When was SideQuest founded?

SideQuest was founded in 2019 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is SideQuest located?

SideQuest is headquartered in Belfast, United Kingdom.

Which legal entities is SideQuest associated with?

SideQuest is associated with SIDEQUEST LTD.

How many employees does SideQuest have?

As of Jan 31, 2025, the latest employee count at SideQuest is 34.

Is SideQuest a funded company?

SideQuest is a funded company, having raised a total of $16.3M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jun 16, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of SideQuest?

SideQuest's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Oct 03, 2022, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Virtual Reality. In United Kingdom, the Virtual Reality sector has seen $20M in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of SideQuest?

Annual revenue of SideQuest is less than £1M as on Jan 31, 2026

Where does SideQuest rank among its competitors?

SideQuest ranks 1st amongst 86 active competitors, of which 17 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was SideQuest, which secured $12M in Oct, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of SideQuest?

SideQuest's top competitors include Jaunt XR, InstaVR and YouVisit. Among them, SideQuest secured the most recent funding round in October, 2022.

SideQuest - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

SideQuest is a series A company based in Belfast (United Kingdom), founded in 2019 by Orla Harris and Shane Harris. It operates as an App-based platform offering VR games distribution solutions. SideQuest has raised $16.3M in funding from investors like Google Ventures, PROfounders Capital Partners and Boost VC. The company has 86 active competitors, including 17 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Jaunt XR, InstaVR and YouVisit.

Company Details

App-based platform offering VR games distribution solutions. It allows users to distribute games on Facebook. Users can share reviews about games and rate the games on the platform.

Website: sidequestvr.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2019

Location

Belfast, United Kingdom

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$16.3M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Oct 03, 2022, $*****

Investors

Google Ventures & 23 more

Ranked

1^st among 86 active competitors

Annual Revenue

£0 - £1M as on Jan 31, 2026

Employee Count

34 as on Jan 31, 2025

Similar Companies

Jaunt XR & 89 more

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SideQuest is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SIDEQUEST LTD CIN: NI666823 , United Kingdom, Active	Jan 06, 2020	£0 - £1M (As on Jan 31, 2026)	34 (As on Jan 31, 2025)

SideQuest has raised a total funding of $16.3M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 16, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 03, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. SideQuest has 17 institutional investors and 7 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of SideQuest:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 03, 2022	3330991	Series A	9489279	1717088	5508678	7501508
Oct 11, 2021	8282149	Seed	6685155	2047523	2720142	Ada Ventures & 3 more
Sep 23, 2020	4724945	Seed	5149721	5968486	Boost VC	Palmer Luckey

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The founders of SideQuest are Orla Harris and Shane Harris.

Here are the details of SideQuest's key team members:

Orla Harris: Co-Founder & COO of SideQuest.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Shane Harris: Co-Founder of SideQuest.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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SideQuest's employee count trend

SideQuest has 34 employees as of Jan 25. The total employee count is 36.0% more than what it was in Jan 24. Here is SideQuest's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of SideQuest include Jaunt XR, InstaVR and YouVisit. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of SideQuest, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	SideQuest 2019, Belfast (United Kingdom), Series A	App-based platform offering VR games distribution solutions	$16.3M	Boost VC, Google Ventures & 22 others	60/100
2nd	Jaunt XR 2013, San Mateo (United States), Acquired	Provider of a software solution for cross platform distribution of VR/AR/MR content	$66.7M	Disney Accelerator, Evolution Media & 1 others	53/100
3rd	InstaVR 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series B	VR app creation platform empowering businesses with immersive experiences	$7M	STRIVE, The Venture Reality Fund & 7 others	47/100
4th	YouVisit 2010, New York City (United States), Acquired	Virtual experience platform creating immersive tours and interactive storytelling solutions	-	-	44/100
5th	Metareal 2015, Montreal (Canada), Unfunded	Reality capture company providing tools to create and publish VR experiences	-	-	41/100
6th	Wonda VR 2016, Paris (France), Seed	Platform to share 360° photos and videos on VR platforms	$20K	Rethink Capital Partners, StartEd & 1 others	41/100
7th	VRdirect 2006, Munich (Germany), Series A	Developer of a platform to create and publish interactive 360-degrees and VR content	-	BayBG Venture Capital, Meyer and Co & 11 others	37/100
8th	VueXR 2018, West Hollywood (United States), Unfunded	Provider of a mixed reality media publishing platform	-	-	37/100
9th	EveryScape 2002, Newton (United States), Series C	AI-powered platform redefining real estate sales and leasing experiences	$17.5M	SK Telecom, DataPoint Ventures & 4 others	35/100
10th	Nurve 2015, Minato City (Japan), Series A	Provider of a cloud-based distribution platform for VR experiences	$2.32M	JAFCO Group, Nissay Capital & 1 others	34/100