Magic Leap

Magic Leap, Inc.
Type of business	Private
Headquarters	Plantation, Florida
Founder(s)	Rony Abovitz
CEO	Ross Rosenberg
URL	www.magicleap.com
Launched	2010
Current status	Active

Magic Leap, Inc. is an American technology company that released a head-mounted augmented reality display, called Magic Leap One,^[4] which superimposes 3D computer-generated imagery over real world objects. It is attempting to construct a light-field chip using silicon photonics.^[5]

Magic Leap was founded by Rony Abovitz in 2010^[6] and has raised $2.6 billion from a list of investors including Google and Alibaba Group.^[7] In December 2016, Forbes estimated that Magic Leap was worth $4.5 billion.^[8] On July 11, 2018, AT&T invested in the company and became its exclusive partner. On August 8, 2018, the Magic Leap One was made available in the United States through AT&T.

On May 28, 2020, Rony Abovitz announced that Magic Leap had raised $350 million in new funding and that he would be stepping down as CEO.^[9] On July 7, 2020, the company announced their new CEO would be former Microsoft executive Peggy Johnson.^[10]^[11]

^ Robertson, Adi (July 7, 2020). "Magic Leap names former Microsoft executive as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ Griffith, Erin; Weise, Karen (July 7, 2020). "Magic Leap Hires Top Microsoft Executive as C.E.O." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ "Magic Leap Hires Top Microsoft Executive as C.E.O." Miami Herald.
^ "Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
^ Bourzac, Katherine (June 11, 2015). "Can Magic Leap Do What It Claims with $592 Million?". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Magic raises $ 1.4 billion". Yahoo Tech. Associated Press. May 27, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
^ Ewalt, David M. "Inside Magic Leap, The Secretive $4.5 Billion Startup Changing Computing Forever". Forbes. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ Takahashi, Dean (May 28, 2020). "Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz is stepping down". venturebeat.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ Shieber, Jonathan (July 7, 2020). "Magic Leap has a new chief executive and its former Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson". TechCrunch.
^ Foley, Mary Jo. "Microsoft Business Development Chief Peggy Johnson becomes Magic Leap CEO". ZDNet. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[1] Robertson, Adi (July 7, 2020). "Magic Leap names former Microsoft executive as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[2] Griffith, Erin; Weise, Karen (July 7, 2020). "Magic Leap Hires Top Microsoft Executive as C.E.O." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[3] "Magic Leap Hires Top Microsoft Executive as C.E.O." Miami Herald.

[4] "Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

[:3-5] Bourzac, Katherine (June 11, 2015). "Can Magic Leap Do What It Claims with $592 Million?". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

[:2-6] Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Alleges-7] "Magic raises $ 1.4 billion". Yahoo Tech. Associated Press. May 27, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

[forbes-8] Ewalt, David M. "Inside Magic Leap, The Secretive $4.5 Billion Startup Changing Computing Forever". Forbes. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[9] Takahashi, Dean (May 28, 2020). "Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz is stepping down". venturebeat.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[10] Shieber, Jonathan (July 7, 2020). "Magic Leap has a new chief executive and its former Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson". TechCrunch.

[11] Foley, Mary Jo. "Microsoft Business Development Chief Peggy Johnson becomes Magic Leap CEO". ZDNet. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

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