AUSTIN (January 13, 2016) – Virtuix, the leader in active virtual reality and the developer of the popular and highly anticipated Omni motion platform, launched a “testing-the-waters” campaign on SeedInvest last week Tuesday to garner whether there would be interest from the general public in its upcoming Series A financing round via a potential mini-IPO. In the first week of the campaign, more than 1,250 people collectively indicated their interest in investing more than $10.3 million in Virtuix.
Virtuix’s upcoming fundraise comes shortly after Virtuix announced it started shipping the Omni to customers last month.
“We are thrilled to see the overwhelmingly positive response to our testing-the-waters campaign,” says Jan Goetgeluk, Founder and CEO of Virtuix. “Our company owes its beginning to the support of the passionate virtual reality community. Now, with Regulation A, our customers and supporters may have a chance to buy shares in Virtuix alongside Silicon Valley venture capitalist…