Norwest leads $8 mln investment in AR startup 8th Wall

Palo Alto, California-based 8th Wall, which helps developers build augmented reality applications, announced it has raised an $8 million Series A round of funding. Norwest Venture Partners led the Series A round with participation from the Venture Reality Fund, Shasta Ventures and Sparkland Capital. As a result of the latest funding, Vab Goel, a general partner at Norwest, has joined the board. The company has now raised $10.4 million in total funding.

Source: Company announcement