| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Silka Sietsma Matt Miesnieks |
| Defunct | 2014 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
Dekko was a San Francisco based company developing a 3D mapping and augmented reality engine.1 Dekko announced it would develop software that digitally recreates a scene allowing apps and users to interact with their real world surroundings using a built in camera on smart phones or wearable devices like Google Glass. It was founded in 2011 by Silka Sietsma and Matt Miesnieks.2
Dekko raised $3.2 million in early funding rounds.34 Their first game, Tabletop Speed, is an augmented reality race car game for iOS devices.5 Dekko had announced that it was working on augmented reality apps for Android and Google Glass.6
Its last published notice on Twitter was in April 2014, where it announced that "(expect temp twitter silence 4 a while)".7
References
References
- Eaton, Kit (July 15, 2011). "Dekko In A Box: Justin Timberlake Follows MySpace Investment With AR Tech Play". Fast Company. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- Miesnieks, Matt (7 September 2012). "With $1.9 Million In Funding, Dekko Aims To Be The Platform On Which Good Augmented Reality Is Built". TechCrunch.
- Lawler, Ryan (2013-05-09). "With $3.2M In Funding, 'Real-World Operating System' Startup Dekko Refocuses To Build Its Own Augmented Reality Apps". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- Dredge, Stuart (2013-05-09). "Dekko wants to take augmented reality beyond a 'marketing gimmick'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- "Dekko Debuts An Augmented Reality Racing Game Playable From The iPad". TechCrunch.
- "Google Glass - Are You The Killer App?". Forbes.
- @dekko (April 14, 2014). "Dekko". Twitter. Retrieved August 2, 2024.