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VRWC 2017’s Investor Showcase Lets Startups Pitch For Up To £2 Million

VRWC 2017’s Investor Showcase Lets Startups Pitch For Up To £2 Million

Usually when we talk about VR startups and investment it’s unsurprisingly based around the Silicon Valley area. This year’s VR World Congress (VRWC) event wants to bring some of that money to Europe, however.

VRWC is a three-day event hosted in the UK city of Bristol. The show is set to gather a host of industry pioneers to showcase the latest content and talk about strategies, development tips and more. Debuting at this year’s show, however, is a new Investor Showcase that will allow startups working in VR as well as augmented and mixed reality to pitch their companies to a room full of potential investors. Startups can pitch for up to £2 million in investment.

Applications for the showcase are open this week and close at 6pm GMT on March 20th. You can apply if you’re looking for £25,000 – £500,000 in the early stages of your company, or looking for £500,000 to £2 million in the growth states. Anyone across the globe can apply, though you must be present for the showcase in the flesh on April 12th.

The selection process will consist of an initial review stage followed by a Skype pitch to a panel of judges at the end of March. A total of 10 finalists will be selected for the show. The session is sponsored by legal firm TLT and held in association with Silicon Gorge. So if you’re a new company looking to make a mark in the VR industry but in need of a little help to do so, this might well be worth your consideration.

The wider VRWC show, meanwhile, runs from 11th – 14th and sees speakers from Microsoft, Google, and Oculus Story Studio. On display at the exhibition will be the Microsoft HoloLens, Ultrahaptics, and more. Tickets to the show are on sale now.

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Get 20% Off Any Tickets To VRWC With VRFocus

As you may well know, for the last week plus we’ve been holding a competition for a lucky VRFocus reader to nab a pair of tickets to this year’s VR World Congress (VRWC) event. That particular contest came to an end at the beginning of Sunday and the lucky winner will be contacted by VRWC staff in the near future . However even if you’re not the winner, or even if you’ve missed the competition entirely,  the team at VR World Congress would love to see as many of our readers attend as possible and as such have arranged for you to have an additional money off opportunity.
They’re offering 20% off the price of any ticket, from full three day passes to single day expo tickets, specifically for VRFocus readers – which is certainly nothing to be sneezed at. Just head to the VRWC ticket page, select your desired tickets, and enter the code FOCUS20 at checkout to get the 20% discount.

VR World Congress (VRWC) Money Off Tickets

It’s important to note, however, that there are a very limited number of these discount codes available, so you’d better grab your ticket soon if you’re hoping to attend! Running from April 11th to the 13th, VRWC 17 is set to once again be another landmark VR expo crammed full of talks, experience, software and hardware. With representatives from Microsoft, Leap Motion, IBM, AMD, the Royal Opera House, Samsung, Ultrahaptics, Oculus Story Studio, the BBC and many more already confirmed.

So just use the code FOCUS20 over at vrworldcongress.com to get a 20% discount on any ticket type, and we look forward to maybe seeing you at the event.

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Competition: Win A Pair Of VRWC 2017 Tickets With VRFocus

February is almost at an end already and the virtual reality (VR) calendar shows no signs of slowing down. In the UK, VR World Congress (VRWC) is rapidly approaching, bringing over 2000 attendees from across the globe representing all fields of VR and its related industries to Bristol. Running from April 11th to the 13th, VRWC 17 is set to once again be another landmark VR expo crammed full of talks, experience, software and hardware. With representatives from Microsoft, Leap Motion, IBM, AMD, the Royal Opera House, Samsung, Ultrahaptics, Oculus Story Studio, the BBC and many more already confirmed.

It sounds like it will be quite an event – which is why we at VRFocus have teamed up VRWC to offer our followers the opportunity for one lucky winner to win a pair of full conference and expo passes for VR World Congress 2017, worth £600!

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These tickets grant the holders access to the vast majority of events at VRWC:

  • An open pass to the huge VRWC expo for the entirety of the 12th and 13th of April

  • Access to all VR World Congress talks across all three days

  • Opportunity to attend official after party – and organise meetings if so desired

VR World Congress has been designed to cater for a wide audience. From those looking to simply try out the latest VR software and hardware to game developers looking for tips, tricks and investment. The event is also focusing on individuals from fields such as healthcare, marketing, education, entertainment and property looking to learn how VR is shaking things up, and how it can be used practically moving forward.

Whatever your interest in VR, be sure to enter the competition via the Gleam tool below. There’s a host of ways you can enter and if you’re a follower of ourselves or VRWC on social media you’re already well on your way. You can even visit the VRWC webpage for an additional entry each day! The competition ends at 11:59:59 PM (GMT) on March 4th 2017.

Win A Pair Of Tickets To VRC 2017 With VRFocus

VRFocus will, of course, be bringing you more updates and stories of all things VR, and indeed VRWC related but you can also sign up for the VR World Congress mailing list, to get updates on the event straight to your inbox.

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VR World Congress 2017 Announces New Speakers and Exhibitors

This April the VR World Congress (VRWC) event will be taking place in Bristol, UK, bringing virtual reality (VR) professionals from around the world together for three days. Today organiser Opposable VR has revealed several new speaker sessions, exhibitors and a new keynote address.

Firstly, hosting the keynote address will be David Holz, co-founder and CTO, Leap Motion. He’ll be discussing The Future of Wearable Displays and Inputs, looking at the rapidly emerging future of VR technologies and what it means for human experience.

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VRWC 2017 will feature a roster including over 70 speakers, the latest to be revealed are:

  • Gunita Kulikovska, Vividly – A new medium to build better cities
  • Phil Stuart, Preloaded – How do you put VR into museums?
  • Anthony Matchett and Steven Hancock, MelodyVR – How will VR revolutionise the music industry?
  • Ben Curtis – Practical tips for managing a VR production
  • Ed Miller, Scape AR – Pokemon Go 2.0: Next gen localisation for AR
  • Kevin Williams, KWP – VR’s Out-of-home Opportunity

Three new exhibitors have also been added to the lineup in the form of WizDish, Psytec Games and Clicks+Links. WizDish are the creators of ROVR, an omni-directional treadmill that utilises special shoes for users to walk in VR. The company will be demoing the device as well as making a top secret special announcement. Psytec Games is the studio behind VR title Windlands and Crystal Rift, it’ll be demoing the former at the event. While Clicks+Links will be displaying their eXperium VR toolkit which has been developed for applications in the infrastructure industry.

Lastly Opposable VR has announced that Alchemy VR’s Director of Marketing and Business Development Emily Smith will be joining Dave Patten, Head of New Media at the Science Museum London to discuss their new project – Space Descent VR with Tim Peake.

VRWC 2017 will run from 11th – 13th April. There are a range of tickets available starting from £20 GBP ex VAT for a single day expo pass, up to £300 ex VAT for the full three-day conference and expo pass. Also available are group discounts which can save up to 20 percent off the full conference and expo pass, see the VRWC website for further details.

As the event draws near VRFocus will bring you any further updates.

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VR World Congress 2017 Date Announced, Puts Callout for Speakers

If you haven’t done so already you may need to get the calendar out and start planning which events to head to in which to see the latest virtual reality (VR) tech next year. There’s CES in January, the 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit in February, and today the VR World Congress (VRWC) dates have been announced for April.

Organised by Opposable VR, next years event will be the third conference, held in Bristol, UK. The VRWC has become one of the biggest events in the UK calendar with last year featuring exhibitors including AMD, Unity, CryEngine, Samsung, HTC, nDreams, BlueGFX and DCRC.

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Currently Opposable VR is looking for speakers across the following topics:

  • VR architectural visualisation
  • VR gaming
  • VR training
  • Mobile VR
  • VR engineering
  • VR development
  • 360° film
  • VR sports broadcasting
  • VR healthcare technology
  • VR/binaural/360° audio
  • VR development platforms
  • Enterprise VR
  • Social VR
  • Augmented reality

VRWC 2017 will be a three-day event running from 11th – 13th April. There are a range of tickets available starting from £20 GBP ex VAT for a single day expo pass, up to £300 ex VAT for the full three-day conference and expo pass, although at the moment there’s a very limited early bird offer of £150 ex VAT. Also available are group discounts which can save up to 20 percent off the full conference and expo pass, see the VRWC website for further details.

As further details are released on speakers and exhibitors, VRFocus will bring you the latest updates.