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Google leads $12m raise for Belfast-based VR platform SideQuest

SideQuest has developed an alternative app store for the Oculus Quest VR headset which serves as a content aggregator and developer testing platform

The avatars of SideQuest founders Orla and Shane Harris: ‘We will continue to support developers first and foremost.’

SideQuest, a Belfast start-up which has developed a platform for virtual reality (VR) games and apps, has secured $12 million (€12.1 million) in a new funding round led by GV, Google's venture capital arm.

The company, which is led by husband-and-wife team Shane and Orla Harris, was established in May 2019. SideQuest has developed an alternative app store for the Oculus Quest VR headset which serves as a content aggregator and developer testing platform. The ...