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| Industry | Virtual reality |
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| Founded | November 2015 in Shanghai, China |
| Founder | Zhibin "Robin" Weng |
| Headquarters | Shanghai , China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Kevin Henderson (COO) |
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| Website | www |
Pimax is a technology company specializing in virtual reality hardware products.
Pimax Technology was founded in November 2015.[1] In 2016 its first product, the Pimax 4K virtual reality headset, was released,[2] becoming the first commercially available headset with a combined (left + right eye) 4K.[3] resolution. The Pimax 4K virtual reality headset was recognized as the best VR product in Asia at CES 2016.[4][promotional source?] In 2017, they ran a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the Pimax 8K headset, raising approximately $4.2 million,[5] which held the Guinness World Record for the most successful crowdfunded VR project.[6] On the 19th of December 2017, Pimax announced they had closed a $15 million series A funding round.[7] On 8 January 2020, Pimax’s flagship headset – the world’s first dual native 4K consumer VR headset – Vision 8K X, featuring high resolution and ultra-wide field of view, 200°(D)/170°(H)/115°(V), was selected as Top Tech of CES: AR/VR by Digital Trends.[8] On the 18th of October 2020, Pimax received $20M (USD) series B funding round, announced at World Conference on VR Industry (WCVRI) 2020.[1]
- ^ a b "Xiaopai Technology, a leading company in the domestic VR industry, announced the completion of US$20 million in Series B financing" 国内VR行业头部企业小派科技宣布完成2000万美元B轮融资 (in Chinese). 2020-10-18.
- ^ 何旖旎. "Pimax launches 4K VR device in Beijing". China Daily. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Zelenika, Kresimir (10 November 2016). "Hands On Review: PIMAX 4K VR Headset". VR World. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Pimax Launches World's First 8K VR Headset". Business Insider. San Francisco. September 19, 2017.
- ^ "Pimax: The World's First 8K VR Headset". Kickstarter. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Showing Off VR 2.0 at #CES2019". techtrends.tech. 12 January 2019.
- ^ Hayden, Scott (21 December 2017). "Pimax Completes $15M Series A Funding Round". Road to VR. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Smith, Matthew S. (8 January 2020). "Pimax 8K X hands-on review: Long-awaited 8K VR headset is here, and it's awesome". Digital Trends.