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Oculus VR

Virtual reality company founded by Palmer Luckey, acquired by Facebook in 2014
Tracked because Virtual reality company founded by Palmer Luckey, acquired by Facebook in 2014 · 24 documented connections
Facts on record7
Connections mapped24
Sources cited14
✦ Thin coverage gap +82 connected to 24 entities · only 7 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Palmer Luckey person
founder
Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR and later left the company after the Facebook acquisition.
← Brendan Iribe person
founder
Brendan Iribe was a co-founder and CEO of Oculus VR, the company that developed the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing
Oculus VR filed a filing with the SEC on 2013-12-27 (accession number N/A), indicating regulatory documentation submitted before the Facebook acquisition.
← John Carmack person
affiliation
John Carmack joined Oculus VR as Chief Technology Officer in 2013 after leaving id Software, helping develop virtual reality technology.
→ Meta Platforms company
acquisition
Oculus VR was acquired by Facebook (now Meta Platforms) in a deal valued at $2 billion, including $400 million in cash and $1.6 billion in Facebook stock, plus earnouts and RSU grants.
← Facebook Technologies LLC company
subsidiary
Facebook Technologies LLC is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms that houses Oculus VR operations; the entities are listed in the same technology ecosystem.
← Total Recall Technologies LLC company
affiliation
Total Recall Technologies LLC was involved in legal proceedings related to Oculus VR, specifically concerning intellectual property and trade secret claims surrounding the development of the Oculus Rift headset. Founders of Oculus VR (Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, John Carmack) were named in related lawsuits.
→ Thomas Seidl person
legal dispute
Thomas Seidl was a co-founder of Total Recall Technologies who entered into an agreement with Palmer Luckey that led to litigation over VR prototypes.
Facts (7)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 158d ago · Avg age: 1793d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (2)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Oculus VR filed filing with the SEC on 2013-12-27. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2013-12-27 Added: 23 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: SEC EDGAR: filing — Oculus VR (2013-12-27)
✓ verified Primary Source The acquisition included $400 million in cash, $1.6 billion in Facebook stock, plus additional earnouts and RSU grants totaling the $2 billion figure
Date: 2014-03-25 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Facebook 10-K filing and news reports
All Connections (24)
→ Meta Platforms company
acquisition primary since 2014
Oculus VR was acquired by Facebook (now Meta Platforms) in a deal valued at $2 billion, including $400 million in cash and $1.6 billion in Facebook stock, plus earnouts and RSU grants.
→ Mark Zuckerberg person
leadership/ownership inferential since 2014
Mark Zuckerberg was the CEO of Facebook (renamed Meta Platforms) at the time of the Oculus VR acquisition, making him the ultimate acquirer/owner of Oculus VR.
→ Palmer Luckey person
founder primary since 2012
Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR and later left the company after the Facebook acquisition.
→ Thomas Seidl person
legal dispute primary since 2015
Thomas Seidl was a co-founder of Total Recall Technologies who entered into an agreement with Palmer Luckey that led to litigation over VR prototypes.
legal proceeding primary since 2017
Judge James V. Selna presided over the ZeniMax v. Oculus VR intellectual property trial in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
→ Hugo Barra person
employment primary since 2017
Hugo Barra served as Vice President of Virtual Reality at Meta (Facebook) overseeing Oculus after joining from Xiaomi in 2017.
→ Anduril Industries company
founder primary since 2017
Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, went on to found Anduril Industries, a defense technology company.
→ Jan Koum person
indirect corporate connection inferential since 2014
Jan Koum, WhatsApp co-founder, was also acquired by Facebook (now Meta Platforms) in the same era as Oculus VR, and both companies became part of Meta's portfolio.
→ Nicholas Alley person
legal secondary since 2016
Nicholas Alley was an attorney involved in litigation related to Oculus VR, including representing parties or appearing in related proceedings.
legal proceeding secondary since 2016
Judge Karen E. Scott presided over certain pre-trial matters in the Total Recall Technologies v. Oculus VR case.
→ Judge William Alsup person
legal proceeding secondary since 2017
Judge William Alsup presided over the ZeniMax v. Oculus VR damages phase or related proceedings in the Northern District of California.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing primary since 2013
Oculus VR filed a filing with the SEC on 2013-12-27 (accession number N/A), indicating regulatory documentation submitted before the Facebook acquisition.
→ Babak Siavoshy person
legal secondary since 2016
Babak Siavoshy was an attorney involved in Oculus VR-related litigation, likely representing a party in IP or contract disputes.
→ Aidan Jenkins person
legal secondary since 2016
Aidan Jenkins was an attorney appearing in Oculus VR-related legal matters.
→ Vishaal Mali person
legal secondary since 2016
Vishaal Mali was an attorney involved in Oculus VR litigation.
→ Ron Igra person
legal primary since 2015
Ron Igra was an attorney representing Total Recall Technologies in litigation against Oculus VR.
← id Software LLC company
acquisition inferential since 2013
John Carmack left id Software for Oculus VR, indicating the relationship between the entities.
← ZeniMax Media Inc. company
collaboration inferential since 2012
John Carmack served as CTO of Oculus VR, creating a talent and technical connection from ZeniMax Media through Carmack to Oculus VR. ZeniMax later sued Oculus (Facebook) for intellectual property theft related to VR technology developed by Carmack while at id Software/ZeniMax.
← John Carmack person
affiliation primary since 2013
John Carmack joined Oculus VR as Chief Technology Officer in 2013 after leaving id Software, helping develop virtual reality technology.
← Brendan Iribe person
founder primary since 2012
Brendan Iribe was a co-founder and CEO of Oculus VR, the company that developed the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.
← Salient Motion Inc. company
related_entity inferential since 2024
Salient Motion Inc. is listed among entities that may be connected to the Oculus VR ecosystem, given its position near other VR-related entities in the database.
subsidiary primary since 2014
Facebook Technologies LLC is a subsidiary of Meta Platforms that houses Oculus VR operations; the entities are listed in the same technology ecosystem.
← Ken Howery person
investor secondary since 2013
Founders Fund, where Ken Howery was a partner, invested in Oculus VR.
affiliation primary since 2014
Total Recall Technologies LLC was involved in legal proceedings related to Oculus VR, specifically concerning intellectual property and trade secret claims surrounding the development of the Oculus Rift headset. Founders of Oculus VR (Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, John Carmack) were named in related lawsuits.
Sources (14)
2017-02-03 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Oculus VR (2017-02-03) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-12-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Oculus VR (2013-12-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-07-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Oculus VR (2014-07-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-12-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: D — OCULUS VR, INC. (2013-12-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2016-01-28 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Oculus VR (2016-01-28) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2015-01-29 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Oculus VR (2015-01-29) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Oculus VR not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Oculus VR — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Oculus VR — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Oculus VR — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Oculus VR — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Oculus VR — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-12-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Oculus VR (2013-12-27) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-03-25 ↗ Facebook 10-K filing and news reports web_search Processed 📜 Receipt