Blippar in the News: $54M Series D Funding

Blippar Augmented Reality Search Engine Raises $54 Million Series D
TechCrunch

"Blippar, the AR company that lets you see extra, rich content by simply pointing your phone at an object, has today announced the close of a $54 million Series D funding round. The round was led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the strategic investment arm of the Government of Malaysia, and existing investors also participated in the round." Read More

Blippar Becomes One of the Best-Funded UK Start-Ups
Financial Times

"Blippar, the London-based computer vision group has raised $54m to become one of the UK’s best funded start-ups, in the midst of a growing squeeze in investment for fledgling tech companies across the world." Read More

App That Recognize4s Objects with AI Raises $54 Million
CNBC

"An augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) start-up has raised $54 million, with the investment fund of the Malaysian government jumping on board. British firm Blippar has created an app that can give you information about any object just by pointing your smartphone at it." Read More

Augmented Reality Startup Blippar Raises $54 Million to Infiltrate the Physical World
VentureBeat

"Blippar has raised $54 million in funding to “power the future of visual discovery,” the augmented reality (AR) company announced today. The round was led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the investment fund of the Malaysian government, and comes nearly one year after Blippar raised $45 million last March." Read More

Can a British Tech Firm Turn AR Into (Augmented) Reality?
BBC

"Blippar, whose technology uses smartphone cameras to overlay information on the real world, has revealed that it has received £38.6m in new funding. The cash comes mainly from the Malaysian government's strategic investment fund, and brings the total investment in the company to more than £71.5m, making it one of the UK's best-funded tech start-ups." Read More

Blippar Raises $54 Million to Continue Its Mission to "Build Something Bigger than the Internet Itself"
Business Insider

"Blippar, the company best known for its augmented reality app, has raised $54 million in Series D funding to help towards it pivot to building a "visual browser." The company's CEO and cofounder Ambarish Mitra told us last year "what I'm trying to build is bigger than the internet itself."" Read More

Blippar Raises $54 Mn Series D Funding Led by Malaysian Govt-owned Fund
Business Standard

"Blippar Inc., a technology company specialising in augmented reality, artificial intelligence and computer vision, raised $54 million Series D funding round led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the strategic investment fund of the Government of Malaysia. The funding also included follow-on investment from Blippar's existing investor base." Read More

Blippar Raises $54 Million from Malaysian Government Fund
Economic Times

"Blippar Inc, a technology company specializing in augmented reality, artificial intelligence and computer vision, has raised $54 million (Rs 365 crore) in series-D funding led by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the strategic investment fund of the government of Malaysia. Existing investors also put in money." Read More