Rony Abovitz

Rony Abovitz (born 1971)[1] is an American entrepreneur, founder and CEO of augmented reality startup Magic Leap.[2][3] In October 2014, the startup raised over $540 million of venture funding from Google and other investors.[4]

Prior to Magic Leap, Abovitz co-founded MAKO Surgical Corp., a company manufacturing surgical robotic arm assistance platforms. He attended the University of Miami, where he obtained a master's degree in biomedical engineering.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Ewalt, David M. "Inside Magic Leap, The Secretive $4.5 Billion Startup Changing Computing Forever". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  2. ↑ Roose, Kevin (21 October 2014). "Google Just Invested Millions of Dollars in a Very Eccentric Man". New York Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Lapowsky, Issie (24 February 2015). "Magic Leap CEO Teases 'Golden Tickets' for Its Augmented-Reality Device". Wired. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. ↑ David Gelles and Michael J. de la Merced (October 21, 2014). "Google Invests Heavily in Magic Leap's Effort to Blend Illusion and Reality". New York Times.
  5. ↑ D'Onfro, Jillian (1 January 2015). "Google's $500 Million Man: Meet The 'Weird' Guy Trying To Invent A New Computing Platform". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 March 2015.


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