![Fove, which makes an eye-tracking VR headset, was among those selected. (Image courtesy FOVE, Inc.)](https://www.hypergridbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/FOVE-563x350.jpg)
The initial batch of companies in what could be the first virtual reality accelerator have been announced.
Among the projects selected by Rothenberg Ventures’ River are a system that creates 360-degree VR imagery, a headset that uses eye-tracking to build immersive experiences, and an embedded-in-VR journalism project.
Each company got $100,000, office space and regular advice and help from a team of expert mentors that includes Philip Rosedale, the founder of Linden Lab and High Fidelity.
Read the full story at Venture Beat.
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