GestureTek - About the company
GestureTek is an acquired company based in Sunnyvale (United States), founded in 1986 by Vincent John. It operates as a Multiple gesture recognition devices. GestureTek has raised $21.8M in funding from Telefonica. The company has 22 active competitors, including 8 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like MultiTaction, Reactrix and Eyefactive.
Company Details
GestureTek deals in gesture recognition technology and makes multi-touch displays, foils, tables, overlays, interactive floors, walls, windows and screens. GestureTek has installed more than 4,000 award-winning interactive displays on floors, windows, walls, bar-tops, tables and counters, in retail environments, trade shows and exhibits, advertising and digital signage networks, amusement parks and attractions, hotels and nightclubs, corporate locations and public spaces. It has multi-patented video gesture control technology (VGC) that lets users control multi-media content, access information, manipulate special effects, even immerse themselves in an interactive 3D virtual world. It delivers Wii-like gesture-control without the need to wear, hold or touch anything. Qualcomm acquired all IP related to its gesture recognition technology for mobile and consumer electronics solutions.
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- www.gesturetek.com/
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
1986
Location
Sunnyvale, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$21.8M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 22 active competitors
Employee Count
21 as on May 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by Winning Brands (Nov 01, 2022)
Legal entities associated with GestureTek
GestureTek is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gesturetek, Inc. CIN: 522249287 , United States, Active | - | 6 (As on Dec 31, 2010) | - |
GestureTek's acquisition details
GestureTek got acquired by Winning Brands on Nov 01, 2022.
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GestureTek's funding and investors
GestureTek has raised a total funding of $21.8M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 12, 2007. GestureTek has 4 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of GestureTek:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 07, 2011 | 8723023 | Series C | 2094859 | 1216934 | 8473036 | 4181086 |
Dec 12, 2007 | 3033860 | Series B | 1932417 | 9709341 | 7012246 |
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GestureTek's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of GestureTek is Vincent John.
Here are the details of GestureTek's key team members:
- Vincent John: Founder & CEO of GestureTek.
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GestureTek's employee count trend
GestureTek has 21 employees as of May 26. Here is GestureTek's employee count trend over the years:
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GestureTek's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of GestureTek include MultiTaction, Reactrix and Eyefactive. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of GestureTek, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | MultiTaction 2007, Helsinki (Finland), Series A | Developer of table and wall-sized interactive displays | $12.2M | 58/100 | |
2nd | GestureTek 1986, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired | Multiple gesture recognition devices | $21.8M | 48/100 | |
3rd | Reactrix 2002, Ramsey (United States), Series D | Interactive display with a gesture recognition feature for advertising and customer engagement | $56M | 46/100 | |
4th | Eyefactive 2009, Wedel (Germany), Series A | Provider of multi-touch system, software, and object recognition technology | - | 46/100 | |
5th | Touchjet 2010, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Products for turning any surface into a touchscreen | $2.1M | 44/100 | |
6th | Developer of multi-touch technology and products | $6M | 44/100 | ||
7th | TouchMagix 2009, Pune (India), Seed | Interactive display technologies | $500K | - | 38/100 |
8th | Gesture-controlled, Interactive air display for business applications allowing multi-touch | $6.18M | 32/100 | ||
9th | Qwick Media 2009, Burnaby (Canada), Public | Provider of gesture enabled display solutions | - | - | 32/100 |
10th | Develops and manufactures large multi-touch displays | - | - | 31/100 |
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GestureTek's Investments and acquisitions
GestureTek has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to GestureTek
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New Headquarters for Winning Brands/GestureTek Operational in February 2023ACCESSWIRE•Jan 26, 2023•GestureTek
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Winning Brands Acquisition of the GestureTek Brand is CompleteACCESSWIRE•Nov 01, 2022•Winning Brands, GestureTek
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Pokemon Go goes mixed reality with Gestigon’s gesture techTechCrunch+•Aug 18, 2016•Pokémon, Gestigon, GestureTek, Google
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