When was Ultraleap founded?

Ultraleap was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Ultraleap located?

Ultraleap is headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom. It is registered at Mountain View, California.

Which legal entities is Ultraleap associated with?

Ultraleap is associated with Ultraleap Limited and 3 others.

How many employees does Ultraleap have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Ultraleap is 62.

Is Ultraleap a funded company?

Ultraleap is a funded company, having raised a total of $242M across 13 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Nov 13, 2014.

How much is Ultraleap worth?

The last known valuation of Ultraleap was £***** as of Jan 12, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Ultraleap?

Ultraleap's latest funding was a $***** Series D round on Sep 22, 2021, with participation from 6 investors.

Where does Ultraleap rank among its competitors?

Ultraleap ranks 1st amongst 59 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was OMMO, which secured an undisclosed amount in Aug, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Ultraleap?

Ultraleap's top competitors include Crunchfish, TechXR and Leap Motion. Among them, OMMO secured the most recent funding round in August, 2026.

Ultraleap - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Ultraleap is an acquired company based in Bristol (United Kingdom), founded in 2013 by Tom Carter. It operates as a Provider of spatial interaction technology solutions. Ultraleap has raised $242M in funding from investors like Tencent, IP Group and Woodford Investment Management, with last known valuation of £*****. The company has 59 active competitors, including 14 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Crunchfish, TechXR and Leap Motion.

Company Details

Ultraleap provide spatial interaction technology solutions. Offers a haptic module that enables to integrate virtual touch and an optical hand tracking module which has the capability to capture the movements of an user's hands with unparalleled accuracy and near-zero latency. Also offers TouchFree application, which enables to add touchless gesture control to interactive screens. The software application runs on an interactive kiosk or advertising totem and has the capability to detects a user’s hand in mid-air and converts it to an on-screen cursor.

Website: www.ultraleap.com/
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Email ID: *****@ultraleap.com
Phone Number: +44 **********
Registered Address: Mountain View, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

Bristol, United Kingdom

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$242M in 13 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Sep 22, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

£***** as on Jan 12, 2022

Investors

Tencent & 45 more

Ranked

1^st among 59 active competitors

Employee Count

62 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

TechXR & 50 more

Exit Details

Acquired by ROLI (Nov 11, 2025)

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Ultraleap is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ULTRALEAP HOLDINGS LIMITED CIN: 10051029dup , Vanuatu, Active	Mar 07, 2016	-	-	-
Ultraleap Limited CIN: 8781720 , Germany, Active	Nov 18, 2013	£1M - £10M (As on Dec 31, 2021)	119 (As on Dec 31, 2020)
ULTRALEAP INC. CIN: 812170722 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	14 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
Ultrahaptics Limited CIN: 12160917 , United Kingdom, Active	Aug 15, 2019	£1M - £10M (As on Dec 31, 2017)	82 (As on Dec 31, 2018)

Ultraleap got acquired by ROLI on Nov 11, 2025.

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Ultraleap has raised a total funding of $242M over 13 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 13, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Sep 22, 2021 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Ultraleap has 43 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Ultraleap:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 22, 2021	7070016	Series D	9625189	8523995	2339822	5249149
Jul 05, 2021	2059085	Series D	2344770	4771816	7785134	4368416
Apr 01, 2021	7376486	Grant (prize money)	3388306	4189024	5382106	Europa

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The founders of Ultraleap is Tom Carter. Tom Carter is the CEO of Ultraleap.

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

Tom Carter: CEO & Co-Founder of Ultraleap. They serve on the board of 1 company.

Ultraleap's Board of Directors

Ultraleap's board has 3 active members. Steve Cliffe and Tom Carter are part of team and Christopher Olds is independent board member.

Here is the list of Ultraleap's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Tom Carter	Team	-	Current	12y 9m
dfkzpeb	Team	-	Current	7y 6m
Christopher Olds	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 1m
tn{jpqb	Independent board member	-	Past	2y 2m
{ndfhbi	Independent board member	-	Past	9y 3m
bgefmjv	Independent board member	-	Past	8y 8m

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Ultraleap's employee count trend

Ultraleap has 62 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Ultraleap's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Ultraleap include Crunchfish, TechXR and Leap Motion. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ultraleap, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Ultraleap 2013, Bristol (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of spatial interaction technology solutions	$242M	BNP Paribas, Mayfair & 44 others	61/100
2nd	Crunchfish 2010, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	Provider of touchless gesture-recognizing software for computer interaction	$10.5M	Midroc	53/100
3rd	TechXR 2021, Bhopal (India), Seed	Platform offering immersive learning solutions	$3.99M	Prime Venture Partners, IIT Roorkee & 27 others	51/100
4th	Leap Motion 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of hand tracking solutions for AR/VR	$94.1M	J P Morgan, TriplePoint Capital & 8 others	50/100
5th	Clay AIR 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	SDK solutions for hand tracking & gesture recognition	$38.6M	Joy Ventures, FABB & 1 others	42/100
6th	OMMO 2015, Dallas (United States), Series A	Developer of 3D tracking technology powered by permanent magnets	$1M	VMS Asset Management, MassChallenge & 6 others	42/100
7th	uSens 2013, San Jose (United States), Deadpooled	Provides inside-out 3D hand tracking as well as head position tracking	$35.3M	Fosun Kinzon Capital, IDG Ventures & 13 others	41/100
8th	Ximmerse 2014, Guangdong (China), Series A	Manufactures positional tracking devices for VR	$18.8M	Qualcomm Ventures, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group ... & 5 others	40/100
9th	Nimble VR 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Hand-tracking system for gesture recognition in VR	$2.25M	K9 Ventures, SRnext & 6 others	38/100
10th	Antilatency 2016, Limassol (Cyprus), Seed	Provider of positional tracking systems for multiple applications	$2.1M	Vivex Vive, IIDF & 1 others	37/100