Tech Company Financing Transactions

Oculus VR Funding Round

Matrix Partners, Spark Capital and Formation 8 participated in a $16 million Series A venture round for Oculus VR. The round was announced by the company on 6/18/2013.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/18/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$16,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Matrix Partners (Lead Investor) (Antonio Rodriguez)

Spark Capital (Lead Investor) (Santo Politi)

Formation 8

Founders Fund

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds will be used to accelerate development of its virtual reality hardware, software and service platform.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
19800 MacArthur Blvd. 200
Irvine, CA 92612
USA
Email Address
Overview
The company develops virtual reality technology devices.
Profile
Oculus VR LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Oculus VR Company Twitter Account
Company News
Oculus VR News
Facebook
Oculus VR on Facebook
YouTube
Oculus VR on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Brendan Iribe
  Brendan Iribe LinkedIn Profile  Brendan Iribe Twitter Account  Brendan Iribe News  Brendan Iribe on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Laird Malamed
  Laird Malamed LinkedIn Profile  Laird Malamed Twitter Account  Laird Malamed News  Laird Malamed on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
John Carmack
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Founder
Palmer Luckey
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VP - Engineering
Jack McCauley
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VP - Product Management
Nate Mitchell
  Nate Mitchell LinkedIn Profile  Nate Mitchell Twitter Account  Nate Mitchell News  Nate Mitchell on Facebook


 

 

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