The Venture Reality Fund
Redwood City · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
The VR Fund is dedicated to advancing the future of immersive and interactive content delivery. The firm invests in early-stage companies developing VR/AR and broadcasting technologies that enhance user experience. Beyond capital deployment, the fund emphasizes hands-on founder support through mentorship, strategic networking, and tailored operational guidance to accelerate time-to-market for transformative technologies.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
A technology executive and venture investor with extensive experience in media, entertainment, and company building. He previously served as Managing Director at Evolution Media Partners (TPG Capital) and was President and CEO of PlayFirst before its acquisition by Glu Mobile.
An industry thought leader and VR/AR spokesperson with deep expertise in interactive and immersive content creation. He previously co-founded and led Big Head Mode, Inc., a mobile game startup that was acquired by PlayFirst, and currently advises accelerators and startups globally on emerging technologies.
What they invest in
from 15 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Gaming ×5Deep Tech ×3Developer Tools ×3Enterprise Software ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:United States×2Argentina×1
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path3dar develops mixed reality games and entertainment experiences. The company creates immersive gameplay that blends animated figures with real-world environments, including titles like Eggscape, a kung fu-themed adventure game.
Deep TechGamingBuenos Aires, AR
8th Wall is an open-source platform for building 3D experiences and WebAR applications with free tools including an XR engine and desktop editor. It enables developers to create augmented reality experiences for web and native platforms that can be deployed anywhere.
Developer ToolsGaming
AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Yann LeCun(Founder)
Apprentice builds an AI agent platform (Apprentice 4.1) designed to automate manufacturing workflows, including the generation of production-ready documents and integration with manufacturing tech stacks like ERP, MES, and QMS. The platform serves manufacturing operations teams who need to execute repeatable, compliant workflows and create manufacturing documents like CAPA reports.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
AstroBeam builds voice-based interaction technology for VR games and experiences, enabling natural communication with NPCs and other players. The company develops VR games like Stellar Cafe, which runs on Meta Quest and is designed entirely around voice input.
AI & Machine LearningGamingAustin, US
C-Gen.AI offers Nucleaton, a GPU cluster orchestration platform that automates infrastructure management for AI workloads including training and inference. The platform serves AI companies, data centers, and enterprises seeking to reduce DevOps overhead and optimize GPU utilization across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Sami Kama(CEO)
Inworld AI provides a full-duplex audio streaming platform that enables real-time conversational AI interactions with intelligent turn-taking, function calling, and multi-model routing capabilities for developers building conversational applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Propriovision develops the Paradigm platform, an implant-agnostic surgical system that uses AI and structured intraoperative data to optimize surgical workflows, enhance safety, and improve capacity utilization for hospitals and health systems.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Scenario is a creative AI platform that enables teams to build workflows for image, video, audio, and 3D content generation. It provides access to 500+ AI models from 50+ providers alongside custom-trained models, with tools for batch production, API integration, and workflow automation for creative professionals and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise Software
UploadVR is a media publication covering virtual reality technology, games, and industry news.
GamingMedia & Entertainment
Velvet creates datasets and evaluations for multimodal AI models, working with AI labs and enterprises to improve models' interactive capabilities and spatial reasoning.
AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
Ruffnauts builds a gaming experience where players can explore planets and participate in community-driven feature development and testing.
ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
Virtualitics develops AI applications and platforms designed to help organizations build trust in AI and optimize data analysis for readiness and decision-making. The company serves government, defense, and Fortune 500 enterprises with solutions focused on asset maintenance, supply chain management, personnel preparedness, and cyber resilience.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnterprise Software<UNKNOWN>
VLGE captures human behavioral and spatial data from explorable 3D virtual environments to train AI systems on how people interact with physical spaces. The company generates multimodal datasets of user movement, interaction, and decision-making in simulated real-world settings for AI developers.
AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
World Labs builds foundational world models that perceive, generate, reason and interact with the 3D world using spatial intelligence. The company's first product, Marble, enables users to create high-fidelity 3D worlds from images, video or text prompts.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Fei-Fei LiJustin JohnsonChristoph LassnerBen Mildenhall
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does The Venture Reality Fund invest at?
- The Venture Reality Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does The Venture Reality Fund focus on?
- The Venture Reality Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, Robotics.
- Where is The Venture Reality Fund located?
- The Venture Reality Fund is headquartered in Redwood City, US.
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