vive X has funded over 60 different companies with over $100 million and aims to continue its expansion into Israel soon in addition to locations in the U.S., China, and more. China, and more.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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Announced back in July of last year with $100M in cash, Vive X is a global virtual reality accelerator program that exists to fund and train startups in San Francisco, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Taipei. …and just a few more. 6 AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR AR INVESTORS.

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Vive X: Here Are The 33 VR Startups HTC Vive Just Funded

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” HTC Vive’s investment group also said it planned to open an accelerator in Israel, joining locations in San Francisco, Beijing, Shenzhen and Taipei. San Francisco. Red Accent is currently working on sports and adventure titles and is based out of Shanghai and San Francisco.

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The Kaleidoscope Summer Showcase is Coming to LA

VRScout

Light is an immersive music experience that debuted at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Jerusalem, Israel as the first synchronized virtual reality performance of its kind. SAN FRANCISCO – September 30th, 2016. LIGHT, by DAVID LOBSER. LONGING FOR WILDERNESS, by MARC ZIMMERMANN. BERLIN – September 16th, 2016.

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Top 7 Charity Virtual Reality Experiences

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Greenpeace Israel Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over 40 countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. SF-Marin Food Bank The SF-Marin Food Bank is a local organization focusing on the hunger problems native to San Francisco and Marin.

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ANNOUNCEMENT and Why the Tesla Humanoid Robot Matters

Robert Scoble

Irena Cronin and I are seeing huge shifts coming as autonomous vehicles get to the point where they are driving around San Francisco without humans. We have visited homes all around the world, in China, India, Israel, South Africa, and many European countries, along with homes in Canada and Mexico and have seen this.