YBVR

www.ybvr.com ↗ ·San Jose ·Pre-Series A

YBVR is an immersive video streaming company that turns live events into interactive, social experiences for virtual- and mixed-reality headsets, mobile and web. Its vertically integrated platform covers production, distribution, playback, applications and analytics, and streams 8K video at low bandwidth and low latency. It runs the Xtadium sports app, launched with Meta in 2022, as well as Xtadium Music and CultVRe, and has worked with rights holders and partners including the NBA, UFC, NASCAR, ESPN, X Games, DAZN, beIN Sports, EuroLeague, PSG, Verizon, AWS and Google Cloud. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in Spain, YBVR is backed by Wayra (Telefónica), which first invested in 2018, and by Verizon Ventures and Tech Coast Angels, which joined Wayra in a $1.5M pre-Series A round in February 2021; TELUS Ventures invested later.

Founded

2016

Founders

Total funds raised

$1.5M

SectorsMedia & Gaming, Virtual Reality, Video Streaming, Sports Tech Start-up MapMedia & Gaming › Film, TV & video distribution

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Founders

Constantino Villar

COO & Co-Founder

Héctor Prieto

CEO & Co-Founder

Sebastián Amengual

Co-Founder

Víctor Ernesto García Sánchez

CTO & Co-Founder

Global models 5

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Jaunt

United States · www.jauntvr.com ↗

Built an end-to-end cinematic VR platform (capture, production, distribution and playback app) and licensed it to media and sports partners, which is YBVR's vertically integrated model.

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Wave

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Turns live music performances into interactive virtual events distributed across VR, web and platform partners, like Xtadium Music.

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LiveLike

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~$20MComparable

Bigscreen

United States · www.bigscreenvr.com ↗

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~$14MComparable

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Wayra

www.wayra.com

Pre-Series A 2021 Spain

Lanzadera

lanzadera.es

Investor Spain

Verizon Ventures

www.verizon.com/about/our-company/verizon-ventures ↗

Led Pre-Series A 2021 United States

Tech Coast Angels

www.techcoastangels.com ↗

Pre-Series A 2021 United States

LG Nova

www.lgnova.com ↗

Investor United States

TELUS Ventures

www.telus.com/en/about/telus-ventures ↗

Investor Canada

Funding rounds 1

Date	Round	Amount	Lead
2021-02-17	Pre-Series A	$1.5M	Verizon Ventures +2 more

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Published	Article
2026-09-23	Meta Promises 100 Live Immersive Sports Events a Year, Where Apple Stopped at Ten ↗ VR.org 2026-09-23
2026-09-17	Manchester City launches immersive VR content from Asia Tour ↗ Broadcast 2026-09-17
2026-05-06	Xtadium Launches in Spain: Immersive Sports Experiences Now Available on Meta Quest ↗ YBVR (press release) 2026-05-06
2025-06-03	Quest Owners Can Watch The NHL Stanley Cup Final Rinkside In 180° For Free ↗ UploadVR 2025-06-03
2025-03-25	Movistar Arena becomes a testing ground for 5G SA technology with millimetre waves ↗ Telefónica 2025-03-25
2024-07-12	FOX Sports Brings Copa America Live to Xtadium ↗ PR Newswire 2024-07-12
2024-06-05	YBVR Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation ↗ YBVR (press release) 2024-06-05