Best Virtual Reality Companies in Texas, United States
The 74 best Virtual Reality companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Cosm.
Our analysis of 50 Virtual Reality companies
$3.3b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2019.
Ranked: Best Virtual Reality companies in Texas
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosm 🦄 Provider of AR and VR immersive experiences solutions 67Funding top 24%Market top 33%Tech top 34%Growth top 35% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Markettop 33% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Moattop 45% Producttop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Customersbottom 13% Funding: Raised $250M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 158 employees (top 16% of High Tech) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $250M | 22 mo ago | 158 | Jeb Terry President and CEO | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsTailwind CSS+28 | Top 500k | 4 patents Real-time fiducial markers and graphics overlay for immersive panoramic video streams. | — |
| 2 | Playful Studios Developer of VR-based video games | $61M | 81 mo ago | 74 | Katy Bettner Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 3 | Interplay Learning Provider of VR simulation-based online training solutions 67Funding top 26%Tech top 26%Product top 29%Growth top 37% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Techtop 26% Producttop 29% Growthtop 37% Moattop 39% Markettop 45% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 21% Customersbottom 21% Funding: Raised $46.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) Tech: 67 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $46M | 21 mo ago | 169 | Doug Donovan Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+46 | Top 5M | — | 1 award |
| 4 | WIN Reality Developer of VR-based softball and baseball training solutions | $45M | 48 mo ago | 70 70 → 50 (-29%) | Chris O'Dowd Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+37 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 5 | Virtuix Omni Provider of a treadmill for moving freely and naturally in a VR game 35Tech top 21%Funding top 22%News top 25%Product top 28% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 21% Fundingtop 22% Newstop 25% Producttop 28% Moattop 31% Growthbottom 46% Marketbottom 42% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 28% Customersbottom 2% Tech: 65 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $43.4M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $43M | 0 mo ago | 23 23 → 39 (+70%) | Jan Goetgeluk Founder & CEO | Builder.ioShopifySentry+30 | Top 1M | — | 3 launchs |
| 6 | Wave Provider of virtual concert technology | $38M | 61 mo ago | 66 66 → 80 (+21%) | Mike Fischer Investor | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | Top 10M | 24 patents Design and optimization of antennas and distributed antenna systems for heterogeneous wireless networks | — |
| 7 | Rey Online platform offering VR-based therapeutic sessions for mental health management | $26M | 58 mo ago | 43 | Deepak Gopalakrishnan Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | OxfordVR Provider of virtual devices for the treatment of psychological health | $19M | 76 mo ago | 35 | Daniel Freeman Co-Founder | Apache HTTP ServerGoogle Font APIGoDaddy+1 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 9 | Merge Provider of an augmented and virtual reality based educational solution | $10M | 121 mo ago | 21 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyZURB Foundation+25 | Top 1M | 40 patents Real-time multi-user AR streaming and collaborative 3D object interaction platforms | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 10 | GOLF+ Provider of a VR training platform for golf players | $6M | 44 mo ago | 25 | Ryan Engle Founder and CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+20 | Top 1M | 24 patents Real-time golf ball flight analytics and sensor‑based club fitting equipment | — |
| 11 | Owlchemy Labs XR studio crafting playful VR games and experiences with spatial interactions | $5M | 118 mo ago | 50 | — | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+14 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 12 | Healium Provider of VR-based meditation app for stress and sleep management | $5M | 30 mo ago | 20 | — | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 13 | Nitero Low power 60G Hz CMOS solutions | $3M | 167 mo ago | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | AstroBeam VR game studio focused on multiplayer | $3M | 31 mo ago | — | Devin Reimer Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 15 | 3Data Provider of web based immersive data visualization tool providing AR and VR solutions | $1M | 70 mo ago | 12 | Tyler Cummings Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | OMMO Developer of 3D tracking technology powered by permanent magnets | $1M | 37 mo ago | 15 15 → 34 (+127%) | Minjie Zheng Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+10 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 17 | Visionary Training Resources Provider of VR-based pilot training solutions | $965K | 54 mo ago | 31 | Evey Cormican CEO & Founder | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 18 | Neuro Rehab VR Provider of an AI and VR-based platform for neurological physical therapy | $460K | 72 mo ago | 15 | Veena Somareddy Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 19 | SurviVR Online platform for public safety management | $320K | 76 mo ago | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Thrill Box Offers a behavioural data analytics platform | $205K | 111 mo ago | 12 | Benjamin T. Durham Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | IDARE VR-based digital twins for energy monitoring | $197K | 47 mo ago | 28 | Diego Lamacchia Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | From the Future Provider of virtual reality training platform | $185K | 106 mo ago | — | Mike Christian Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressZohoMySQL+18 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 23 | Superpowered Cross-platform audio, networking, and cryptography SDKs for interactive app development | $120K | 112 mo ago | — | Patrick Vlaskovits Cofounder & CEO | PleskNginxAMP+9 | Top 5M | 3 patents Secure, high‑efficiency digital signal processing and encryption for streaming media | — |
| 24 | DisruptED Provider of AR an VR-based learning toys | $25K | 71 mo ago | 8 | Kate Peiler Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Immersed Developer of a virtual reality application for remote work and collaboration 48Growth top 23%Tech top 33%Funding top 47%Fin. health bottom 49% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 23% Techtop 33% Fundingtop 47% Fin. healthbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 22% Customersbottom 21% Growth: Revenue +60% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 50 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $20K | 2 mo ago | 34 | Renji Bijoy Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceRuby+26 | Top 5M | — | — |
Top 12 Virtual Reality companies in Texas
#1
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 23 employees$43.4Mraised▾
Provider of a treadmill for moving freely and naturally in a VR game. The motion-sensing treadmill allows users to stand up and traverse virtual worlds with the natural use of their own feet. The base of the Omni is a grooved, low-friction surface. It also offers special pinned shoes to keep the foot stabilized and prevent lateral sliding.
- Oct 2025Series A$1.3M
- Sep 2024Series A$500K
- Mar 2023Series A$411.2K
- Mar 2021Series A$278.4K
#2
Cosm 🦄Series B · Dallas, Texas · founded 2020 · 158 employees$250Mraised▾
Provider of AR and VR immersive experiences solutions. They specialize in delivering experiences in sports,entertainment and education. They claim they combine physical and digital elements to produce engaging experiences.
- Jul 2024Series B$250M
#3
Series C · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 169 employees$46.1Mraised▾
Provider of a VR simulation-based online training solution. It enables students and professionals to build career skills and technical aptitude through courses that interconnect 3D & Virtual Reality (VR) simulations, video, procedure guides, and in-the-field apps to deliver training. Provides training for various fields including Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC), electrical, energy auditing, and manufacturing. Used by education, government, career-certification, and industries.
- Sep 2024Series C$20M
- Feb 2021Series B$18M
- May 2020Series A$2.6M
- May 2019Series A$5.5M
#4
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 34 employees$20Kraised▾
Developer of a virtual reality application for remote work and collaboration. The application allows users to create multiple virtual monitors from a computer into virtual reality. It offers features such as private workspaces, screen sharing, and remote whiteboarding. The application is available for use with various virtual reality headsets.
- Apr 2026Seed$150K
- Jun 2025Seed$250K
- 2017Seed$20K
#5
Series C · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 70 employees$45Mraised▾
Developer of VR-based softball and baseball training solutions. It offers virtual reality software for baseball and softball training. Its platform features a dashboard with key performance insights and is compatible with Oculus devices. It is available for download from the Oculus App Lab.
- Jun 2022Series C$45M
- Sep 2021Conventional Debt$3.8M
#6
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 66 employees$38.5Mraised▾
Waves provides virtual concert technology. Music creators and concert organizers can customize the venues from realistic night clubs to outer space with a single click button. It also creates digital fan avatars in such concerts.
- May 2021Series B—
- Nov 2020Series B—
- Jun 2020Series B$30M
- Apr 2018Series A$6M
#7
Series A · Mckinney, Texas · founded 2012 · 74 employees$61Mraised▾
Developer of VR-based video games. The company specializes in developing core games such as Sci-Fi, RPG, and more. Some of the games developed by the portal include Creativerse & New Super Luckys Tale. These games are available on Microsoft Windows, Apple Play Store, Nintendo Switch, and more. Their upcoming game is Star Child which will be available on the Play Station platform.
- Aug 2019Series A$23M
- Oct 2018Series A$5M
- Oct 2015Series A$25M
- 2012Series A$8M
#8
Seed · Missouri City, Texas · founded 2015 · 20 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Provider of VR-based meditation app for stress and sleep management. The company offers AR and VR-based headbands a neurofeedback device compatible with a medication app to manage anxiety, stress, and sleep. Also, it offers a virtual reality sleep meditation app that improves sleep through learning to self-manage.
- Dec 2023Seed$1M
- Feb 2023Seed$3.6M
- Feb 2018Seed$250K
- Jun 2016Seed$50K
#9
Deadpooled · Austin, Texas · founded 2020 · 43 employees$26Mraised▾
Online platform offering VR-based therapeutic sessions for mental health management. The platform provides wearable headsets & virtual reality therapeutic sessions (cognitive behavioural therapy) for the users. Also, it allows users to receive guided coaching sessions from experts/psychiatrists to manage their mental health-related conditions. The platform also helps in medication management.
- Jul 2021Series A$10M
#10
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2023$3Mraised▾
VR game studio focused on multiplayer. It offers human ways to hangout and have fun with friends in VR. The company is emphasizing natural hand tracking and voice communication with both friends and non-playable characters (NPCs) to create a multiplayer VR environment.
- Nov 2023Seed$3M
#11
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 35 employees$19.2Mraised▾
Provider of virtual devices for the treatment of psychological health. The company offers VR-based devices for cognitive therapy based on therapeutic techniques.
- Feb 2020Series A$13.5M
- Sep 2018Seed$4.2M
- Jan 2017Seed$1.5M
#12
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 25 employees$6.2Mraised▾
Provider of a VR training platform for golf players. It provides users with an app-based virtual training platform for golf. It also provides real-world golf courses and multiplayer facilities. It also provides golf community and personal training faculty services.
- Oct 2022Seed$6M
- Aug 2019Seed$200K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Virtual Reality coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Ar Vr in Texas is moving
A read on the academic research around Ar Vr in Texas — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 323 papers.
- Texas A&M University78
- University of North Texas52
- The University of Texas at Austin46
- The University of Texas at Dallas27
- The University of Texas at San Antonio25
- Virtual reality4→36
- Human–computer interaction1→20
- Augmented reality1→12
- Metaverse1→5
- Virtual reality9→96
- Human–computer interaction1→59
- Perception2→11
- Task (project management)1→10
- Metaverse1→9
- Virtual reality3→30
- Human–computer interaction1→15
- Context (archaeology)1→3
- Training (meteorology)1→3
Common questions
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