Blippar in the News: AR Queen Portraits

Artbelow Presents Contemporary Alternative Portraits Of The Queen At 90
Artlyst

"Scarlett Raven, a young emerging artist known for her paintings that commemorate British soldiers and her collaborations with the British Legion, has also created a new work especially for the show. Raven’s painting of a poppy field has a unique twist when viewed through a smart phone or tablet – using a downloadable Blippar app - as a series of iconic photographs of the queen from childhood to her 90th year appear projected onto the painting, accompanied by a soundtrack written and performed by film composer Marc Canham." Read More

Tech Upstart Blippar Poaches Top British Diplomat in New York, Danny Lopez, to Head Global Growth
The Independent

"One of Britain’s top diplomats in the United States is to jump ship and join Blippar, the fast growing visual search browser and augmented reality developer, valued at $1.5 billion. Blippar will announce the appointment of Danny Lopez, the British Consul General in New York for five years, as its new Chief Operating Officer in charge of global development on Thursday." Read More

The Reality of Augmented and Virtual Reality Venture Capital
TechCrunch

"AR/VR is the new hotness. VCs invested $1.7 billion in the 12 months leading to March 2016, $1.2 billion of that in the first quarter of this year alone. There are four AR/VR unicorns already (Magic Leap, Oculus, Blippar, MindMaze). Big numbers, very exciting. But as DFJ Partner Bubba Murarka says, 'not all VCs have taken the red pill yet.'" Read More