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BigScreen funding, valuation and investors
Social VR platform and Bigscreen Beyond micro-OLED headset hardware.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
$11M · October 2017
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$14M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series a · San Francisco, CA
Overview
BigScreen develops social virtual reality software for co-watching movies, remote collaboration, and desktop streaming in VR, plus the Bigscreen Beyond — a compact micro-OLED VR headset for PC enthusiasts. Founded in 2014, the company raised a $3M seed led by Andreessen Horowitz in February 2017 and an $11M Series A led by True Ventures in October 2017 with a16z participating. BigScreen persisted through VR industry downturns when many peers shut down, later expanding into premium hardware.
Why BigScreen is interesting
BigScreen survived VR funding cycles, shipped a premium micro-OLED headset for enthusiasts, and maintains a social co-watching/work VR app since 2014.
Product & use cases
BigScreen VR app streams PC desktop into social virtual spaces; Bigscreen Beyond is a lightweight micro-OLED headset sold to VR enthusiasts and sim racers.
- Social movie nights and co-watching in VR
- Remote desktop/work in virtual environments
- Premium PC VR gaming with Beyond headset
Key facts
- Seed (Feb 2017): $3M led by a16z
- Series A (Oct 2017): $11M led by True Ventures
- Shipped Bigscreen Beyond micro-OLED headset
- Co-investors: True Ventures, Presence Capital, Ludlow Ventures, SV Angel
Funding history (newest first)
Series A
2017-10 $11M- True Ventures (lead)
- Andreessen Horowitz (participant)
Source: https://techcrunch.com/
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Longevity since 2014 plus owned hardware SKU — rare among VR software startups.
Consumer VR consolidated around Meta Quest. BigScreen niches into PC VR enthusiasts and social co-presence. Hardware adds margin but manufacturing complexity. a16z early bet (2017) predates Quest scale.
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Meta Quest / Horizon incumbent
Platform and hardware OEM dominance.
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Virtual Desktop direct
PC VR streaming; BigScreen adds social layer and own headset.
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Varjo adjacent
Premium enterprise VR headsets; different price tier.
Notable stories
- BigScreen launched 2014 — outlasted many VR startups from the 2016–2017 funding wave.
- Beyond headset targets sim racing and enthusiast PC VR with custom face scanning fit.
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