Cosm (company)

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Cosm Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryTechnology, entertainment, digital media
Founded2020
FounderSteve Winn
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, USA
Area served
Los Angeles and Dallas
Products Virtual reality platforms, interactive media
ServicesVirtual experiences
Revenue$50 million (2023)
$10 million (2023)
$5 million (2023)
Total assets $100 million
Total equity $75 million
Subsidiaries COSM VR, COSM Studios
Website cosm.com

Cosm is an American sports and entertainment technology company which operates extended reality entertainment venues featuring large-format screens providing patrons with an immersive experience.

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History

Cosm was born from the merger of LiveLikeVR (now Cosm Immersive), and C360. In 2020, the company acquired two companies in the planetarium industry, Evans & Sutherland and Spitz Inc.

The name “Cosm” is derived from “Cosmos” and “Colosseum,” paying homage to the company’s roots in space education and the historical significance of the Colosseum as a gathering place for live entertainment events.

On July 31, 2024, Cosm announced that it had raised $250 million in funding to expand its experiential entertainment venues globally. The funding round included existing investor Steve Winn and Mirasol Capital and new investors Avenue Sports Fund led by Marc Lasry, Dan Gilbert’s ROCK, Baillie Gifford, and David Blitzer’s Bolt Ventures. [1]

Venues

Cosm has opened and is developing immersive venues in multiple major U.S. cities:

Partnerships and programming

Cosm has sports partnerships with CBS Sports, Fox Sports, ESPN, NBC Sports, TNT Sports, the NBA, NFL, and UFC. [7]

To date, Cosm has presented:

Cosm partnered with Cirque du Soleil to create a Shared Reality presentation of Cirque’s production “O.”

In June 2025, Cosm hosted a 25th anniversary Shared Reality screening of The Matrix in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures and Little Cinema. [10]

Cosm Studios fosters the art of full-dome filmmaking and has developed projects with new media artist Nancy Baker Cahill, filmmaker and director Guy Reid, DJ Chris Holmes, and composer and new media artist Ricardo Romaneiro.

The studio also recently announced an immersive film titled Inside Pop Art, which explores the works of artists Roy Lichtenstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and others.

Another original production, Big Wave: No Room for Error, explores oceanic experiences through the eyes of expert surfers, and was shot in immersive 12K+ for Cosm’s Shared Reality venues. [11]

Science and education

Cosm's immersive technology powers educational institutions through its CX System, which includes LED dome displays, immersive software, and an ecosystem of STEAM content.

References

  1. "TorinoFilmLab". 29 May 2024.
  2. "Dodgers fans flock to Cosm for a one-of-a-kind season opener". 18 March 2025.
  3. "Cosm Dallas Redefines Fan Experiences with Shared Reality & Live Events". 20 March 2025.
  4. https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2023/10/25/centennial-yards-cosm-immersive-venue.html
  5. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/11/09/cosm-announces-downtown-detroit-location/71600412007/
  6. "Cosm plans immersive sports and entertainment venue in Cleveland, right next to Rocket Arena". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. July 7, 2025.
  7. Sim, Josh (29 October 2024). "NFL strikes Cosm rights deal to show games at shared reality venues". SportsPro.
  8. "Cosm in L.A. Should be a Must Visit on Your Year-End Bucket List". 23 September 2024.
  9. Maurer, Pablo; O'Neill, Caoimhe (9 December 2024). "Watching the Premier League from LA's futuristic sports bar – and a restricted-view seat". The New York Times.
  10. "'The Matrix' to Screen in "Shared Reality" Format Via Warner Bros Partnership with Cosm". 31 March 2025.
  11. "Big Wave Surfing Comes to the Bigger Screen (Video)". 24 March 2025.
  12. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/architecture/2024/12/08/fort-worth-museum-of-science-and-history-reopens-iconic-omni-theater/
  13. "Europe's first fully digital LED dome re-opens in Prague". 17 June 2025.
  14. "'Europe's first fully digital LED dome' to open this month | AV Magazine".
  15. "Arizona Science Center Partners with Cosm to Reimagine Dorrance Planetarium into Next-Generation 8K+ LED Dome" (Press release).
  16. "Cosm reveals Digistar 2025 at Int'l Planetarium Society Conference". 24 July 2024.
  17. "Cosm to showcase new features & benefits of Digistar 2025 at launch event". 28 October 2024.
  18. "Cosm reveals Digistar 2025 at International Planetarium Society Conference". 24 July 2024.