2020
Rony Abovitz to step down as CEO of Magic Leap
In Mixed Reality News May 28, 2020 – Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz has announced today that he will be stepping down as CEO of the company. The news comes shortly after the company …
Company Management
2020
Bublar CEO, Magnus Granqvist, now Managing Director of Bublar subsidiary Virtual Brains
In Augmented Reality News May 12, 2020 – Bublar has announced that Magnus Granqvist, one of the founders of the company, is taking the position as Managing Director of Bublar Group’s subsidiary, Virtual Brains. The intention …
2020
Spatial audio company Dirac appoints Mats Oberg as Chief Sales Officer
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News May 7, 2020 – Swedish sound pioneer Dirac has today announced that Agilent veteran Mats Oberg has joined the global leadership team as Chief Sales Officer, reporting to …
2020
Magic Leap to lay off employees and concentrate on enterprise business as a result of economic climate due to coronavirus
In Mixed Reality News April 22, 2020 – Magic Leap has today announced in a blog post that it will be laying off a number of its employees. This comes at a time as businesses …
2020
Automotive XR company holoride announces eight new advisory board members, including Russo Brothers
In Virtual Reality News April 17, 2020 – Automotive XR company, holoride, has announced that in pursuit of its efforts to turn vehicles into “moving theme parks” and to drive the future of in-vehicle entertainment, …
2020
Imagination Park to change its name to ImagineAR
April 13, 2020 – Imagination Park Technologies Inc. has recently announced that, pursuant to a directors’ resolution and shareholder approval at its recent AGSM, the company will change its name to ImagineAR Inc. There will …
2020
XR Association names Laura Chadwick its new Senior Director of Industry Relations
In Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality News April 10, 2020 – This week, the XR Association (XRA), the trade association representing the technology manufacturers that power the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality industries, …
2020
Bublar Group announces Malin Carlström joins its Board of Directors
In Augmented Reality News April 6, 2020 – Bublar Group has today announced that Malin Carlström has been elected a new member of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting held on April …
2020
Imagination Park Technology announces closing of oversubscribed convertible debenture for CAD $1,500,000
In Augmented Reality News February 26, 2020 – Imagination Park Technologies Inc. has today announced that it has closed its previously announced convertible debenture for an oversubscribed total amount of CAD $1,500,000. The company has …
2020
Oxford VR announces GBP £10 million in Series A funding for its Virtual Reality therapy solution
In Virtual Reality News February 12, 2020 – Oxford VR has today announced the closure of a landmark GBP £10 million Series A funding round led by Optum Ventures and supported by Luminous Ventures. Existing …
2020
LlamaZOO announces new appointments to its board of directors
In Virtual Reality News February 10, 2020 – Spatial business intelligence and 3D data visualization company, LlamaZOO Interactive Inc., has today announced that it is preparing for the next phase of its growth with new …
2020
Blippar appoints AR veteran Keith Curtin as Chief Commercial Officer, US
In Augmented Reality News January 30, 2020 – Augmented Reality technology company, Blippar, has today named Keith Curtin as its Chief Commercial Officer for the US. Curtin started his AR career at Blippar in 2013 …
2020
Bublar announces expansion of XR operations in Asia with new Singapore office
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News January 24, 2020 – Bublar Group has announced that it is expanding its operations in Asia and has opened an office in Singapore, via its subsidiary Vobling. According …
2020
EON Reality adds former Magic Leap SVP John Gaeta to its advisory board
In Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality News January 15, 2020 – EON Reality, provider of augmented and virtual reality-based knowledge and skills transfer services for industry and education, has announced the addition of John Gaeta …
2019
Blippar appoints Faisal Galaria as CEO
In Augmented Reality News October 31, 2019 – Blippar has announced the appointment of Faisal Galaria as Chief Executive Officer. He will be responsible for driving Blippar’s commercial growth and development as the company continues …