Company:Dekko
| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Silka Sietsma Matt Miesnieks |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
Dekko was a San Francisco based company developing a 3D mapping and augmented reality engine.[clarification needed][1] Dekko announced it would develop software that digitally recreates a scene allowing apps and users to interact with their real world surroundings using a built in camera on smart phones or wearable devices like Google Glass. It was founded in 2011 by Silka Sietsma and Matt Miesnieks.[2]
Dekko raised $3.2 million in early funding rounds.[3][4] Their first game, Tabletop Speed, is an augmented reality race car game for iOS devices.[5] Dekko had announced that it was working on augmented reality apps for Android and Google Glass.[6]
Its last published notice on Twitter was in April 2014, where it announced that "(expect temp twitter silence 4 a while)".[7]
References
- ↑ Eaton, Kit (July 15, 2011). "Dekko In A Box: Justin Timberlake Follows MySpace Investment With AR Tech Play". Fast Company. http://www.fastcompany.com/1767245/dekko-box-justin-timberlake-follows-myspace-investment-ar-tech-play. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ Miesnieks, Matt (7 September 2012). "With $1.9 Million In Funding, Dekko Aims To Be The Platform On Which Good Augmented Reality Is Built". https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/07/dekko/.
- ↑ Lawler, Ryan (2013-05-09). "With $3.2M In Funding, 'Real-World Operating System' Startup Dekko Refocuses To Build Its Own Augmented Reality Apps" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/09/dekko-real-world-os/.
- ↑ Dredge, Stuart (2013-05-09). "Dekko wants to take augmented reality beyond a 'marketing gimmick'" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/may/09/dekko-augmented-reality-startup.
- ↑ "Dekko Debuts An Augmented Reality Racing Game Playable From The iPad". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/09/dekko-2/.
- ↑ "Google Glass - Are You The Killer App?". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2013/05/10/google-glass-is-this-the-killer-app/.
- ↑ @dekko (April 14, 2014). "Dekko". Twitter. https://twitter.com/dekko/status/454656619435933696. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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