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Brendan Iribe is one of the video game industry’s most successful entrepreneurs. He was the CEO and co-founder of Oculus VR, the Irvine-based developer of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Oculus VR recently made worldwide headlines when on March 26, 2014, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) announced that it was acquiring Oculus VR in a deal worth approximately $3 billion. The two companies are joining forces to create the best virtual reality platform in the world.
In 2012, Brendan and his team launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of Oculus Rift development kit. With the support of 9,522 backers, they exceeded their original goal of $250,000 and ended up raising over $2.4 million. The campaign remains one of the top 20 most-funded campaigns in Kickstarter history.
Before Oculus, Brendan served as Chief Product Officer of Gaikai, another innovative Orange County success story. In July of 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment (NYSE: SNE) acquired Gaikai for $380m.
Prior to Gaikai, Brendan spent a decade as co-founder and CEO of Scaleform, the #1 user interface technology provider in the video game market, which Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) acquired in 2011. Earlier in his career, Brendan worked as a game programmer and helped the Firaxis team develop the user interface for Civilization IV, a game that went on to sell millions of units and win multiple awards.
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BIG Ventures
Managing Partner
2005 - Current
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Brendan Iribe is the Managing Partner at BIG Ventures, based in United States, North America. Brendan Iribe studied Bachelor's CS and EE @ University of Maryland. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Nov 04, 2021 | VNTANA | Series A - VNTANA | 4.0M |
Jan 19, 2023 | Scenario | Seed Round - Scenario | 6.0M |
Jun 20, 2023 | ElevenLabs | Series A - ElevenLabs | 19.0M |
Jun 27, 2023 | Brilliant Labs | Seed Round - Brilliant Labs | 3.0M |
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