Wavy alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Wavy in Consumer, ranked by how closely they match what Wavy actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Wavy. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Wavy's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Wavy?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Media Labs | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Meta | Augmented reality glasses. | Summer 2013 | 11 | Inactive |
| Supermedium | VR space of immersive utilities | Winter 2018 | 2 | Active |
| Matterport | Turn physical objects and environments into 3D models in seconds. | Winter 2012 | 201 | Public |
| North | Wearable computing hardware: biosignal gesture recognition | Winter 2013 | 51 | Acquired |
| Escher Reality | The backend for Augmented Reality. | Summer 2017 | 2 | Acquired |
| Moonvalley | Building the next generation AI creative studio | Winter 2021 | 95 | Active |
| Scope AR | Scope AR is the leading provider of User Guided Augmented Reality… | Summer 2015 | 50 | Inactive |
| Sketchbox | Wordpress for AR & VR | Winter 2018 | 20 | Inactive |
| UNISON | Live between worlds, in UNISON, using the headset we're building! | Winter 2022 | 15 | Active |
| Mentra | Building the open source smart glasses operating system. | Winter 2025 | 12 | Active |
| Sunu | Audio and Haptics AR interface equipping blind users with super powers | Summer 2017 | 11 | Inactive |
Is Wavy still active?
Wavy has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Wavy. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Wavy's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.