Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell said on Tuesday that he’s leaving Facebook, five years after the social network bought the virtual reality headset company. He was serving as Facebook’s head of VR product.
In a post shared on Reddit, Mitchell said it was “bittersweet” to leave Facebook and Oculus after seven years between the two companies. He said that he plans to “travel, be with family, and recharge,” while still remaining a part of the VR community in a “smaller role.”
“Virtual reality is still on the bleeding edge of technology, and this community continues to pioneer the way forward,” Mitchell wrote.