VANCOUVER and TORONTO — Telus’s strategic investment arm, Telus Ventures, announced today it has invested in spatial technology company Dark Slope’s immersive learning business Lumeto, which has been incubating for 18 months as it developed its Involve XR learning platform for the healthcare and public safety sectors (XR is a catch-all term for augmented reality or virtual reality-type platforms).
Alongside the public launch of Lumeto, Dark Slope announced the closing of its pre-series A round of financing which raised $3 million and was led by MaRS IAF and included Telus Ventures and Golden Ventures as new investors. Original investors Radical Ventures and Globalive Capital also participated in this financing round. Lumeto’s funding now totals $5.5 million, says Dark Slope’s press release.
Jon Wolkin from Telus Ventures joins Lumeto’s board as an observer, as does Michael Ho from MaRS IAF.
“Involve XR is a next generation learning platform, delivering an unprecedented level of flexibility, customization, enterprise-grade security, data collection and analysis capabilities,” reads the company’s press release. “The platform enables live or asynchronous simulation classes via VR, AR or flatscreen, as well as learner assessment and benchmarking, providing learners an efficient way to remotely and easily re-skill and up-skill.”
The company says it has signed agreements with partners representing more than 35,000 frontline workers, with details to be announced at a later date.
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