A high-profile hire helps virtual reality developer net €600,000 in seed funding

Niall Campion, video editor with Vrai; inset: Gabriel D’Arcy, chairman Fergal Phillips

Vrai, the Dublin developer of virtual and augmented reality content for brands like Samsung, will close a €600,000 seed funding round in the coming weeks, having appointed former Bord na Móna chief Gabriel D’Arcy as chairman.

The move marks a departure for D’Arcy, who was managing director at Bord na Móna for seven years before stepping down in 2014 to head up LacPatrick Dairies.

Having started his career with the Irish Defence Forces and ...