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August 12, 2020

Going against the current - VR company Varjo raises $54m

Wasn’t VR dead? Well, not according to the backers of Finnish startup Varjo


Mimi Billing

4 min read

With the latest round, Varjo has raised $100m in total.

Finnish startup Varjo has raised $54m in fresh funding just 18 months after the launch of its first virtual and mixed reality headset, in a sign that there are still investors willing to back this sector.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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