Jido Maps develops a backend 'save button' for persistent AR worlds that remembers where AR sessions ended and how virtual objects were left in physical spaces. The company focuses on understanding the underlying structure and relationships between objects in a space rather than relying solely on point clouds. That semantic approach aims to make relocalization robust to transient changes like moving people by focusing on static fixtures. Jido offers a lightweight API and emphasizes a multiplayer workflow that builds the mesh during play rather than requiring pre-scanning. The startup recently graduated from Y Combinator and is working with game studio Happy Giant on a title called QuasAR to showcase a simple multiplayer laser-tag experience. Financially, Jido Maps has raised a $2.1 million seed round led by Khosla Ventures with participation from GFR Fund, Seraph Group, Outpost Capital and others.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2018