BizWireTV Accelerator Report: AxonVR Secures Funding to Create a ‘Hands-On’ VR Experience and a STEM-Friendly Bot for Kids
Featuring AxonVR, Dynamic Signal, Tripping.com and UBTECH
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BizWireTV–On the latest BizWireTV
Accelerator Report, AxonVR announced that it has secured $5.8M in a
recently-completed seed funding round. This represents the largest
investment to date in a virtual reality haptics company. AxonVR’s HaptX
Platform allows users to feel the physical properties of virtual objects.
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This week’s episode features:
AxonVR
Secures Largest Ever Funding Round for Haptics in Virtual Reality
On the VC Watch:
Dynamic
Signal Raises $25 Million to Help Organizations Better Communicate with
Their Employees
Tripping.com
Secures $35 Million in Series C Funding Led by Princeville Global
This week’s startup standout:
UBTECH
Introduces TankBot: the First Jimu Robot That Runs on Treads
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