bHaptics - About the company
bHaptics is a series C company based in Daejeon (South Korea), founded in 2015 by Gwak Kiuk and Sangwon Choi. It operates as a Wearable haptics for gaming. bHaptics has raised $15.4M in funding from investors like Aju IB Investment, Korean Development Bank and Mirae Asset. The company has 44 active competitors, including 10 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Oculus, Immersion and HoloWorld.
Company Details
bHaptics is a maker of wearable gaming haptic devices. Its offerings are Tactosy (arms, hands, and feet worn), Tactot (torso), and Tactal (face). The wearables are equipped with haptic actuators based on device's size and functionality like the Tactot has 40, Tactal 3, Tactosy has 3, 3 and 6 each unit (arms, hand, and feet). Tactosy Studio is a web-based haptic editing tool which allows creating haptic feedback and adds to a video. Tactosy app enables customizing haptic feedback with various options, checking the status and connecting to Arduino.
- Website
- www.bhaptics.com/
- Email ID
- *****@bhaptics.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Daejeon, South Korea
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$15.4M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 44 active competitors
Employee Count
28 as on Jul 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with bHaptics
bHaptics is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Behaptics Co., Ltd CIN: 738-88-00059 , South Korea, Active | May 07, 2015 | - | - | - |
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bHaptics's funding and investors
bHaptics has raised a total funding of $15.4M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 2022. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jan 22, 2024 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. bHaptics has 9 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of bHaptics:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 22, 2024 | 6504396 | Series C | 1201033 | 3904804 | 6666728 | 7178014 |
Jan 2022 | 3333941 | Series B | 1668391 | 3948958 | 9598149 |
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bHaptics' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of bHaptics are Gwak Kiuk and Sangwon Choi.
Here are the details of bHaptics' key team members:
- Gwak Kiuk: Co-Founder & CEO of bHaptics.
- Sangwon Choi: Co-Founder & CTO of bHaptics.
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bHaptics' employee count trend
bHaptics has 28 employees as of Jul 26. Here is bHaptics's employee count trend over the years:
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bHaptics's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of bHaptics include Oculus, Immersion and HoloWorld. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of bHaptics, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Oculus 2012, Menlo Park (United States), Acquired | Provider of VR-based head-mounted displays | $107M | 83/100 | |
2nd | Immersion 1993, San Jose (United States), Public | Provider of haptics software for multiple industries | - | 64/100 | |
3rd | bHaptics 2015, Daejeon (South Korea), Series C | Wearable haptics for gaming | $15.4M | 49/100 | |
4th | Developer of SDK to build metaverse | - | - | 44/100 | |
5th | Woojer- Born to Feel 2011, Kfar Saba (Israel), Funding Raised | Wearable audio responsive haptic feedback system | - | 42/100 | |
6th | Developer of haptic devices for VR applications | $20.8M | 41/100 | ||
7th | Provider of a haptic gaming vest for VR applications | - | 37/100 | ||
8th | Tactical Haptics 2013, Palo Alto (United States), Seed | Haptic game controllers for VR, games & healthcare | $1.47M | 34/100 | |
9th | Internet first brand offering wearable gaming controllers | - | 33/100 | ||
10th | 3D Gesture feedback technology to interact with virtual objects | $4.1M | 31/100 |
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bHaptics's Investments and acquisitions
bHaptics has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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Bhaptics gets 10 billion won in Series C financingCitnews•Jan 29, 2024•bHaptics, KB Investment, Hana Ventures, Korea Development Bank Europe and 1 other
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