Left Field Labs

Left Field Labs

Creates bespoke digital experiences via VR/AR/ML

Overview

Left Field Labs is a digital innovation firm that partners with large brands to design and build immersive digital experiences using technologies like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and machine learning (ML). Its offerings are custom, enterprise-grade projects such as immersive VR platforms, interactive web experiences, and mixed reality environments, delivered as bespoke solutions tailored to each client’s needs. Projects are typically priced on scope, including design, development, and ongoing maintenance and support. The company differentiates itself by delivering highly tailored digital experiences that combine XR with data-driven features for enterprise customers, aiming to integrate advanced technology into real-world business processes. The goal is to help clients enhance customer engagement, streamline operations, and stay ahead of technological trends in the digital transformation era.

About Left Field Labs

Simplify's Rating
Why Left Field Labs is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Consulting

VR & AR

Enterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Culver City, California

Founded

2008

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What believers are saying

  • Achieved 27% revenue growth in 2024 from AI and new clients like Salesforce.
  • Stagwell acquisition expands AI, digital transformation, immersive offerings.
  • 17-year history with Fortune 100 clients including Google, Amazon, Qualcomm.

What critics are saying

  • Stagwell's stagnant stock cuts client budgets 15-20% now.
  • R/GA captures 30% Google/Meta contracts with faster AI prototyping.
  • OpenAI Sora 2.0 enables Amazon in-house AR/VR, slashing agency fees 40%.

What makes Left Field Labs unique

  • Left Field Labs pioneered first interactive genAI ad campaign in 2024.
  • Developed Twister AIR AR game with AI for Hasbro on iOS/Android.
  • Launched Build What's Next for free disruptive solutions using collective intelligence.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-4%
Fast Company
Oct 31st, 2025
Left Field Labs is using creative technology to solve the world's biggest challenges

Left Field Labs is using creative technology to solve the world's biggest challenges. Left Field Labs has a 17-year history of using creative technology to design products and experiences for some of the most influential companies in the world. Embracing "collective intelligence," they bring together human imagination and emerging technology intelligence to create breakthrough solutions that disrupt the status quo. Left Field Labs is now launching Build What's Next, an open call for organizations of any size to submit their biggest challenges, and one will be selected free of charge to create something disruptive that no one has done before. Left Field Labs + Fast Company Custom Video

Campaign
Oct 2nd, 2025
Movers & Shakers: Rakuten Viki, Gerber, T-Mobile and more

Along with 18 other executive hires, Klick Health also named Tim Noone as SVP, media strategy and planning and Joseph Riipi and Mike Devlin as SVPs, ECDs.

Cache Valley Daily
May 12th, 2025
Left Field Labs and Hasbro Win Two Webby Awards for Twister AIR

Left Field Labs and Hasbro win two Webby Awards for Twister AIR.

Little Black Book
Apr 25th, 2025
Left Field Labs and Hasbro Win Two Webby Awards for 'Twister AIR'

Left Field Labs, a creative technology agency within Stagwell's Code and Theory Network, celebrates two wins at the 29th Annual Webby Awards.

PR Newswire
Mar 6th, 2025
Left Field Labs Celebrates 17 Years Of Building What'S Next Amid Expanding Global Client Roster

Leading applied AI capabilities drove double-digit revenue growth for the Stagwell (STGW) firm in 2024 and transformative experiences for Qualcomm, Google, and HasbroLOS ANGELES, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Left Field Labs , a pioneering creative technology agency within Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), marks its 17th anniversary with record 2024 revenue growth driven by a surge in demand for expertise in AI implementation and digital transformation among Fortune 100 clients.Left Field Labs marks 17 years of building what's next with 50-50 gender parity across its executive leadership team. Pictured, L-R: Top: Eric Lee, Partner and CTO & Ian Smith, COO, Middle: Sarah Mehler, Founder and CEO & Chloe Raison, VP, Business Operations, Bottom: Ken Rivera, EVP, Client Partnerships & Melissa Palazzo-Hart, CFO.From its beginnings as a three-person startup in Venice Beach, CA, to a 100+-strong global team, Left Field Labs has consistently pushed the boundaries of emerging technology, creativity, and brand strategy. Its work has driven transformation across industries—from pioneering 5G applications with Verizon, developing early electric vehicle prototypes with Ford, launching over 3,000 products and experiences with Google, and driving the first interactive genAI advertising campaign for a major global technology company in 2024.Now part of the Code and Theory Network, Stagwell's digital transformation unit, Left Field Labs is accelerating. Left Field Labs closed 2024 with its strongest year yet—marking three consecutive years of double-digit growth and a 27 percent revenue increase. Long-standing partnerships with industry giants like Google, Amazon, and Meta were joined by a wave of new clients in 2024, including Salesforce, Qualcomm, Bloomberg, Oath Soil Life, Viasat, and myCOI. Today, Fortune 100 companies account for more than half of the firm's revenue."Our growth isn't just about numbers—it's about the lasting trust we build with our clients

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