The Venture Codex

Participated · Equity · Feb 2016

Yost Labs, led by CEO Greg Merril, is a Portsmouth, Ohio virtual reality tech company developing the PrioVR full-body immersive motion capture system. PrioVR uses high-performance inertial sensors to provide 360-degree, low-latency, real-time motion tracking without cameras, optics, line-of-sight, or large equipment. Sensors are placed on key points of the user’s body to capture movements and translate them on-screen in real time; the system is wireless, allows multiple simultaneous users, and works indoors or out in capture spaces of any size. The PrioVR Pro Dev Kit is wireless and includes two hand-controllers with action buttons, triggers, and joysticks. The company has pre-sold thousands of units and is to launch PrioVR in March. Yost Labs raised nearly $1M and intends to use the funds to add new people to the team.