India Inc won’t fund R&D—but it might bankroll an escape from realityIndian companies are urged to invest in VR-AR technology, moving beyond cheap 'jugaad' innovations. The country's urban challenges, from tr...
06 Feb, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
Proxgy raises $250,000 in a pre-seed funding roundProxgy enables users to shop, travel, recce, research, view real estate and visit any physical location using virtual reality (VR) innovati...
19 Jul, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
Department of Space, AIM, and Niti Aayog jointly organize workshop on empowering startupsSecretary, DoS, explained various opportunities and provisions being created within Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to encourage ...
10 Sep, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Mindtree founders set up Rs 200 crore fund to invest in B2B tech startupsMela Ventures will invest upto $1 million in companies in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, augmented reality or vir...
24 Aug, 2020, 11.23 PM IST
Now, anyone can create AR/VR content, with zero coding knowledgeFounded in 2017, AR/VR startup Scapic positions itself as a company which can help businesses with all that is needed to market, sell and m...
02 Dec, 2019, 11.22 AM IST
Kerala government ties up with Unity Technologies for startup centre of excellenceThe centre will come up in the newly-inaugurated integrated startup complex, Kalamassery.
16 Jan, 2019, 06.53 PM IST
SRiX inks pact with UK’s Cranfield varsity to help startups access new marketsIn a joint statement, the partners said a 10-week immersion program was being developed with Indian startup companies mentored in the UK by...
10 Jan, 2019, 10.29 PM IST
Airbus arm open to stake buy in Indian startupsEarlier, Airbus subsidiaries Navblue and Aerial signed contracts with three Indian startups, accelerated at Airbus Bizlab India, in fields ...
14 Jul, 2018, 01.03 PM IST
Startup Simulanis uses augmented and virtual reality to skill professionalsWith an aim to help bridge the skills gap, through the aid of advanced technology, 28-year-old Raman Talwar founded Simulanis in November 2...
21 Aug, 2017, 06.30 AM IST
Virtual reality startup Merxius gets you closer to realityMerxius has created RealSim Editor, or RED, a general purpose tool for virtual reality.
13 Jan, 2017, 12.35 AM IST
Whodat? MS Accelerator Gets Its Ninth Cohort NowWhodat wants to democratise making of augmented reality applications
22 Sep, 2016, 02.16 PM IST
Education technology startup Smartivity gets Rs 6.6 crore for future learningThe round also saw participation from Singapore-based fund CFG Offshore Holdings, Silicon Valley-based fund Tandem Capital and a clutch of ...
16 May, 2016, 01.52 AM IST
Startup uses augmented reality based activities to teach kidsFour engineers are on a mission to change the way kids look at learning and fun activities.
08 Apr, 2016, 12.09 AM IST
With Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality, startups create a new worldAt the TED 2016 conference in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford stepped into The Void, a interactive virt...
13 Mar, 2016, 12.22 PM IST
Meet Kyle Nel, the man who is bringing science fiction into retailNel is reimagining the concept of physical brick-and-mortar stores that can potentially be replaced by virtual-reality stores.
15 Oct, 2015, 06.55 AM IST
Virtual reality gives tech scene a new dimensionCool technology: Students and young professionals try to adapt to emerging trends; experts expect new devices to make a splash
31 Jul, 2015, 10.11 AM IST
As firms click on augmented reality, app companies log on to growthTypically, augmented reality applications links an image to a gamut of interactive information such as videos, animations and three-dimensi...
22 Oct, 2013, 12.39 PM IST