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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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
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