Distance Technologies
AR & VR Software · Virtual & Augmented Reality
4open roles
$2.7Mlatest round · Venture round · Jun 2024 · 2 yr ago
2backers · GV, Scale Capital
50+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
Distance Technologies is pioneering the world's first true glasses-free XR solution, made for the automotive and aerospace sectors and extending beyond. Our technology brings together the synthetic and real worlds into a seamless whole, designed to blend naturally into our everyday life.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$2.7M
1 round on record
Latest round
$2.7M
Venture round · Jun 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
6
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
GV, Scale Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
28 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
22/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 9
Partnership FORVIA HELLA and Distance Technologies Form Strategic Partnership to Develop Mirrorless 3D AR Head-Up Displays for Next-Generation Automotive Cockpit… · news.europawire.eu
Jun 26, 2024
Launched Distance Technologies Unveils 3D Heads-Up Display Prototype for Windshields · Tech Times
Jun 12, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $2.7M
2023
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 9%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jun 2024 | $2.7M | — | venturebeat.com |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Distance Technologies Oy | its site |
| Registered | 5 Dec 2023 |
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Jobs
≈ $59k – $118k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · Helsinki
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C++
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C++
OpenGL
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
Linux
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C++
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Game Dev
OpenXR
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≈ $67k – $159k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Bath
C++
Linux
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≈ $58k – $133k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · Helsinki
Python
SystemVerilog
VHDL
AI Agents
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
34/100
Slowing
Open positions
6
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
52 days
faster than 26% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
14% ▼
Backend
14% ▲
Hardware
14% ▼
Sales
14% ▲
Industrial Engineering
14% ▼
Solutions
14% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Java to stack
Oct 2026
Added OpenGL to stack
Oct 2026
Added Gradle to stack
Oct 2026
Added Agile to stack
Oct 2026
Financials
Total raised
$2.7M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2024 | $2.7M | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Distance Technologies over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
16
Postings analysed
6
Stack modernity
74/100
Languages
C++
Python
SystemVerilog
VHDL
Frameworks & libraries
ROS2
OpenGL
Cloud & platforms
Linux
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News
Report
FORVIA HELLA and Distance Technologies Form Strategic Partnership to Develop Mirrorless 3D AR Head-Up Displays for Next-Generation Automotive Cockpits EuropaWire
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Report
Distance Technologies Unveils 3D Heads-Up Display Prototype for Windshields
Distance Technologies has developed a prototype that transforms a windshield into a full-color 3D heads-up display.
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Report
This prototype turns your car's windshield into a giant AR display
Distance Technologies is a new startup aiming to put large 3D augmented reality displays into cars, but it faces challenges with its first prototype.
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Report
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
2
Busiest office
Helsinki
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Helsinki
Finland
HQ
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Hardware
John Stenbergin ranta 2
Bath
United Kingdom
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Solutions