ArborXR is a technology company.
ArborXR has raised $18.0M across 1 funding round.
ArborXR has raised $18.0M in total across 1 funding round.
ArborXR is an enterprise-grade XR (extended reality) device management platform that enables businesses to remotely manage, deploy content to, and secure fleets of AR and VR devices at scale.[1][2][5] It serves enterprises in sectors like healthcare, education, training, and manufacturing—such as OxfordVR for patient therapy and Axon for law enforcement—solving the challenges of manual device management, legacy MDM limitations, and secure scaling of XR deployments.[2][5] Key features include bulk enrollment, app deployment, user access controls, kiosk modes, and analytics, with recent growth highlighted by a $12M funding round and acquisition of InformXR to launch ArborXR Insights.[1][5]
The platform powers over 3,000 organizations in 60+ countries, including 50+ Fortune 500 companies, demonstrating strong momentum from its roots in location-based VR entertainment to enterprise dominance.[5][7][8]
ArborXR was founded in 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma, by co-founders including CEO Brad Scoggin and Will Stackable, sparked by their first VR headset experience: "VR is going to change the world and we want to be part of shaping it for good."[1][2][3] Six weeks later, they launched the Midwest's first VR arcade, quickly identifying the need for commercial software; they built and released their device management platform in 2017, becoming the market leader in location-based VR entertainment with customers in 40+ countries within 18 months.[2][3]
By 2020, with five years of global scaling experience, the fully remote team (spanning the US, Canada, Germany, Italy, the UK, and Netherlands) pivoted to enterprise focus, emphasizing secure XR for businesses, OEMs, and hardware makers.[3][5] Pivotal moments include partnerships with Fortune 500 firms and the 2024 InformXR acquisition to enhance analytics.[1]
ArborXR stands out as a purpose-built MDM (Mobile Device Management) platform for XR, unlike legacy MDMs that restrict VR/AR support, offering enterprise security, unlimited scalability, and XR-specific tools.[2][4][8]
ArborXR rides the wave of quiet XR adoption in enterprise, healthcare, education, and training, where VR/AR drives shifts in learning retention, cost reduction, and immersive simulations (e.g., PTSD therapy, pain management, aircraft training).[3][6] Timing aligns with hardware advances from Meta, Apple, and Qualcomm, but ArborXR focuses on the "fundamental shift" in how organizations deploy XR fleets amid rising demand for scalable, secure management—addressing gaps in traditional MDMs like VMware Workspace ONE.[5][8]
It influences the ecosystem by enabling OEMs, developers, and enterprises (e.g., 50+ Fortune 500s) to overcome deployment hurdles, fostering broader XR use in real-world applications and connecting users to top content providers.[2][5][8]
ArborXR is poised to dominate enterprise XR management as adoption accelerates, leveraging its $12M funding for platform enhancements like Insights analytics and expanded OS support.[1][5] Trends like AI-driven XR content, mixed-reality hardware proliferation, and regulatory pushes for secure enterprise tech will amplify its role, potentially expanding to millions of devices globally.
Its influence may evolve from management enabler to full XR ecosystem orchestrator, powering transformative use cases while maintaining a human-centered vision: making XR a daily tool for meaningful lives, not escapism.[3][7] This positions ArborXR as a quiet powerhouse shaping XR's enterprise future.
ArborXR has raised $18.0M in total across 1 funding round.
ArborXR's investors include Andrew Wheeler, iSelect Fund, Mercury Fund, Prelude Ventures, VantagePoint Capital Partners.
ArborXR has raised $18.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $18.0M Series A in August 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2024 | $18.0M Series A | Andrew Wheeler, iSelect Fund, Mercury Fund, Prelude Ventures, VantagePoint Capital Partners |