About

Founded

2016

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Industry

Virtual Reality (VR), Gaming

Company Description

At Sandbox VR, groups of up to six friends freely roam VR spaces together, exploring virtual worlds and relying on each other to succeed in games specifically designed to be social experiences. When guests step into our virtual worlds, they experience the world’s most advanced virtual reality.

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Funding

Total Raised

$119 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

Andreessen Horowitz, Craft Ventures, Dreamers Fund

Company Traction

As of August 2023, Sandbox VR generated $23 million in the past 12-month period from its Deadwood Valley game at 30 locations.

As of June 2023, Sandbox VR has 42 retail locations, with seven more locations planned.

Leadership Team

Steven Zhao: Co-Founder & CEO of Sandbox VR. Former Founder & CEO of Blue Tea Games.

Sam Veazey: CFO at Sandbox VR. Former VP of Finance at Houzz.

Kimkind Yeung: SVP of Product & Technology at Sandbox VR. Former Lead Programmer at Blue Tea Games.

Michael Hampden: SVP of Content & Creative Director at Sandbox VR. Former Lead Game Designer, Singapore at Ubisoft.

Adam Hilliard: VP of People at Sandbox VR. Former Head of Culture, People, and Facilities at Core Digital Media.

Press

VentureBeat (May 1, 2023): Sandbox VR launches Seekers of the Shard: Dragonfire for location-based VR

VentureBeat (February 8, 2023): Squid Game is coming to Sandbox VR immersive experience locations

TechCrunch (November 10, 2021): Sandbox VR expands to new locations globally with $37M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz

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