Varjo

Varjo Technologies Oy
Company typePrivate – Oy
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Headquarters
Helsinki
,
Finland
Area served
Worldwide
Websitevarjo.com

Varjo Technologies Oy, commonly referred to as Varjo, is a Finnish manufacturer of virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality headsets. The company was founded in 2016 by former Nokia and Microsoft executives.[1][2] Varjo specializes in developing high-resolution devices that offer clarity comparable to the human eye.[3][4][5]

The company's first head-mounted display, Varjo VR-1, was launched in February 2019, and it was followed by Varjo VR-2 and VR-2 Pro models in October 2019.[6][7] Varjo's first mixed reality device, Varjo XR-1 Developer Edition, was released to market in December 2019.[8] The third-generation products, Varjo XR-3 and VR-3, were launched in December 2020.[9][10] The fourth-generation consumer product Varjo Aero, was released to market in 2021.[11]

Varjo has raised $100 million in venture capital funding, as of 2020.[12]

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  4. ^ Sawers, Paul (12 August 2020). "Varjo raises $54 million to bring VR with 'human eye' resolution to more industries". VentureBeat. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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  6. ^ Takahashi, Dean (15 October 2019). "Varjo unveils high-resolution enterprise VR headsets". VentureBeat. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  7. ^ Lang, Ben (15 October 2019). "Varjo Launches VR-2 Headset with SteamVR Support, Improved 'Bionic Display', and Hand-tracking Option". Road to VR. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ^ Stein, Scott (16 December 2019). "Varjo's VR headset could finally be ready to replace TVs and monitors". CNET. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  9. ^ Robertson, Adi (1 December 2020). "Varjo's dual-resolution VR and AR headsets just got crisper and cheaper". The Verge. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  10. ^ Takahashi, Dean (1 December 2020). "Varjo launches new generation of human-eye resolution VR headsets". VentureBeat. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  11. ^ Carbotte, Kevin (21 October 2021). "Varjo Aero Review: What the Future Looks Like". Tom’s Hardware.
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