Best AR VR Services Companies in California, United States
The 110 best AR VR Services companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Infinite Reality.
Ranked: Best AR VR Services companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infinite Reality 🦄 Provider of AR and VR services for games | $350M | 23 mo ago | Series D | John Acunto Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | WebflowSentryZendesk+24 | 7 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 2 | NantMobile Provider of technology solutions for AI | $80M | 139 mo ago | Series C | — | 2006 | — | 27 patents Video compositing and chroma‑key content management, plus speech phrase segmentation technologies. | — |
| 3 | DGene Provider of 3D model shooting technology & AR/VR services | $20M | 55 mo ago | Series A | Yi Ma Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Wookey Provider of VR, AR and software development services | $4M | 62 mo ago | Series A | — | 1999 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Voia Developer of virtual production technology facilitating real-time filmmaking and post-production | $3M | 34 mo ago | Seed | Mitch Singer Co-Founder | 2022 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+26 | — | — |
| 6 | Eye Candy Lab Provider of second screen based audience engagement solution | $2M | 82 mo ago | Acquired | Tom Orzikowski Co-Founder & VP | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 7 | SimInsights Provider of AR VR development services | $1M | 81 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | — | 4 patents AR/VR immersive display and interaction technologies for consumer and enterprise applications | — |
| 8 | Penteo Surround Provider of audio upmixing and downmixing software plugins | $353K | 191 mo ago | Seed | Jeffrey R CEO | 2010 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+19 | — | — |
Top 12 AR VR Services companies in California
#1
Series D · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021$350Mraised▾
Provider of AR and VR services for games
#2
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2022 · 12 employees$3Mraised▾
Developer of virtual production technology facilitating real-time filmmaking and post-production. The technology supports camera tracking, compositing, and visualization without requiring LED walls or complex setups. It offers tools for previsualization, on-set production, and post-production, aiming to streamline the filmmaking process. The system provides real-time previews, rendered shots, and post-ready layers, designed to enable faster decisions and reduce handoffs.
- Jul 2023Seed$3M
#3
Series A · Santa Clara, California · founded 2016$20Mraised▾
Provider of 3D model shooting technology & AR/VR services
- Nov 2021Series A$20M
- Aug 2019Series A—
- Nov 2018Series A$14M
- Dec 2017Seed—
#4
Series C · Culver City, California · founded 2006 · 201 employees$80Mraised▾
Provider of technology solutions for AI. It provides technology solutions that harness image recognition technology with artificial intelligence to create immersive augmented reality experiences. It has extensive IP and technology solutions for multiple industries.
- Oct 2014Series C$50M
- Feb 2014Series B$15M
- Oct 2012Series B$15M
#5
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 1999 · 4 employees$3.7Mraised▾
Provider of VR, AR and software development services
#6
Funding Raised · Lake Forest, California · founded 2009 · 21 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of AR VR development services
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$748.9K
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$190K
- Jun 2017Grant (prize money)$225K
#7
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 11 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Provider of second screen based audience engagement solution
- Aug 2019Seed$1.5M
- Oct 2018Seed—
#8
Seed · Oakland, California · founded 2010$352.6Kraised▾
Provider of audio upmixing and downmixing software plugins. These plugins facilitate the conversion of audio between various formats, including Dolby Atmos, Ambisonics, and binaural audio. The software is designed to maintain high fidelity and spatial accuracy during format changes, simplifying complex audio reversioning processes for professionals. It offers a range of creative controls to shape the sound and automate tasks, improving workflow efficiency. The plugins are used across diverse audio production fields, such as film, television, music, and gaming.
- Jul 2010Seed$352.6K
#9
Seed · Berkeley, California · founded 2019 · 13 employees$20Kraised▾
Portal Spaces is a technology company that specializes in developing immersive AR and VR experiences, enabling users to create and interact with virtual environments. Their flagship product, Scavenger, is an AR treasure hunt for mobile devices that utilizes this technology. With a focus on innovation, Portal Spaces is pushing the boundaries of what is possible in virtual reality and augmented reality spaces.
- Sep 2019Seed$20K
#10
Seed · Campbell, California · founded 2014$15Kraised▾
Provider of digital twin based facility management, AR/VR, and related automation services
- Feb 2017Seed$15K
#11
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2022—raised▾
Provider of metaverse and web3 technology services
- 2022Seed—
#12
Seed · San Diego, California · founded 2018 · 77 employees—raised▾
Provider of visualisation, and industrial automation services
- May 2022Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of AR VR Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
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How research on Ar Vr in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Ar Vr in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 441 papers.
USC, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Berkeley lead California's AR/VR research, focusing on virtual reality applications and immersive displays, with an optimistically neutral stance (0.48) skewed toward advancement.
- University of Southern California87
- University of California, Santa Barbara53
- University of California, Berkeley38
- University of California San Diego37
- University of California, Irvine33
- Virtual reality6→42
- Human–computer interaction7→29
- Augmented reality7→28
- Computer graphics (images)1→11
- Haptic technology1→10
- Virtual reality26→97
- Human–computer interaction13→54
- Augmented reality8→25
- Multimedia3→15
- Intervention (counseling)2→11
- Virtual reality9→35
- Human–computer interaction2→14
- Augmented reality1→9
- Perception1→8
- Computer vision1→4
Common questions
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