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A gamified fitness tracking app for iOS users, offering activity logging, digital collectibles, and a privacy-focused social network.
Any Distance is an Atlanta, Georgia-based software company that develops a privacy-focused, gamified fitness tracking iOS application designed to log physical activities and sync with wearable devices. The freemium platform utilizes Apple HealthKit to track daily movement and engages consumers by rewarding them with digital collectibles, augmented reality route visualizations, and custom 3D medals. Operating with a small team of fewer than ten employees, the application has processed hundreds of thousands of synced activities and generated tens of thousands of earned user achievements. To support its premium subscription tier and further product development, Any Distance raised $1.5 million in a 2022 pre-seed funding round backed by institutional investors including Bungalow Capital, Overline, Fitt Insider, and OliveX. The award-winning health and fitness technology enterprise was officially founded in 2021 by co-founders Luke Beard and Daniel Kuntz.
Any Distance has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
Any Distance has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Any Distance has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in September 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2022 | $2M Seed | Bungalow Capital | Alumni Ventures, EVE Atlas, FAR OUT Ventures, Overline VC, Shorewind Capital, Space Capital, Dylan Taylor, Fitt Insider, Gramercy Fund, OliveX | Announced |
Distance Technologies is a Finnish deep-tech startup pioneering the world's first true glasses-free mixed reality (XR) solution using AI-driven optics, computer vision, and lightfield technology.[1][3][5] It targets automotive, aerospace, and defense sectors, transforming transparent surfaces like windshields, cockpits, or helmets into immersive 3D displays that fuse real-world views with synthetic data for enhanced situational awareness, safety, and decision-making.[1][3][5] The company serves manufacturers, integrators, and operators in high-stakes environments, solving the problem of bulky headsets by enabling seamless XR integration without glasses, while offering an open ecosystem for applications like sensor fusion in tactical scenarios.[1][3]
Launched from stealth in 2024, Distance has raised $2.7M in an oversubscribed pre-seed round from investors including FOV Ventures, Maki.VC, and Foobar, followed by a €10M round led by undisclosed backers, fueling rapid development and private demos at events like Augmented World Expo 2024.[1][8] Growth momentum includes partnerships, such as with Basemark for next-gen AR-HUD solutions, positioning it for industrial-scale deployment.[5]
Distance Technologies was co-founded by Joonas Itäranta and Thomas M. Carlsson, both former Varjo executives with over 25 years each in tech.[1][3] Itäranta, with experience at Nokia, Microsoft, Suunto, and Remedy Entertainment (focusing on game engines), leads software development and operations.[1] Carlsson, known for optical tracking in Formula 1, Premier League, and VR/XR at Varjo, drives hardware innovation, patenting, and tracking solutions.[1]
The idea emerged from their Varjo backgrounds, addressing XR limitations in real-world applications by creating glasses-free tech for contextual AI.[1][9] Pivotal moments include exiting stealth in 2024 with $2.7M funding and private demos, followed by a €10M raise in 2025 to scale for defense, automotive, and aerospace.[1][8] This evolution reflects a shift from headset-bound VR to embedded, infinite-depth XR for mission-critical use.[3][5]
Distance rides the wave of contextual AI and dual-use deep tech, merging XR with multispectral sensors amid rising demand for augmented perception in autonomous vehicles, urban air mobility, and defense amid geopolitical tensions.[3][5][8] Timing aligns with automotive HUD evolution (from 2D to AR) and aerospace electrification, where glasses-free solutions reduce pilot burden and enhance safety—market forces like regulatory pushes for advanced driver aids and defense budgets favor embeddable tech over wearables.[3][5]
It influences the ecosystem by open-sourcing XR for integrators, accelerating adoption in Europe as a "counterpart to new-wave defense platforms," and partnering with AR leaders like Basemark to standardize high-performance rendering in mission-critical apps.[1][5][8] This positions Finland as an XR hub, challenging U.S./Asian dominance in industrial XR.
Distance Technologies is primed for explosive growth, with €10M fueling production prototypes and OEM pilots in 2026, targeting windshield HUDs and helmet visors.[8] Trends like AI-sensor fusion and glasses-free AR will propel it, especially as defense spending surges and automotive OEMs seek differentiators amid EV slowdowns. Its influence may evolve into a platform leader, licensing tech to incumbents and spawning a developer ecosystem around lightfield XR—ultimately redefining how humans perceive dynamic environments without added hardware. This glasses-free breakthrough, born from Varjo alumni, closes the gap between synthetic and real worlds at industrial scale.[1][3][8]
Any Distance has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Any Distance's investors include Bungalow Capital, Alumni Ventures, EVE Atlas, Far Out Ventures, Overline VC, Shorewind Capital, Space Capital, Dylan Taylor, Fitt Insider, Gramercy Fund, OliveX.