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==History==
'''2011''': Magic Leap began as Magic Leap Studios based in Flordia, U.S. It was initially making a graphic novel and a series of featured films. In 2011, Rony Abovitz attended Comic-Con and released its first [[Virtual Reality]] app.
As of '''2014, ''': Richard Taylor, co-founder of special effects company [[Weta Workshop]], along with Neal Stephenson, science fiction writer, is working for Magic Leap.
In '''February 5, 2014, ''': Magic Leap raised 50 million dollars in Series A round.
'''March 6, 2014, ''': [[Graeme Devine]] joined Magic Leap as its Chief Creative Officer & Senior VP Games.
In '''October 21, 2014, ''': Magic Leap raised 542 million dollars in Series B round from [[Google]], [[Qualcomm Ventures]], Andressen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, Legendary Entertainment and Obvious Ventures.
In '''December 16, 2014, ''': [[Neal Stephenson]], author of [[Snow Crash]], joined Magic Leap as the Chief Futurist.
'''June 1, 2015, ''': [[Rio Caraeff]], co-founder of Vevo, joined Magic Leap as its Chief Content Officer.
'''June 2, 2015, ''': [[Magic Leap SDK]] was announced and sign-ups became available on its website. '''February 2, 2016''': Magic Leap raised 793.5 million dollars in Series C round led by [[Alibaba]]. Founder of Alibaba joins Magic Leap on its board of directors.
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