Valve
Valve is a VR Hardware company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, United States.
Valve was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Bellevue, United States. The company develops VR hardware and software for the PC gaming market. Its Steam Frame is a standalone headset that runs without a connected PC and is aimed at PC gamers who want wireless play with access to their Steam library and the broader VR catalog, with the option to stream from a gaming PC. SteamVR is the company's VR runtime and platform for PC, handling tracking, rendering, and controller input through a common API so developers can target many headsets. SteamVR is distributed through the Steam client. Valve is a privately held company. Gabe Newell is listed as its president.
Valve operates the Steam client, through which SteamVR is distributed to PC VR players and developers. Its Steam Frame pairs standalone headset operation with access to the Steam library and PC VR streaming. SteamVR's common API lets developers target many headsets through a single platform. Valve's position in the spatial-computing sector rests on its hardware and platform combination for PC gaming.
At a glance
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Undisclosed
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Headquarters
Bellevue
United StatesFounded
1996
Status
Private
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Rounds tracked
0
No dated funding rounds on file. This company is privately held and may be raising or operating on undisclosed capital.
