Best Augmented Reality Companies in New York City, United States
The 66 best Augmented Reality companies in New York City, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Looking Glass Factory.
Ranked: Best Augmented Reality companies in New York City
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Looking Glass Factory Provider of volumetric 3D display solutions | $30M | 40 mo ago | 22 | Lindsey Burrill Founder | ShopifyCart FunctionalitySentry+29 | Top 5M | 68 patents Advanced AR/VR holographic and light‑field display technologies for immersive visual experiences | — |
| 2 | Flyby Media App based platform offering digital content | $25M | 128 mo ago | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Zeekit Personalized recommendation platform for fashion products | $15M | 117 mo ago | 42 | Yael Vizel Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Obsess Provider of virtual store solutions for retail brands | $13M | 59 mo ago | 90 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | Top 10M | 8 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 5 | Makeover Solutions Marketing company providing web-based virtual makeovers | $12M | 176 mo ago | — | Jeannette McClennan CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Cyber Developer of platform enabling users to build and share virtual worlds | $7M | 53 mo ago | 114 | — | Node.jsFirebasestyled-components+16 | Top 5M | 40 patents Zero‑trust network access and secure multi‑tenant enclave orchestration for remote devices | — |
| 7 | Lumiode Developer of microdisplays for augmented reality and other display applications | $6M | 100 mo ago | 13 | — | — | — | 28 patents Advanced LED/OLED display manufacturing with integrated thin‑film circuitry and addressing | — |
| 8 | BLVRD Arts based experiences through VR, AR and MR | $5M | 119 mo ago | 7 | Robert Hamwee Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 9 | 3DBear Provider of online gamified learning platform | $4M | 30 mo ago | 11 | Jussi Kajala Chief Executive Officer | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+10 | Top 5M | — | 1 partnership |
| 10 | inCitu Provider of AR and VR services | $2M | 43 mo ago | 9 | — | WebflowMixpanelLinkedin Insight Tag+15 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 11 | Mirage Online platform for creating, buying, and selling digital art as collectible NFTs | $1M | 42 mo ago | 11 | — | — | — | 16 patents Free‑space volumetric and holographic 3D display technologies for floating image projection. | — |
| 12 | Hexagram Developer of a platform for creating dynamic and interactive experiences | $520K | 158 mo ago | 19 | Rob Auten Chief Executive Officer | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+10 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 13 | Arlene Platform for creating and managing XR content | $375K | — | 22 | Robert Reisenweber Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | InkHunter Developer of an AR app for tattoos | $160K | 95 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Mirow Provider of smart product recommendation systems for fashion retailers | $150K | 91 mo ago | 1 | Alek Safar Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Faradise AR-driven app-based solution provider for home furniture | $130K | 88 mo ago | 5 | Vyacheslav Zotov Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Dress Code Provider of 3D scanning-based apparel recommendation app | $130K | 112 mo ago | — | Mickael Dorokhov Founder & CEO | Webflowcore-jsSwiper+14 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 18 | Lampix Provider of an AR-based desktop lamp for projecting interactive displays onto desktops | $120K | 118 mo ago | 30 | Mihai Dumitrescu Founder | — | — | 2 patents Enables interactive augmented reality user interfaces for computer systems. | — |
Top 12 Augmented Reality companies in New York City
#1
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2016 · 11 employees$4.4Mraised▾
3DBear provides an online gamified learning platform. Its application caters to schools and educational institutions. It offers game modules relying on 3D printing, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality to teach 3D modeling, printing, and robotics to students. It is available on iOS and Android platforms.
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$101.4K
- Apr 2021Seed$1.8M
- Mar 2018Seed$1.5M
- Nov 2017Seed$1.1M
#2
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2013 · 22 employees$30.1Mraised▾
Provider of volumetric 3D display solutions. It also offers a plugin called Unity that enables the creation of applications in the volume called Holoflix which are holographic-esque volumetric videos. It enables users to see and touch digital 3D content in the real, physical world without headsets.
- Feb 2023Series B—
- Sep 2021Series B$9.4M
- May 2020Series B$7.5M
- Mar 2017Series B$10M
#3
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 9 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of AR and VR services
- Nov 2022Seed$2M
#4
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2017 · 90 employees$13.4Mraised▾
Provider of virtual store solutions for retail brands. It offers an AR shopping platform that enables shoppers to get digital information and media with in-store merchandising using the app. It also provides content such as videos and product recommendations, and storefront in Metaverse.
- Jun 2021Series A$10M
- Oct 2020Series A$3.4M
- Sep 2017Seed$20K
- 2017Seed—
#5
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2022 · 11 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Online platform for creating, buying, and selling digital art as collectible NFTs. It allows digital creators to bring real world context to their work and helps with digital migration from 2D to 3D experience. Its features include building the foundational AR infra and artist tooling for creators to develop and curate their own trans digital identity.
- Nov 2022Seed$1.4M
#6
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2021 · 114 employees$6.7Mraised▾
Developer of platform enabling users to build and share virtual worlds. The platform allows users to create customized virtual environments. It also allows users to experience these worlds with others. The platform offers templates to assist in world creation.
- Jan 2022Seed$6.7M
#7
Acqui-Hired · New York City, New York · founded 2010 · 9 employees$25.1Mraised▾
App based platform offering digital content. They specialize in developing innovative solutions for augmented reality and visual storytelling. They are expertise in building real world awareness and connection between physical and digital content.
- Sep 2015Series A$6M
- Feb 2015Series A$2M
- Aug 2014Series A$2M
- Nov 2013Series A$3.6M
#8
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 1999$12.2Mraised▾
Makeover Solutions, Inc., a marketing company, providing Web-based virtual makeovers. The company builds online communities for women users interested in beauty. Its Personal Makeover helps companies to create an online relationship with their customers. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.
- Oct 2011Series A$500K
- Oct 2010Series A$2M
- Jun 2010Series A$2.7M
- Nov 2007Series A$7M
#9
Acqui-Hired · New York City, New York · founded 2013 · 42 employees$15Mraised▾
Zeekit is a personalized recommendation platform for fashion products. It allows users to upload their picture and virtually try on clothing while shopping online. Uses a patent-pending technology that maps a user’s image into multiple segments (such as body dimension, figure, fabric etc.) to determine each segment’s behavior in 3D. Features include virtual mix-n-match clothing and accessories from multiple brands and sharing try-on pictures on social media. The company has additionally developed an AI-based recommendation software to offer shoppers the personalized outfit suggestions. Brands featured on the application includes Puma, H&M, TOPSHOP, Nike, Addidas, Bloomingdale's, Yoox etc. The mobile application is available for iOS and Android.
- Sep 2016Series A$9M
#10
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2013 · 7 employees$5.3Mraised▾
Boulevard is a studio located in NY that develops arts-based experiences shared through virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies. It partners with museums to deliver fully-immersive art, architecture, and cultural experiences to users. Collaborates with artists, authors, curators, and educators to create this engaging content. The experiences allow the user to choose any path, zoom up-close to objects and works of art, explore spaces, wander galleries, and select audio & written content. It is compatible with VR systems such as Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers, Oculus Go, and Google Daydream View. The company additionally offers an application for on-site museum experience in VR and MR. It was highlighted in Forbes as “Netflix for the Arts".
- Jul 2016Seed$2.5M
- Sep 2015Grant (prize money)$77.8K
- Jun 2015Seed$2.8M
#11
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2012 · 13 employees$6Mraised▾
Developer of microdisplays for augmented reality and other display applications. The company specializes in high-brightness microdisplay technology, focusing on semiconductor solutions. It designs and develops micro-LED processing and integration, TFT design and fabrication, and system design. The company seeks to solve challenging problems in technology and business.
- Feb 2018Series A$6M
#12
Funding Raised · New York City, New York · founded 2012 · 19 employees$520Kraised▾
Developer of a platform for creating dynamic and interactive experiences. The platform facilitates the development process and empowers creators to foster collaboration. It transforms interactive experiences across gaming and other applications. The platform enables the creation of worlds that respond to inhabitants' actions.
- Apr 2013Conventional Debt$100K
- May 2012Conventional Debt$420K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Augmented Reality coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on AR / VR / Metaverse is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around AR / VR / Metaverse — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 6,803 United States-affiliated papers.
- Purdue University West Lafayette177
- Stanford University146
- Virginia Tech122
- University of Central Florida116
- University of Florida100
- Virtual reality65→644
- Augmented reality35→358
- Human–computer interaction46→369
- Visualization9→124
- Computer graphics (images)20→98
- Virtual reality171→1774
- Human–computer interaction84→838
- Augmented reality59→616
- Multimedia14→173
- Training (meteorology)8→167
- Virtual reality76→584
- Human–computer interaction32→311
- Augmented reality27→204
- Perception14→82
- Mixed reality3→45
Where ar vr is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing ar vr patents in the United States
United States ar vr patent filing is accelerating — 22,447 filings from 4,281 assignees (2016–2025), led by Magic LEAP, SNAP, Microsoft; annual filings 893→2356.
- Magic LEAP2914
- SNAP1435
- Microsoft1111
- Google919
- Meta884
- IBM819
- Apple778
- Qualcomm499
Common questions
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