Strivr
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Strivr makes an enterprise XR training platform. It was founded in 2015 out of Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab; Derek Belch is its founder and CEO.
| Website | https://www.strivr.com/ |
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| Headquarters | Not published. |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ownership | Strivr lists backers including Accenture, Alumni Ventures, Bank of America, Georgian, the NFL and Workday. |
| In this guide | Leadership, safe AI use and cybersecurity; Corporate leadership and soft skills; Hiring and realistic job previews; Workplace safety and compliance; Onboarding and frontline training |
This profile uses the same fields and length limits as every other provider in the guide, drawn from Strivr’s own materials and public records.
Leadership, safe AI use and cybersecurity
Products named: Strivr Platform; Coaching 1:1 Conversations; Leadership & Management bundle; Addressing Performance Issues; Giving Effective Feedback; Strivr AI
| What they offer | Strivr's VR content library includes leadership courses: coaching and mentoring, a Leadership & Management bundle, emotional intelligence, addressing performance issues and giving feedback, practiced with avatars. It also builds custom VR training. |
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| Who they serve | Strivr names Fortune 1000 enterprises in logistics, manufacturing, retail, field services, restaurants and healthcare; its coaching course targets people leaders. |
| How it is delivered | Courses run on VR headsets including Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest and Pico, with browser-based 2D versions for desktop. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published; Classified: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Strivr says its platform captures over 100 data points per second, including eye gaze, clicks, speech rate and tone, and tracks performance by course, learner group or location. |
| AI features | Strivr describes its content as AI-powered VR training without detail; its separate Strivr AI product uses a visual language model to spot procedure errors via smart glasses. |
| Notable public programs and contracts | USAspending lists a 2018 Army purchase from Strivr Labs through the West Point contracting office; the record does not state its purpose. |
| How to buy | Strivr offers a 30-day demo of its platform; no contract vehicle is published. |
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Corporate leadership and soft skills
Products named: Strivr Platform; Coaching 1:1 Conversations; Leadership & Management bundle; Addressing Performance Issues; Giving Effective Feedback; Strivr AI
| What they offer | Strivr's VR content library includes leadership modules: Coaching & Mentoring Skills for Leaders, Addressing Performance Issues, Emotional Intelligence & Empathetic Leadership Skills, Giving Effective Feedback and a Leadership & Management Skills bundle. It also builds custom VR training. |
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| Who they serve | Strivr lists use cases in logistics, manufacturing, field services, retail, quick service restaurants and healthcare; its leadership bundle is for new and experienced managers. |
| How it is delivered | Courses run on VR headsets including Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, HTC Vive and Pico, with browser-based 2D versions for desktop. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Strivr says its platform captures over 100 data points per second, including eye gaze, clicks, speech rate and tone, and tracks performance by course, learner group or location. |
| AI features | Strivr describes its content as AI-powered VR training without detail; its separate Strivr AI product uses smart glasses and a custom visual language model to detect procedure errors and guide corrections. |
| Notable customers and programs | Stanford Accelerator for Learning reported in July 2025 on research in which participants played a manager giving critical feedback in VR; the article credits the scene image to Strivr. |
| How to buy | Strivr offers a free 30-day demo of its platform; no contract vehicle is published. |
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Hiring and realistic job previews
Products named: Strivr Platform
| What they offer | Strivr says its VR assessments show how candidates and managers would behave in realistic scenarios if hired, and presents that data as an input to hiring and promotion decisions. |
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| Who they serve | Large employers; Strivr says Walmart uses VR assessments to limit bias in traditional hiring decisions, and that about 10,000 Walmart managers took its VR Assessment. |
| How it is delivered | VR headsets including Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, Pico and HTC Vive, with browser-based 2D versions on desktop. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Strivr says its platform captures more than 100 data points per second, including clicks, eye gaze, speech rate and tone of voice. |
| AI features | Strivr's 2023 assessment post says a machine-learning model predicts performance from VR assessment data; its current focus, Frontline Intelligence, is described as an AI-native layer for real-time detection and guidance at work. |
| Notable customers and programs | In a 2023 blog post, Strivr said roughly 10,000 Walmart managers went through Walmart's Virtual Reality Assessment. |
| How to buy | Not published. |
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Workplace safety and compliance
Products named: Strivr Platform; Strivr Home; Strivr Portal; Frontline Intelligence
| What they offer | Strivr offers a platform for deploying immersive VR training to headset fleets, with analytics on how learners spot stimuli such as safety hazards; its Frontline Intelligence product says it catches safety hazards and mistakes during work. |
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| Who they serve | Strivr lists logistics, manufacturing, field services, retail, quick service restaurants and healthcare, and says it has partnered with Walmart, Bank of America and Verizon. |
| How it is delivered | Strivr supports headsets including Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, Pico and HTC Vive, browser-based 2D versions, and smart glasses for Frontline Intelligence. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Strivr says its platform captures more than 100 data points per second, including eye gaze, clicks and speech, and reports completion and assessment scores by course, group or location. |
| AI features | Strivr says Frontline Intelligence trains a custom visual language model on a customer's procedures to detect errors and safety hazards through smart glasses and guide correction. |
| Notable customers and programs | Not published. |
| How to buy | Not published. |
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Onboarding and frontline training
Products named: Strivr Platform; Strivr Home; Strivr Portal; Strivr AI
| What they offer | Strivr offers a VR training platform for deploying immersive courses to headsets across many locations, with customer stories on retail onboarding and hospitality service training, plus Strivr AI, which detects frontline task errors through smart glasses and gives voice guidance. |
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| Who they serve | Strivr lists logistics, manufacturing, field services, retail, quick service restaurants and healthcare; its customer stories include grocery, big-box retail, telecom retail and resort hotel staff. |
| How it is delivered | VR headsets including Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest and Pico, with 2D browser versions on desktop; Strivr AI runs on smart glasses and on Android phones and tablets. VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: yes; Offline: not published |
| Assessment and analytics | Strivr Portal reports completion and assessment scores by course, learner group or location; Strivr says it captures more than 100 data points per second, including eye gaze, clicks, speech rate and tone. |
| AI features | Strivr AI uses customer-specific visual language models, trained on a company's procedures, to spot missed or out-of-sequence steps during work and deliver hands-free voice guidance through smart glasses. |
| Notable customers and programs | Strivr's customer stories describe Sprouts onboarding new store team members in VR, Walmart training associates on in-store Pickup Towers, and MGM Resorts training lobby hosts and front desk agents in guest service. |
| How to buy | Strivr describes enterprise services covering hardware selection, logistics, systems integration and a dedicated customer success manager; it does not publish pricing. |
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Sources
- About Us | Strivr. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Content Studio | Strivr. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Deep dive into Strivr's off-the-shelf VR coaching course | Strivr Blog. Strivr, November 20, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- VR Platform | Strivr. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Strivr. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- USAspending.gov award summary: W911SD18P0143 (Strivr Labs, Army, West Point contracting office). USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury). Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- "A more authentic learning experience": Stanford research finds VR training can help build empathy in the workplace. Stanford Accelerator for Learning, July 16, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Using VR for skills assessment in the workplace. Strivr, December 21, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- Customer stories | Strivr VR. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Strivr FAQs | Smart Glasses, AI & Deployment. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Sprouts uses VR to expedite onboarding & build culture at scale | Customer story. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- Strivr helps Walmart reduce training time by 96% | Customer story. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- MGM Resorts ushers in a new era of hospitality with VR | Customer story. Strivr. Retrieved October 22, 2026.