Magic Leap is an Enterprise Smart Glasses company founded in 2010 and based in Plantation, United States. It has raised $4.2B in total funding, most recently a Convertible in 2025.
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2025 | Convertible | $205M | — | Public Investment Fund |
| Jan 15, 2024 | Convertible | $590M | — | Public Investment Fund |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Acquired | $450M | — | Public Investment Fund |
| Oct 11, 2021 | Series G | $500M | $2B | — |
| May 28, 2020 | Series F | $350M | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Series E | $280M | — | NTT Docomo |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Series D | $461M | — | Public Investment Fund |
| Feb 1, 2016 | Series C | $794M | $4.5B | Alibaba Group |
| Oct 21, 2014 | Series B | $542M | $2B |
| Feb 5, 2014 | Series A | $50M | — | — |

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Enterprise-focused augmented reality headset designed for industrial and healthcare applications. Features industry-leading optics with up to 70° diagonal field of view, dynamic dimming technology for bright environments, and 1440×1760 resolution per eye. The lightweight 260-gram headset combines a see-through waveguide display with spatial audio, eye tracking, and hand gesture recognition for remote collaboration, surgical assistance, and complex task visualization. Includes a wearable compute pack for processing power and an intuitive 6DoF controller, enabling extended all-day wear for professional users.
The company's original augmented reality headset targeting consumer and creative applications. Released in 2018, it featured a 50° field of view, spatial computing capabilities, and a light field display technology for immersive AR experiences. The device combined a lightweight headset with an external processor unit, enabling 3D content visualization and interactive experiences. Includes spatial audio and gesture-based controls for interacting with digital objects placed in the real world, though the product was later deprioritized as the company pivoted toward enterprise solutions.
484 patents on file, but none with both an extractable figure and an abstract on Google Patents yet.