Columbia Ventures leads $17 million investment in Vancouver augmented reality startup

The money for RealWear’s https://www.realwear.com/ big investment round came from just up the road.

The Vancouver-based augmented reality company disclosed a $17 million investment round two weeks ago but hadn’t said where the money came from. On Wednesday, RealWear identified its backer: Columbia Ventures Corp., a longtime Vancouver investment firm.

RealWear builds augmented reality into a rugged, $2,000 hardhat https://shop.realwear.com/collections/hmt/products/hmt-1 , connecting industrial and construction workers to information they can use to make on-site decisions about maintenance, assembly or repairs.

By Mike Rogoway [email protected] The Oregonian/OregonLive

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Career Opportunities at RealWear: https://realwear.bamboohr.com/jobs/