VRAR Planet counted 11 global VR/AR funding deals worth about $142 million in August 2026. Three domestic deals concentrated on optical waveguides, while overseas deals leaned toward the application layer.
INMO Technology has completed a C3 funding round led by Sichuan Zhenxing Sci-Tech Innovation Fund; the article reviews the loss-making listings of leading AR glasses companies.
Zeiss has invested EUR 2.2 million in Finnish eye-tracking startup SeeTrue Technologies, betting on eye tracking for smart glasses.
Guangna Siwei has completed a Series A round of nearly 200 million yuan, with investment from Guangzhou Industrial Investment, Guangzhou Financial Holdings and others, to develop full-color optical waveguides.
Nika Optics has completed a Series A round of nearly 100 million yuan, with investors including BOCI, breaking the overseas blockade on volume holographic materials.