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'''June 2012:''' Oculus Rift Prototype was showcased in E3.
'''June 2012:''' Oculus Rift Prototype was showcased in E3.


'''August 1, 2012:''' Crowd funding campaign for [[Oculus Rift]] was started on Kickstarter. [[DK1]] was promised to all backers who contribute at least 300 dollars. The Kickstarter campaign raised $2,437,429 for Oculus VR.
'''August 1, 2012:''' Crowd funding campaign for [[Oculus Rift]] was began on Kickstarter. [[DK1]] was promised to all backers who contribute at least 300 dollars.


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'''September 1, 2012:''' Kickstarter campaign for Oculus Rift ended. It raised $2,437,429 for the company.
 
'''December 12, 2013:''' Oculus VR raised 75 million dollars through Series B round of venture funding led by [[Andressen Horowitz]].


'''March 25, 2014:''' [[Facebook]] acquired Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars. The deal includes 400 million dollars in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at 1.6 billion dollars. An additional 300 million dollars are allocated when Facebook reach certain goals.
'''March 25, 2014:''' [[Facebook]] acquired Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars. The deal includes 400 million dollars in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at 1.6 billion dollars. An additional 300 million dollars are allocated when Facebook reach certain goals.