The global chip shortage will impact more than the automotive industry as businesses and consumers grapple with an unprecedented shortage. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Reuters
Productiv, which develops software that helps enterprises manage SaaS apps, raises $45M
Productiv, a startup developing a platform to manage software-as-a-service apps, has raised $45 million in funding. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
Interplay raises $18 million for enterprise-focused VR training solutions
Interplay, a startup developing a virtual reality and simulation platform for workplace training, has raised $18 million. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
Unity CFO Kim Jabal interview: Understanding the tradeoff between market share and profits
Unity CFO Kim Jabal explains the need to balance market share and profits, as well as the mission to make everyone a creator. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Russian mobile game publisher Nexters will go public via a SPAC at $1.9 billion value
Mobile game developer Nexters announced it will go public, raising money at a $1.9 billion enterprise value via a SPAC deal. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Driving Game Growth: A day-one roundup of the all-digital GamesBeat event
From privacy changes to evolutions in mobile game monetization, and more, here’s a taste of each of all the sessions at Driving Game Growth. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
Mergers and acquisitions: Behind game industry deals during a pandemic
Games saw more than 1,500 deals worth $43 billion during 2020, making it the industry darling. What’s in store in 2021? AR/VR – VentureBeat & Amanda Farough
Marxent raises $15 million to expand an enterprise 3D home design platform
A leading enterprise platform for 3D room design and furniture commerce will use an investment to expand into new categories and regions. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan on the challenges of adapting an enterprise product for consumers
Shifting an enterprise produce to fit the needs of consumers proved to be a big challenge for Zoom as growth exploded during the pandemic. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Chris O'Brien
Finance sector embraces VR to make remote working more interesting
VR has been seized on by the financial sector as a way of enlivening home working for lonely traders or isolated executives. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Reuters