Pimax

Company

Pimax is a technology company specializing in virtual reality hardware products. Pimax Technology was founded in November 2015. In 2016 its first product, the Pimax 4K virtual reality headset, was released, becoming the first commercially available headset with a combined (left + right eye) resolution of 4K. That first product was recognized as the best VR product in Asia at CES 2016.[promotional source?] In 2017, they ran a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the Pimax 8K headset, raising approximately $4.2 million, which held the Guinness World Record for the most successful crowdfunded VR project. On the 19th of December 2017, Pimax announced they had closed a $15 million series A funding round. On the 8th of January 2020, Pimax’s flagship headset – the world’s first dual native 4K consumer VR headset – Vision 8K X, featuring high resolution and ultra-wide field of view, 200°(D)/170°(H)/115°(V), was selected as Top Tech of CES: AR/VR by Digital Trends. On the 18th of October 2020, Pimax received $20M (USD) series B funding round, announced at World Conference on VR Industry (WCVRI) 2020. From Wikipedia