Best Augmented Reality Companies in Washington, United States
The 34 best Augmented Reality companies in Washington, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: RealWear.
Ranked: Best Augmented Reality companies in Washington
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RealWear Manufacturer of AI-voice-powered smart glasses for frontline industrial workforces 64Funding top 17%Tech top 24%Moat top 26%Patents top 29% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Techtop 24% Moattop 26% Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 32% Talenttop 39% Producttop 43% Globaltop 50% Growthbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Customersbottom 35% Newsbottom 23% Funding: Raised $126M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 61 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $126M | 15 mo ago | Series C | Chris Parkinson Co-Founder | 2016 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySalesforce+25 | 136 patents Wearable AR headsets integrating projection, voice AI, cooling, tracking, and power systems | — |
| 2 | Taqtile Provider of an augmented and virtual reality platform for smart glasses | $8M | 49 mo ago | Seed | Dirck Schou Co-Founder & CEO | 2011 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+37 | 16 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 3 | Visual Vocal AR/VR communication platform for immersive experiences, now an archive | $4M | 108 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Viro Media Platform for developers to create AR and VR experiences | $2M | 114 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | MediumAlgoliaNode.js+7 | — | — |
| 5 | Play Impossible Augmented reality focused mobile gaming system | $2M | 111 mo ago | Deadpooled | Kevin Langdon Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder | 2014 | — | 13 patents Sensor‑integrated sports equipment with gesture capture and wireless charging systems | — |
| 6 | SimplyAugmented Provider of a mobile augmented reality sales platform for enterprises | $585K | 104 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Exonicus Developer of virtual reality simulators for medical and defense training | $318K | 16 mo ago | Seed | Sandis Kondrats Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 8 | DB Creations, Inc Developer of augmented reality games for mobile phones and headsets | $150K | 54 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | — | 48 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
Top 11 Augmented Reality companies in Washington
#1
Series C · Vancouver, Washington · founded 2016 · 48 employees$126.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of AI-voice-powered smart glasses for frontline industrial workforces. The company's smart glasses are purpose-built to increase productivity, safety, and efficiency across multiple industries. The glasses integrate with software solutions to address challenges faced by industrial workers. The company offers intrinsically safe devices certified for use in combustible areas.
- Jul 2025Series C$650K
- Mar 2025Series C$1.6M
- Dec 2022Series C—
- Feb 2022Series C$23.5M
#2
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2015 · 4 employees$317.5Kraised▾
Developer of virtual reality simulators for medical and defense training. The simulators allow medical and defense professionals to build and refine skills. The company’s platforms adapt to curriculum and scale from individual to mass training. It offers prebuilt scenarios or tools to create custom scenarios. The simulators provide performance analytics and feedback reports.
- Jun 2025Seed$96.9K
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$865.3K
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$58K
- Jun 2018Grant (prize money)$58.3K
#3
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2011 · 67 employees$8.2Mraised▾
Provider of an augmented and virtual reality platform for smart glasses. Its products include a mixed-reality platform for hands-free authoring of step-by-step instructions by a remote expert that allows operators and technicians to perform inspections, maintenance, and complex tasks. It also offers an application for navigating through a holographic model while simultaneously overlaying real-time data in either a solo or shared experience. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
- Sep 2022Seed$5M
- Apr 2022Seed$200K
- Aug 2020Conventional Debt$100K
- Dec 2019Seed$3M
#4
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2015 · 1 employees$4.1Mraised▾
AR/VR communication platform for immersive experiences, now an archive. This platform aimed to revolutionize communication through augmented and virtual reality. It offered tools for authoring AR/VR messages with annotation and markup capabilities. The service provided real-time meeting hosting for collaborative experiences. Different tiers, including free and paid accounts, catered to various user needs. The platform facilitated remote expert collaboration, streamlined documentation, and enabled shared perspectives among stakeholders. It was a cloud based service that offered authoring tools on both desktop web and mobile app. The company's focus was on immersive communication and spatial computing. The platform supported features like teleportation, time travel, and X-ray vision to enhance remote collaboration and understanding.
- Oct 2017Seed$3.6M
- 2017Seed—
- Jan 2016Seed$500K
#5
Deadpooled · Seattle, Washington · founded 2014 · 3 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Play Impossible is an augmented reality focused mobile gaming system that enables users to play action indoors and outdoors with connected ball games through the app. Gamers can connect the ball with the mobile app through Bluetooth technology. The app is available for Android and iOS users.
- Jul 2017Seed—
- Dec 2016Seed$1M
- Dec 2016Convertible Debt$79.6K
- Nov 2016Grant (prize money)$15K
#6
Deadpooled · Seattle, Washington · founded 2015 · 9000 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Viro Media provides a platform for developers to create VR experiences. Viro is a platform for web and mobile developers to build native VR experiences. It is composed of two main components a 3D rendering engine and a custom extension of React for VR. The platform allows building new VR applications as well as adding VR features to existing applications. Features include apps creation using React, renderer, support for 360 photos/videos & 3D assets, sample apps and developer support & documentation. Claims that the framework uses web-like concepts, reload option to see changes and Viro renderer runs natively on hardware. Yet to launch as of Jan 2017, in open alpha available as free iOS app.
- Apr 2017Seed$2.5M
#7
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2015 · 7 employees$150Kraised▾
Developer of augmented reality games for mobile phones and headsets. The company builds games for emerging platforms, focusing on fun and technical gameplay. It creates augmented reality strategy games for mobile phones and headsets. The business designs games that transform spaces into battlefields using augmented reality.
- Apr 2022Seed$150K
#8
Funding Raised · Seattle, Washington · founded 2017 · 2 employees$585Kraised▾
Provider of a mobile augmented reality sales platform for enterprises. It allows users to upload 3D models of their products and the same can be scanned by the end-user for superimposing it in the real world. The platform comes built-in with an analytics suite that tracks customer engagement for providing users with actionable insights into the purchase journey.
- Feb 2018Conventional Debt$585K
#9
Unfunded · Redmond, Washington · founded 2013 · 5848 employees—raised▾
Nintendo 3DS is a game console by Nintendo that displays stereoscopic effects, without using glasses or other accessories. Released 3DS XL in 2012; launched AR cards & mobile app in 2013, that make characters project in real-world view, when users scan them with their Nintendo 3DS camera. Users can get the console, stylus and 6 AR cards for $100.
#10
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2017—raised▾
Visom Technology provides an augmented reality app for neurosurgery. Provides AR overlayed images on & around a patient and places real-time patient information within view during surgery. Claims to allow neurosurgeons to align 3D images to patients based on facial recognition technology that can be used for planning surgical operations.
- Apr 2019Seed—
#11
Deadpooled · Everett, Washington · founded 2010—raised▾
High-performance tech for wireless audio, power solutions, and camera equipment. We specialize in designing cutting-edge products built for speed, precision, and reliability. Our range includes wireless headphones delivering crystal-clear audio, power banks for fast charging, and cameras capturing every detail in motion. We empower users to stay connected and capture moments seamlessly. We offer high-performance gear designed for modern lifestyles. Our products are engineered for movement and powered by innovation, ensuring optimal performance and user satisfaction. Explore our shop for wireless headphones, power banks, and cameras. Stay powered and capture every detail with our innovative tech solutions.
- 2015Seed—
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A read on the academic research around Ar Vr in Washington — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 140 papers.
- University of Washington73
- George Washington University25
- Washington University in St. Louis17
- Washington State University8
- Washington State University Vancouver3
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- Virtual reality2→14
- Augmented reality1→9
- Virtual reality5→26
- Human–computer interaction2→18
- Augmented reality5→9
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