This Entrepreneur Raised $100 Million To Redefine Your Car Experience With Augmented Reality Jamieson Christmas has been inspired to make holographic displays a reality since his youth. After starting out bootstrapping his first company, he has since raised over $100M to put his augmented reality technology into the next generation of vehicles. On the Dealmakers Show Christmas talked about being inspired by science fiction, getting into Cambridge after dropping out of school at 16 years old, bootstrapping a startup, starting up in the wake of a financial crisis, patents and investing in IP, getting your company acquired, the future of mobility, and augmented reality in the car. Watch the full interview here for all the details. Making Science Fiction A Reality Jamieson Christmas was born and grew up in the UK. Where he still lives and has headquartered his latest tech company. His father and other family members were engineers. Born in the 70s, he was captivated by technology, science fiction, and the visions of the future that George Lucas brought to screens. Even though he originally ditched school at 16, he went on to take part in an apprenticeship. One which allowed him both hands on work experience in technology and its implementation, along with being able to continue his studies. That took him back to college. First for an undergraduate degree in electronic engineering. Then attending Cambridge University to pursue a Phd. Where he loved working alongside some of the smartest people he could find, who were working on problems and solutions that would be the future in another decade or two. All of this was driven by one question he had, “why hasn't holography and 3D really happened yet?” One of his professors was doing some work on utilizing holographic techniques to enhance telecommunications. There he says that they made a number of important breakthroughs in terms of the devices and material science that you need to make holography viable for the first…
