Palmer Luckey sold Oculus VR to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014, just two years after launching the company from his ga…
By a16z · Tech Reviews
Palmer Luckey sold Oculus VR to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014, just two years after launching the company from his garage. After leaving Facebook, Luckey shifted from consumer tech to the defense world, founding Anduril Industries to build AI-powered surveillance towers, autonomous drones, and software platforms for the U.S. and allied militaries. In parallel, he launched ModRetro, a niche hardware venture focused on reimagining classic game consoles with modern engineering rather than…
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