Building incredible stories & experiences for Virtual Reality
Location: United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $2.5M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 01.07.2020 | 7 Global C... | 7globalcap... |
| - | CourtsideV... | courtsidev... |
| - | Comcast Ve... | comcastven... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 26.07.2016 | Seed | $2.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.12.2017 | iPhone X can use Maya for quick, affordable, and easy facial capture | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Can the iPhone X become a fast, cheap and simple facial capture system? About a month ago Cory Strassburger at Kite & Lightning rec... |
| 10.12.2017 | iPhone X can use Maya for quick, affordable, and easy facial capture | Can the iPhone X become a fast, cheap and simple facial capture system? About a month ago Cory Strassburger at Kite & Lightning received an iPhone X from Apple. Within a day, he was testing out software working with its TrueDepth camera... |
| 26.07.2016 | VR studio Kite & Lightning raises $2.5M to build a fighting baby game | Funding may be becoming a bit harder to come by for some startups in the current climate, but generally as long as a company has the right idea someone will always be there with a checkbook in hand. A studio building a virtual reality baby ... |
| 26.07.2016 | Cinematic Virtual Reality Startup Kite & Lightning Raises $2.5M in Seed Funding | Kite & Lightning, a Los Angeles, CA-based cinematic virtual reality (VR) startup, raised $2.5m in seed funding. The round was led by Raine Ventures with participation from Courtside Ventures, Comcast Ventures Catalyst Fund, Social Capit... |
| 26.07.2016 | Kite & Lightning Receives $2.5M | LOS ANGELES, CA, Kite & Lightning, the technology startup known for pioneering work in cinematic virtual reality (VR), today announced it raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Raine Ventures. >> Click here for more funding da... |
| 26.07.2016 | Kite & Lightning Gets $2.5M For VR Studio | Los Angeles-based Kite & Lightning, a new virtual reality studio, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The round was led by Raine Ventures, and also included Courtside Ventures, Comcast Ventures ... |
| 26.07.2016 | Virtual Reality Studio Kite & Lightning Raises a $2.5 Million Seed Round to Create Cinematic Social Gaming Universe | LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 26, 2016– Kite & Lightning, the technology startup known for pioneering work in cinematic virtual reality (VR), today announced it raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Raine Ventures. The funding will... |
| 02.09.2015 | GE Neuro VR Oculus App Lets Users Explore The Mind Of A Musician | Lauren Keating, Tech Times 02 September 2015, 12:09 pm Ever wonder what was going on in a musicians mind when they wrote or played that song that seemed to pull at your heart strings? Well, Oculus owners can now go on a virtual journey insi... |