River is a collection of 13 new VR start-ups receiving funding from Rothberg Ventures.

As with any new venture, it will be interesting to see where and how far these start-ups will attain.

Hardware

•  Fove
  • Founders: Yuka Kojima, Lochlainn Wilson

    Based in: Tokyo, Japan

    Website: http://fove-inc.com/

Education and Training

• Solarax
  • Founders: Tomas Mariancik and Karel Hulec

    Based in: Czech Republic

    Website: http://www.worldofcomenius.com/

• SDK
  • Founders: Shaun Wilson, Christian Yves Fongang

    Based in: South Africa

    Website: http://sdklab.com/

• Discovr
  • Founder: Josh Maldonado, Omar Charles, Professor Bernard Frischer

    Based in: Toronto, Canada

    Website: http://immersivediscovery.com/

Medicine

• PSIOUS
  • Founders: Xavier Palomer, Danny Roig

    Based in Spain

    Website: http://psious.com/

• Deepstream VR
  • Based in: Seattle, WA

    Founders: Howard Rose, Ari Hollander

    Website: http://deepstreamvr.com/

Gaming

• Reload Studios
  • Founder: James Chung

    Based in: Los Angeles, CA

    Website: http://reload-studios.com/

• Innerspace
  • Founder: Balthazar Auxietre and Hayoun Kwon

    Based in: Paris, France

    Website: http://innerspacevr.com/

• Thotwise
  • Founder: Ariel Arias

    Based in: Argentina

    Website: thehumgame.com

Journalism

• Emblematic
  • Founder: Nonny de la Pena

    Based in: Los Angeles, CA

    Website: www.emblematicgroup.com/

Video

• Vantage VR
  • Based in: Dallas, TX

    Founders: Juan Santillan, Michael Richardson

    Website: vantage.tv

• Triggar
  • Founders: Bruce Allan and Rob Allan

    Based in: Australia

    Website: http://www.triggar.com.au/

• EmergentVR
  • Founders: Peter Wilkins, Chris Wheeler

    Based in SF

    Website: n/a (but placehold, www.emergentvr.com)

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