Top Spatial Computing companies

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

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

Builds the Vision Pro spatial computer and visionOS — Apple's bet that head-mounted displays become the next personal computing platform. The M5 Vision Pro starts at $3,499 with 2x on-device AI inference performance.

Headsets & Spatial OS · IPO $101M

Headsets & Spatial OS

IPO

$101M

HQ

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

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

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

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

Designs the Beyond, a custom-fit ultra-compact PC-VR headset weighing 127g — built around individual face scans for unmatched comfort and field-of-view fit.

VR Hardware · Series A $11M

VR Hardware

Series A

$11M

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

—

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

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

—

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

—

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

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

—

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

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

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

—

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

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