Augmented Reality Headset for Over $11,000 Is Winning Investors
- Varjo’s headset to cost between 5,000 and 10,000 euros
- Atomic leads $31 million funding round in Helsinki startup
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Most virtual reality headsets aimed at consumers are becoming cheaper. One Finnish startup is winning over investors by going the other way.
Helsinki-based Varjo Technologies Oy announced has raised $31 million in a funding round led by Atomico. Other investors in the company include EQT Ventures and Lifeline Ventures, a Helsinki venture fund whose advisers include Ilkka Paananen, the co-founder and CEO of Finnish gaming sensation Supercell Oy.