Dossier
Oculus
Coverage of Oculus in the Nexus archive.
- A dropout living in a trailer, he got $1 million from Peter Thiel at 19—now he’s a billionaire who says the American Dream isn’t dead
Palmer Luckey's success story—going from a college dropout living in a trailer to building Oculus and selling it for $2 billion by age 21—is presented as proof that the American Dream endures. Receiving initial funding from Peter Thiel, he later founded Anduril, a defense tech company now valued at $61 billion, and Erebor Bank, which also received major financial backing.
- Sesame, the conversational AI startup from Oculus founders, launches its iOS app
Sesame, a conversational AI startup founded by the creators of Oculus, has launched its iOS app. The app features conversational AI agents designed to provide natural, person-like interactions rather than traditional chatbot experiences.