Nordic XR Startups

17/11/2020

X Reality Day is in one hour!

We have two hours crammed with XR content planned for you, from 6pm to 8pm (UTC+2).

Please join the free event via this direct link:

https://zoom.us/j/95190158798

16/11/2020

Tomorrow is X Reality Day! Join us to hear the latest from the world of XR, and see the pitches of this year's NXS batch.

The free programme will run from 6pm to 8pm (Finland time, UTC+2), please register for the Zoom webinar here:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cgJgw4ZiSmalbLmsIaL-Xg

Showcasing our panelists on the topic of "XR & 5G, match made in heaven"

Moderator: Dave Haynes (Director, Vive X)
Anttoni Vesterinen (CEO, Immersal)
Terry Schussler (Senior Director of Spatial Computing, Deutsche Telekom)
Pearly Chen (Vice President, HTC)

12/11/2020

We're in the finals!

Please vote for us in the Global Startup Awards, in the "Best Accelerator or Incubator Program" category!

Nordic Startup Awards - public voting round

11/11/2020

09/11/2020

Proud to unveil the full lineup of speakers for X Reality Day!

PLEASE REGISTER for the free Zoom webinar here, taking place Tuesday, November 17th, at 6pm - 8pm (Helsinki time, UTC+2):
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cgJgw4ZiSmalbLmsIaL-Xg

X REALITY DAY SCHEDULE:

6.00pm - 6.02pm Welcome & intro / Petri Rajahalme (Managing Director, Nordic XR Startups)

6.02pm - 6.30pm Keynote: Varjo's story so far and a look at the future / Urho Konttori (CEO, Varjo)

6.30pm - 7.00pm Fireside chat: The Metaverse / Matthew Ball (Managing Partner, Epyllion Industries) & Harri Manninen (Founding Partner, Play Ventures)

7.00pm - 7.30pm Panel: XR & 5G, match made in heaven / Moderator: Dave Haynes (Director, Vive X), Anttoni Vesterinen (CEO, Immersal), Terry Schussler (Senior Director of Spatial Computing, Deutsche Telekom) & Pearly Chen (Vice President, HTC)

7.30pm - 8.00pm Nordic XR Startups batch of 2020, team pitches: Anarky Labs, KIT-AR, Peili Vision & Sense of Space

03/11/2020

Two weeks until X Reality Day!

Proud to start unveiling our lineup of speakers. Super excited to have Matthew Ball from Epyllion Industries and Urho Konttori from Varjo join us on November 17th!

Please register for the free webinar here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cgJgw4ZiSmalbLmsIaL-Xg

About Matthew Ball:
​​​​​​​Matthew Ball is the Managing Partner of Epyllion Industries, which operates a pre-seed and seed venture fund, as well as a corporate and venture advisory arm. He is also a Venture Partner at Makers Fund and an advisor to Telefilm Canada, Bungie, and others. From 2016-2018, Matthew served as the global Head of Strategy for Amazon Studios, and prior to that was a Director at The Chernin Group's Otter Media, a digital media investment company founded by long-time Newscorp COO and 20th Century Fox CEO Peter Chernin. He holds bylines at New York Times, The Economist, Bloomberg, and more.

27/10/2020

The year 2020 might have changed a lot of plans, but one thing is for certain. X Reality Day is back!

https://node.slush.org/networks/events/41346

We're partnering up with Slush again, but this time for a virtual evening of interesting speakers and panelists from all of corners of XR, of course topped off by pitches of this year's batch of NXS teams.

The FREE event will take place November 17th, between 6pm and 8pm (Finland time, UTC+2), so mark your calendars.

PLEASE REGISTER for the Zoom webinar here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cgJgw4ZiSmalbLmsIaL-Xg

29/09/2020

NXS portfolio company Anarky Labs is finally unveiling their project, see what the future of MR drone piloting looks like.

HoloLens, DJI Smart Controller and a Mavic Enterprise Dual. Anarky Labs Website: https://www.anarkylabs.com Anarky Labs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

03/09/2020

Rounding out our blog series into the new NXS companies, it's time for KIT-AR!

http://nordicxrstartups.com/index.php/2020/09/03/nxs-batch-of-2020-kit-ar/

28/08/2020

Next up in the blog series of the NXS batch of 2020: Peili Vision Oy

http://nordicxrstartups.com/index.php/2020/08/28/nxs-batch-of-2020-peili-vision/

20/08/2020

The second team showcase blog for this year's NXS batch: Anarky Labs

http://nordicxrstartups.com/index.php/2020/08/20/nxs-batch-of-2020-anarky-labs/

19/08/2020

Get in on the Beta of the next big VR shooter! inXile entertainment

Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds is the next big VR game from inXile Entertainment, developers of The Mage’s Tale and non-VR classics like The Bard’s Tale and Wasteland, and publisher Thirdverse. Today, the developer revealed Closed Beta testing kicks off next week from August 24th – September 4...