Dekko Explained

Industry:	Software
Founded:	2011
Defunct:	2014
Founder:	Silka Sietsma Matt Miesnieks
Hq Location:	San Francisco

Dekko was a San Francisco based company developing a 3D mapping and augmented reality engine.^[1] Dekko announced it would develop software that digitally recreates a scene allowing apps and users to interact with their real world surroundings using a built in camera on smart phones or wearable devices like Google Glass. It was founded in 2011 by Silka Sietsma and Matt Miesnieks.^[2]

Dekko raised $3.2 million in early funding rounds.^{[3] [4]} Their first game, Tabletop Speed, is an augmented reality race car game for iOS devices.^[5] Dekko had announced that it was working on augmented reality apps for Android and Google Glass.^[6]

Its last published notice on Twitter was in April 2014, where it announced that "(expect temp twitter silence 4 a while)".^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Dekko In A Box: Justin Timberlake Follows MySpace Investment With AR Tech Play. Eaton. Kit. July 15, 2011. Fast Company. 1 July 2013.
2. Web site: Miesnieks. Matt. With $1.9 Million In Funding, Dekko Aims To Be The Platform On Which Good Augmented Reality Is Built. TechCrunch. 7 September 2012 .
3. Web site: Lawler . Ryan . 2013-05-09 . With $3.2M In Funding, 'Real-World Operating System' Startup Dekko Refocuses To Build Its Own Augmented Reality Apps . 2024-04-03 . TechCrunch . en-US.
4. News: Dredge . Stuart . 2013-05-09 . Dekko wants to take augmented reality beyond a 'marketing gimmick' . 2024-04-03 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
5. News: Dekko Debuts An Augmented Reality Racing Game Playable From The iPad. TechCrunch.
6. News: Google Glass - Are You The Killer App?. Forbes.
7. Web site: Dekko . . @dekko . April 14, 2014 . August 2, 2024.