Retreat, a Phoenix, AZ-based provider of a virtual reality app that immerses users in courses that improve life and overall wellness, received a $400K Immersive Learning Fund grant from Meta.
The grant will accompany the launch of the Retreat app on the MetaQuest store, taking place on December 1, 2022.
Led by CEO Nick Janicki and Lyle Maxson, Retreat provides a virtual reality app that offers education through an immersive VR approach and a catalog of personal growth and development courses. Retreat immerses users in virtual worlds, where they can browse and select courses focused on self-improvement and personal development. The app highlights the instructors, the story behind the inspiration for the course, and outlines the learning process for each one of the courses in a new way. Retreat brings custom curated content to learn tangible real-world skills by offering a wide variety of courses from Art & Creativity, Career & Entrepreneurship, Financial Well Being to Holistic Wellness, Mindset and Relationships through an innovative, technology-forward virtual reality system. Available on the MetaQuest Store beginning December 1st, 2022, Retreat is the first virtual reality app from GeniusX, a technology company bringing innovation to personal growth and development.