Company
Oculus VR
Oculus VR was a virtual reality hardware company founded by [Palmer Luckey](/companies/palmer-luckey) in 2012, best known for the [Oculus…
- Founded
- 2012
- HQ
- Menlo Park, California, USA
- Status
- acquired (by Meta/Facebook, 2014)
Funding
$2.1B
Models
1
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
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Key facts
CEO
Brendan Iribe (former)
CTO
John Carmack (former)
Total funding raised
$91 million ($2.4M crowdfunding + $88.6M venture)
Hero image candidate
upload.wikimedia.org (source: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
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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
- 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.
Recent coverage
Oculus VR in third-party press
Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
- Plaud AI2 models
- Based Hardware1 model
Financial state
- 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)
- Other2014-03-25
$2.0B(reported)
Investors: Facebook (acquisition) (lead), Facebook
- Series B2013-12-12
$75M(reported)
Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
- Seed2012-09-01
$2M(reported)
Investors: Kickstarter (crowdfunding) (lead), Kickstarter backers
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Metafull acquisition
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Oculus VR?
- 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.
- What does Oculus VR make?
- Oculus VR has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Oculus Rift (Oculus VR builds physical robots).
- Is Oculus VR publicly traded?
- Oculus VR is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Meta/Facebook on the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Oculus VR?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Oculus VR building in the same form factors include Xiaomi, Baidu, Brilliant Labs, Open Bionics.
- Where is Oculus VR headquartered?
- Oculus VR is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, USA.
- How much funding has Oculus VR raised?
- Oculus VR has raised approximately $2.1B in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Oculus VR operate robots?
- Oculus VR is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Oculus VR a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Oculus VR ranks in roughly the top 35% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Oculus VR founded?
- Oculus VR was founded in 2012.
- Are there any incidents involving Oculus VR?
- 1 active incident involving Oculus VR is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
- Is Oculus VR safe?
- Oculus VR has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 recall on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Jul 2021. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
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.Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
- Plaud AI2 models
- Based Hardware1 model
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
Reality Labs, formerly Oculus VR, is Meta's VR/AR division producing Quest headsets and Horizon Worlds, reporting $2.2B revenue in 2025.
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
Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
- Plaud AI2 models
- Based Hardware1 model
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
12.8/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Market Presence
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
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.
Last computed: Jul 8, 2026
Intelligence layer