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The $11M fitness app taking over VR
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Hoping you can all join me next Wednesday. We’re bringing in Sam, who was one of the most important apps on the Meta Quest store back when I worked at Meta. He looked at VR as an opportunity to re-invent fitness. People are now using FitXR as a supplement to their home work outs. This type of founder-thinking is what separates the great ones. I never would have guessed that one of the best markets in VR would be fitness, but what do I know :) Www.LinkedIn.com/in/donstein |
Don Stein
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The median sized round of an AR/VR/3D startup raising in Q1 2024 is between $2M to $4M according to Crunchbase, signaling the majority raising right now are at the Seed stage. AR/VR Funding Trend This is in stark contrast to A.I. startups which have seen 298 funding rounds announced in Q1 2024 with the majority of round sizes between $20M to $40M. AI Startup Funding Trend However, AR/VR is still very much alive thanks to Apple's new device, and the Quest 3 (and Orion) announcements from Meta....
Last week we hosted an incredible conversation with Sam Cole, Founder and CEO of FitXR. He's raised nearly $30,000,000 for his company, and has become one of the leading players in XR Fitness. You can watch the full recording of our conversation below: How did Sam Cole come up with the idea of fitness in virtual reality? Sam explained his interest in VR and AR (referred to as XR) began around 2013-2014, particularly with companies like Magic Leap and Oculus. He mentioned, "I remember thinking...
How Sam Raised $10M+ in VC Financing It's my honor to invite you to RSVP and learn how Sam raised $10M+. We've arranged for Sam, CEO of FitXR, to come speak with us about: $10,000,000+ in VC Funding Building an investor network Acquiring 10K+ user ratings on the App store Founder Guidance Founder Guest Sam Cole is the Founder and CEO of FitXR. The #1 fitness app on Meta Quest store. Raising $10M+ RSVP Now Emcee & Host Don Stein raised capital multiple times over the decade for his two VR...