Oculus VR

Acquired

Oculus VR designed and manufactured the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, widely credited with reviving the modern VR industry. Founded by Palmer Luckey after a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, the company was acquired by Facebook (now Meta) in 2014 for approximately $2 billion.

Founders Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, Michael Antonov, Nate Mitchell

CEO Brendan Iribe

Company

Founded

2012

Headquarters

Irvine, United States

Employees

51-100

Financials

Total Funding

$93M

Sectors

Hardware

www.meta.com/quest/ Twitter

Funding History

3 rounds

Acquired by Meta (Facebook) Jul 21, 2014

$2.0B

Series B Dec 12, 2013

$75M

Andreessen Horowitz (Lead) Spark Capital Matrix Partners Formation 8

Series A Jun 18, 2013

$16M

Spark Capital (Lead) Matrix Partners (Lead) Founders Fund Formation 8

Seed Sep 1, 2012

$2M

Funding data is compiled from multiple independent sources including company announcements, press coverage, and regulatory filings. While we strive for accuracy, amounts and dates may reflect reported figures at time of announcement.