Top Spatial Computing companies

Builds HoloLens 2 for industrial, surgical, and defense AR use cases; the see-through optical design remains best-in-class for safety-critical settings.

Enterprise Smart Glasses · IPO $61M

Enterprise Smart Glasses

IPO

$61M

HQ

Provides the CloudXR streaming runtime for offloading heavy spatial workloads from headsets, plus Omniverse as the collaborative 3D content platform for spatial development.

Dev Platforms · IPO $42M

Dev Platforms

IPO

$42M

HQ

Owns Vuforia, the industrial-AR SDK powering training, instruction, and CAD-overlay workflows across manufacturing — the enterprise counterpart to Unity for AR work instructions.

Dev Platforms · Public

Dev Platforms

Public

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HQ

Ships the Galaxy XR headset running Android XR — the third major consumer spatial computing device alongside Vision Pro and Quest, positioned as the AI-first option.

Headsets & Spatial OS · IPO

Headsets & Spatial OS

IPO

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HQ

Operates the Snap AR developer platform Lens Studio and ships Spectacles (5th generation), pairing consumer AR glasses with the largest mobile-AR audience.

AR Glasses · IPO $3.4B

AR Glasses

IPO

$3.4B

HQ

Ships the PSVR2 console-tethered VR headset with foveated rendering, eye tracking, and HDR OLED panels — the highest-fidelity console VR experience.

VR Hardware · Public

VR Hardware

Public

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HQ

Unreal Engine ships the highest-fidelity 3D content pipeline used for spatial computing applications, virtual production, and the more demanding VR experiences.

Dev Platforms · Growth $1.5B

Dev Platforms

Growth

$1.5B

HQ

Ships the VIVE family of PC-VR and standalone VR headsets, including the enterprise-focused VIVE Focus and consumer VIVE Pro lines.

VR Hardware · IPO

VR Hardware

IPO

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HQ

Pivoted from consumer AR to enterprise AR with Magic Leap 2, the best-in-class see-through optical headset for surgical and industrial settings.

Enterprise Smart Glasses · Convertible $205M

Enterprise Smart Glasses

Convertible

$205M

HQ

The dominant game engine for AR and spatial computing — Unity 6 and PolySpatial power most third-party visionOS apps and ship cross-platform to ARKit, ARCore, OpenXR, and standalone headsets.

Dev Platforms · Post-IPO $690M

Dev Platforms

Post-IPO

$690M

HQ

Operates location-based VR experience centers in 60+ locations worldwide — premium full-body VR experiences (Squid Game, Star Trek) for groups.

VR Collaboration · Convertible $6.8M

VR Collaboration

Convertible

$6.8M

HQ

Gaussian Splatting consumer leader — generates photorealistic 3D scenes from smartphone photos, plus the Dream Machine generative video model.

3D Capture · Series C $900M

3D Capture

Series C

$900M

HQ

AI-powered soft-skills VR training across 35+ industries — hybrid AI + human-actor avatars for difficult-conversation simulations (D&I, performance, sales).

Enterprise VR Training · Growth $5M

Enterprise VR Training

Growth

$5M

HQ

Builds simulation-grade XR headsets (XR-4 series) for aerospace, automotive design, and pilot training — human-eye-resolution displays for the most demanding professional users.

VR Hardware · Series D $40M

VR Hardware

Series D

$40M

HQ

The global volume leader in consumer AR glasses, shipping the XREAL One series with TV-streaming, gaming, and productivity use cases at sub-$500 price points.

AR Glasses · Series D $100M

AR Glasses

Series D

$100M

HQ

Spun out of Niantic Labs as a standalone spatial-computing company; owns the Spatial Platform, VPS (1M+ locations), Scaniverse, and the Niantic SDK for XR developers.

Dev Platforms · Growth

Dev Platforms

Growth

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HQ

Formerly Talespin; CoPilot platform uses AI-powered virtual humans for leadership, communication, and empathy training at PwC, Accenture, Deloitte.

Enterprise VR Training · Acquired Cornerstone OnDemand

Enterprise VR Training

Acquired

Cornerstone OnDemand

HQ

Designs and manufactures waveguide optics for AR glasses — the optical engine underneath multiple smart-glasses products including various OEM partners.

Optics & Components · Acquired AAC Technologies

Optics & Components

Acquired

AAC Technologies

HQ

Original smart-contact-lens pioneer; pivoted to micro-LED display fabrication (the technology underlying its lens prototype) as the IP licensing play.

Smart Contact Lenses · Growth $17.5M

Smart Contact Lenses

Growth

$17.5M

HQ

VR training platform specializing in high-stakes scenarios — sexual harassment prevention, military medical training, suicide prevention.

Enterprise VR Training · Convertible

Enterprise VR Training

Convertible

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HQ

Builds the highest-resolution PC-VR headsets on the consumer market — the Crystal Super and Crystal Light series push 8K-per-eye for sim racers and flight simmers.

VR Hardware · Series C $13.6M

VR Hardware

Series C

$13.6M

HQ

Mobile 3D scanning leader — captures Gaussian Splats and photogrammetry models via smartphone LiDAR and photos; 540K+ iOS ratings, used heavily by AR developers.

3D Capture · Series A $18M

3D Capture

Series A

$18M

HQ