*Ten million or a bit more seems to be the new standard sum for running an Augmented Reality outfit.
*This tacit alliance between AR companies and visual hardware manufacturers is really interesting. I bet that beats lobbying the carriers.
"Augmented reality software company Total Immersion this morning announced that it has secured $5.5 million in a funding round led by Intel Capital, with existing backers Partech, iSource and Elaia Partners participating. The company has now raised more than $11 million in funding.
The additional capital will be used to step up development of its D’Fusion software platform and to expand operations in Asia and the United States, grow its community of developers and explore new consumer markets. (...)
Intel says it will work together with Total Immersion to develop new usage experiences for its own platforms. It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time the chip maker’s venture capital arm invests in an augmented reality software company – it also took the lead in a $14 million financing round for Layar announced back in November 2010.
(((Kinda making the point for the industry here:)))
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