The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Oculus VR: 1 model, 4 deployments across 3 regions, $2.1B raised, 1 active incident. 1 source back the record.
CategoryWearable AI
Overview
Oculus VR was a virtual reality hardware company founded by Palmer Luckey in 2012, best known for the Oculus Rift headset that revived the consumer VR industry. The company raised $91 million in venture funding including a $2.4M Kickstarter campaign and a $75M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, before being acquired by Meta Platforms for approximately $2 billion in 2014.
Oculus products including the Rift, Quest, and Quest 2 now fall under Meta's Reality Labs division, which reported $2.2 billion in revenue and a $19.1 billion operating loss in 2025.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 4 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Key facts
CEO
CTO
Total funding raised
Hero image candidate
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Oculus VR on the deployment map
View the global map4 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Oculus VR's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalOculus Rift at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalOculus Rift at Canada, USA →North America · verified Jun 2024
- operationalOculus Rift at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalOculus Rift at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
View the full Oculus VR deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (5)
- Palmer Luckey Founderreported, not verified
- Brendan Iribe CEO & Co-founderreported, not verified
- John Carmack CTOreported, not verified
- Michael Antonov Co-founderreported, not verified
- Nate Mitchell Co-founder & VP Productreported, not verified
Founders (4)
- Palmer Luckeycofounderno longer at company
previously at Anduril Industries
- Brendan Iribecofounder
- Michael Antonovcofounderno longer at company
- Nate Mitchellcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting Oculus VR (1)
- Oculus Quest 2 foam insert recalled after 5,716 reports of skin irritation2021-07-27 · Recall
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- Oculus VR4 deployments
Recent coverage
Oculus VR in third-party press
Peers
35 peers across 1 segment. Every Oculus VR competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
wearable(35)
32 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 2595.3892239124602) · leader Oculus VR at 4361%
- Baidudirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Based Hardwaredirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Beedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Brilliant Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Dexcomdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Esper Bionicsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $2.1B
- Employees
- 750
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (3)
Oculus VR’s 3 disclosed rounds, $2.1B in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2014-03-25
$2.0B(reported) · $10.0B post
Investors: Facebook (acquisition) (lead), Facebook
- Series B2013-12-12
$75M(reported) · $600M post
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
- Seed2012-09-01
$2M(reported) · $10M post
Investors: Kickstarter (crowdfunding) (lead), Kickstarter backers
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Metafull acquisition2014-01-01
Timeline
Every recorded move in Oculus VR’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2014-03-25Other raising $2001000000
Acquired byAcquired by Meta (Facebook)
2014-01-01Acquired by Meta (Facebook) (full_acquisition)
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2013-12-12Series B raising $75000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2012-09-01Seed raising $2400000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Oculus Rift at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Oculus Rift at Canada, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Oculus Rift at United Kingdom, Europe
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Oculus Rift at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Oculus VR.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Oculus VR from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Reality Labs - Wikipedia
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/oculus-vr.md
- RSS feed: /companies/oculus-vr/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/08fab15e-aa53-43b6-a823-2f11d1024442
- Revision history: /companies/oculus-vr/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Oculus VR draws attention at the 70th percentile but verifies reality at the 74th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap -4.6, 24th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 6, 2026