VividQ is a deep-technology innovator in computational holography that engineers immersive 3D and holographic visual experiences. Its computational display technology integrates software and hardware solutions for AR, VR, automotive head-up displays, and other consumer electronics, with partnerships including JVCKenwood and U.S. display and automotive technology leaders and Fortune Global 500 brands. The company completed an additional $7.5 million in Series A funding to productize its holographic displays, bringing total funding to over $30 million. The round was led by Foresight Group LLP and included new investors GameTech Ventures and Ruttenberg Gordon Investments, alongside existing investors. VividQ plans to accelerate its product development roadmap and make its proprietary technology available to existing and new global business partners. Following success serving OEMs across gaming and automotive clients in Japan and the U.S., it intends to hire a U.S. lead and open a U.S. office within the coming year. Founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, U.K., the company aims to change how we see the world and ultimately eliminate screens from digital experiences. VividQ is a UK-based deeptech startup developing computer-generated holography to render true 3D images on legacy screens. Its core product, HoloLCD, claims to turn consumer-grade LCDs into holographic displays without optical trickery and delivers depth of field. The company is targeting automotive HUDs, head-mounted displays (HMDs), and smart glasses and has demonstrated the technology on gaming laptops. VividQ has worked with partners including ARM, Compound Photonics, Himax Technologies, and iView Displays. It is lining up manufacturing partners in the US, China, and Japan to scale the technology for next-generation devices. The recent funding will be used to scale HoloLCD and advance commercial integrations. Co-founder and CEO Darran Milne says the mission is to bring holographic displays to the world and improve AR and personal-device experiences. VividQ is a Cambridge-based deep tech company that develops real-time computer-generated holography (CGH) software. Its software aims to create realistic, immersive holographic displays for everyday electronics such as AR smart glasses and in-car head-up displays. The company plans to accelerate adoption of its software in next-generation consumer electronics and scale integration projects with chipmakers and micro-display manufacturers. VividQ expects the first holographic devices powered by its technology to be released around 2020. The startup was founded by engineers, mathematicians and computer scientists from Cambridge, Oxford and St Andrews, and is led by CEO Darran Milne. Financially, VividQ has closed an oversubscribed seed round with an additional €2.8M and previously raised €580K from Sure Ventures. VividQ develops patented software that enables real-time generation of holograms from 3D data and projection on micro-displays, aiming to make holographic display commercially viable. Its technology targets AR/VR headsets, smartglasses, automotive head-up displays and consumer electronics to address depth perception, eye-fatigue and immersion issues. The company has established partnerships with chipmakers, display and hardware manufacturers across the US, Taiwan and Europe to enable mass adoption. VividQ frames its opportunity around the growing AR market and the promise of holography to deliver immersive 3D without glasses. Founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, the company positions its software as the missing piece required for broader holographic adoption. Financially, VividQ has just received new external funding from a VC investor as it pursues commercial partnerships and technology deployment.

Total raised

$26M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Aug 2024