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Hover secures $60M for 3D imaging to assess and fix properties

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Hover — which has built a platform that uses eight basic smartphone photos to patch together a 3D image of your home that can then be used by contractors, insurance companies and others to assess a repair, price out the job, and then order the parts to do the work — has raised $60 million in new funding.

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Giraffe360, a robotic camera for real estate, raises $4.5M from LAUNCHub and Hoxton Ventures

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Giraffe360 uses a high-specification sensor, lidar laser technology and robotics. It was founded in 2016 in Riga, Latvia by two brothers, Mikus Opelts and Madars Opelts, and is headquartered in London, U.K. The 3D rendering or virtual tour also usually requires professional help. In the U.S.,

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Taipei-based computer vision startup eYs3D gets $7M Series A

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eYs3D Microelectronics , a fabless design house that focuses on end-to-end software and hardware systems for computer vision technology, has raised a $7 million Series A. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, eYs3D was spun out of Etron , a fabless IC and system-in-package (SiP) design firm, in 2016.

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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

TechCrunch

“There is Zoom and there are phone calls, but we think there is a big aspect of remote meetings [not being addressed by technology today],” said Bassan-Eskenazi. We think moving video conferencing from 2D to 3D could even make it better than face-to-face.”

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Local Motors, the startup behind the Olli autonomous shuttle, has shut down

TechCrunch

The first generation of the shuttle debuted in 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland at a mixed-use development. “As with most adventures, they must come to an end,” wrote Jeff Hollowell, former VP of information technology at Local Motors. Former CEO Jay Rogers transitioned to an advisory role on the company’s board.

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Modsy quietly shut down while some customers were still awaiting refunds

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E-ink smartwatch manufacturer Pebble went the ABC route when it shut down operations in December 2016. Ill-fated game streaming service OnLive also formed an ABC in 2015 to sell its technology to Sony. Fixtures could be purchased either through Modsy directly or through partner tools like Crate & Barrel’s 3D Room Designer.

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John Carmack Biography

The Crazy Programmer

He is the co-founder of id Software, and the main programmer of popular games Wolfenstein, Commander Keen, 3D, Quake and Doom. Presently on August 19, 2022, Carmack announced that he has raised $20M for his new AGI company, Keen Technologies. The group released Wolfenstein 3D in 1992 and then Doom in 1993.

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