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Meta

Inactive · Augmented reality glasses.

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Why it ranks

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2signal of 100 · rising 0
  • team of 11Team size · YC's directory+5.6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

Developer toolsAcquiredEscher RealityShared: augmented realityYC S17San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquiredWavyShared: augmented reality, experienceYC W17San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveINKHUNTERShared: augmented realityYC S18San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveScope ARShared: augmented reality, userYC S15San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveVizeraLabsShared: augmented reality, glasses, objectYC S14San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Meta
Company
Escher RealityShared: augmented realityYC S17AcquiredDevtools
WavyShared: augmented reality, experienceYC W17AcquiredOther
INKHUNTERShared: augmented realityYC S18InactiveOther
Scope ARShared: augmented reality, userYC S15InactiveOther
VizeraLabsShared: augmented reality, glasses, objectYC S14InactiveAI

Adjacent

AIKuraShared: reality glasses, augmented reality, display500 Global GA 24SpainStartup →AIAcquiredPhiarShared: augmented reality, display, smartphoneYC S18San FranciscoStartup →AIHMDriveShared: augmented reality, glasses, seePlug and PlayItalyStartup →AIInactivemiruShared: augmented reality, see, experienceYC W18San FranciscoStartup →AIAvegantShared: virtual object, augmented reality, display500 Global 2014JapanStartup →
Companies next to Meta
Company
KuraShared: reality glasses, augmented reality, display500 Global GA 24 +1Not statedAI
PhiarShared: augmented reality, display, smartphoneYC S18AcquiredAI
HMDriveShared: augmented reality, glasses, seePlug and Play Not statedAI
miruShared: augmented reality, see, experienceYC W18InactiveAI, Devtools
AvegantShared: virtual object, augmented reality, display500 Global 2014Not statedAI

Also from S13

All of S13
Developer toolsAcquiredApptimizeApptimize lets mobile teams innovate faster to create an amazing user…YC S13San FranciscoStartup →AIAssetaSourcing marketplace for semiconductor fab spare parts.YC S13Newport BeachStartup →Developer toolsInactiveAudoboxAudobox is a developer and user friendly tool for in-app feedback.YC S13Startup →DataAcquiredBop.fmCanonical permalinks for songs.YC S13San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredCasetextWe make the world's laws free and understandable.YC S13San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredCoreOSOpen source tools of modern distributed systems.YC S13San FranciscoStartup →
Company
ApptimizeApptimize lets mobile teams innovate faster to create an amazing user…team of 50acquiredAcquiredDevtools
AssetaSourcing marketplace for semiconductor fab spare parts.team of 4ActiveAI
AudoboxAudobox is a developer and user friendly tool for in-app feedback.InactiveDevtools
Bop.fmCanonical permalinks for songs.acquiredteam of 2AcquiredData
CasetextWe make the world's laws free and understandable.team of 50acquiredAcquiredAI
CoreOSOpen source tools of modern distributed systems.team of 150YC top companyAcquiredDevtools

About Meta

Meta offers users a total augmented reality (AR) experience: - See, create, and interact with virtual objects and apps inserted in the real environment - Display with wearable glasses - Control with hand gestures Meta's goal is to lead the next evolution of personal computing through augmented reality, replacing desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones with a more natural-to-use system set entirely in a pair of glasses.

YC batch
S13 · Summer 2013
Status, per YC
Inactive
Category
Other
Team size
11
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Augmented Reality

Meta in S13: 52 companies, 6% AI

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Meta: questions

Which YC batch was Meta in?

Meta was in Y Combinator's Summer 2013 batch (S13).

Is Meta still active?

Y Combinator lists Meta as inactive.

Where is Meta based?

Meta lists San Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.