TiltFive
Company typeStartup company
IndustryTechnology, Augmented reality, Virtual reality
FoundedSanta Clara, California (August 2017)
FounderJeri Ellsworth
Headquarters,
Key people
Jeri Ellsworth, CEO and Co-Founder
Jamie Gennis, Co-founder and CTO
Websitetiltfive.com

Tilt Five is a Fremont-based technology startup company founded in August 2017 by Jeri Ellsworth, Jamie Gennis, Amy Herndon, and Anthony Aquilio. Tilt Five's main product is a tabletop augmented reality system.[1]

History

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Tilt Five was founded in August of 2017 after CastAR shut down, and the founders of Tilt Five were able to acquire technology from CastAR.[1]

Tilt Five announced their tabletop augmented reality system on Kickstarter in September of 2019[2], closing its campaign with $1,767,301 pledged.[3] Tilt Five originally estimated shipping Kickstarter units in June of 2020, however the development was delayed by the global Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in first Kickstarter units shipping in December 2021, with the last Kickstarter units shipping in January 2023 after which Tilt Five began shipping post-kickstarter consumer units.

In addition to the funding received from Kickstarter, Tilt Five closed a $7.5m series A funding round in October 2020.[4]

Products

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Tilt Five's main product is a tabletop augmented reality system comprised of three primary parts: glasses, game board, and wand.[2] The wearable glasses house a pair of LCOS pico-projectors, optical components, and vision processing electronics. The game board is constructed from retroreflective sheeting with a folding cardboard backing and a pattern of circular fiducial markers for pose tracking by the glasses. The handheld wand is a motion controller housing IR LEDs that allow for pose tracking of the wand by the glasses.

References

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  1. ^ a b Markoff, John (24 October 2019). "Always Building, From the Garage to Her Company". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hollister, Sean (24 September 2019). "Jeri Ellsworth's unique AR glasses are back from the dead". The Verge. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ Lang, Ben (29 October 2019). "Tilt Five Kickstarter Comes to a Close with More Than $1.7M in Funding". Road to VR. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ Hayden, Scott (28 October 2020). "Crowdfunded AR Startup Tilt Five Secures $7.5M Series A Investment". Road to VR. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

Category:Augmented reality Category:Companies based in Fremont, California Category:Display technology Category:Kickstarter-funded products Category:Virtual reality companies