Top Spatial Computing companies

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

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

Ships ruggedized voice-controlled smart glasses (Navigator 500) for field workers in oil and gas, manufacturing, and utilities — hands-free remote-expert and inspection workflows.

Enterprise Smart Glasses · Series C $650K

Enterprise Smart Glasses

Series C

$650K

HQ

Building smart contact lenses with embedded XR displays and continuous health monitoring; raised $250M Series A in 2025 at a $1.35B valuation.

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

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

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

Ships the G1 smart glasses — minimalist eyewear-shaped AR with monochrome HUD for navigation, captions, and notifications; positioned for everyday wear.

AR Glasses · Series A

AR Glasses

Series A

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HQ

Tabletop AR system — pairs lightweight glasses with a retroreflective game board to render 3D holograms over physical surfaces, optimized for board games.

AR Glasses · Series B $13.9M

AR Glasses

Series B

$13.9M

HQ

Long-running public smart-glasses maker; ships enterprise Blade and Shield models plus M-Series for industrial workers, with a waveguide-optics licensing business underneath.

Enterprise Smart Glasses · Post-IPO $20M

Enterprise Smart Glasses

Post-IPO

$20M

HQ

Builds Frame, an open-source AI-first AR glasses platform aimed at developers — the indie-developer entry point to building on glasses-form-factor hardware.

AR Glasses · Seed

AR Glasses

Seed

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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

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

Builds glasses-free holographic displays (Looking Glass Go, 16-inch, 65-inch) — 3D content viewing without a headset, for design review, telepresence, and exhibits.

Optics & Components · Undisclosed

Optics & Components

Undisclosed

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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

Designs smart eyewear with integrated audio + voice AI (Lucyd Lyte), retailed through optical chains rather than tech channels — the eyewear-first distribution play.

AR Glasses · IPO $7.3M

AR Glasses

IPO

$7.3M

HQ

Enterprise VR training platform deployed across Walmart, Verizon, and 10,000+ Fortune-500 locations; pre-built modules for onboarding, compliance, customer de-escalation.

Enterprise VR Training · Series B $35M

Enterprise VR Training

Series B

$35M

HQ

Freemium 3D scanning app with Gaussian Splatting and photogrammetry — growing developer mindshare as Polycam/Luma alternative with permissive free tier.

3D Capture · Seed $200K

3D Capture

Seed

$200K

HQ

AR/VR meeting and collaboration platform; pivoted to 3D social gaming in 2022 while retaining virtual-collaboration roots; $47M raised total.

VR Collaboration · Series B $25M

VR Collaboration

Series B

$25M

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