TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

The brainchild of Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Michael Ermolenko and Kylan Gibbs, the startup’s AI-powered service generates virtual characters primarily for games, but also in broader entertainment and marketing campaigns. “ Inworld is a creative platform for building virtual characters for immersive realities. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

students Kedan Li, Jeffrey Zhang and Min Jin Chong, is creating what they consider to be the first tool using existing catalog images to process at a scale of over a million garments weekly, something previous versions of virtual dressing rooms had difficulty doing, Li told TechCrunch. co-founders Jeffrey Zhang, Min Jin Chong and Kedan Li.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Raven Gao didn’t set up virtual social platform MEW to ride the metaverse wave. He began working on MEW in mid-2019 with a Tencent veteran because he wanted to build a virtual safe haven for socially awkward introverts like himself. In 2021, when “metaverse” became all the rage in both the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

D’Ambra and Zhang previously worked in digital health spaces before deciding to found Arise, a New York–based virtual eating disorder care company. It wasn’t until September 2021 that the Federal Trade Commission issued a policy stating health apps must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

A startup called Soona , now backed by an additional $35 million in Series B funding, has been tapping into this market with its platform that allows brands to create content for their e-commerce websites and marketing through “virtual” photo and video shoots. “We invite you to join your photo shoot in the browser.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Pro housekeeping tip: Attending this virtual pitch fest is 100% free, but you need to register here first. Join us and thousands of people around the world for this free, virtual pitch competition. Not familiar with XTC ? It’s the world’s largest pitch competition focused on solving humanity’s most vexing challenges.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Now, in a spot of perfect timing, a startup out of Talinn, Estonia, called Ready Player Me — which has built a popular platform for creating dynamic, animated avatars to use across virtual worlds built and operated by others — is announcing $56 million in funding to grow its business. It can also work off 3D images.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

“From the time we started PubNub the vision was what software is needed to power virtual spaces. . “From the time we started PubNub the vision was what software is needed to power virtual spaces. It says that customer bookings have grown 200% year-over-year in 2021.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

The company provides their customers with templates they can customize to fit their needs all while allowing companies to provide users with virtual engagements. For the fiscal years of 2020 and 2021 they operated with FCF, EBITDA, aEBITDA and GAAP net income. Healthie also said they have been profitable for the past few years.

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Crunchbase News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

AR/VR still not a hitmaker Apple’s suboptimal foray into mixed reality computing follows a long line of startup flops in the augmented reality, virtual reality and metaverse space. Most of the startups that raised the biggest financings during the peak funding of 2021 have not closed new equity rounds since then.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

According to a 2021 survey by the International Coaching Federation, 83% of coaches increased their use of audio-video platforms for coaching during the health crisis while 82% saw a decrease for in-person sessions. ” Certainly, TaskHuman has benefited from the pandemic, which spurred coaches of all types to move online.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The virtual state of corporate venture capital today. Healthcare deals were hot in the first nine months in 2021. The pandemic showed how telemedicine could change how we think about care interactions, with virtual visits increasing almost 40 times, according to data from McKinsey. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

billion records were breached in February 2021. It’s painfully clear that existing data loss prevention (DLP) tools are struggling to deal with the data sprawl, ubiquitous cloud services, device diversity and human behaviors that constitute our virtual world. Department of Health and Human Services. On a global basis, 2.3

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Startup Alley is the place to be at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. The sold-out expo area is the virtual home to hundreds of innovative startups ready to demo their tech and talent. TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 takes place September 21-23. Opportunity is knocking — buy your TC Disrupt 2021 pass and go kick down the door.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Alta , a virtual reality metaverse studio, announced today it has raised a 12.4 It first gained traction in mid-2021 when its first VR game launched on the Oculus Quest 2. Alta’s next goal is to expand and build networks of virtual worlds across multiple platforms, incorporating elements of the metaverse, Anoshechkin said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

The deal, announced ahead of the virtual 2021 CES tech trade show, follows Envisics’ $50 million Series B funding round and news that its tech will be integrated in the upcoming Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle. The Panasonic HUDs, as they’re often called, will use Envisics holographic technology.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2023

Read , the app that lets meeting organizers read the virtual room and see how engaged (or not) participants are, is now one of Zoom’s Essential Apps. They use Read has a virtual assistant to produce summaries of all meetings and follow-up items. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

Semiconductors, which have become a valued asset, are used in virtually almost every industry, including 5G networks, automation, the Internet of Things, financials, smart homes, smart cities, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality and self-driving cars. billion in early 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The platform has been around for years serving as a social hub and gaming platform for virtual reality users. Next year, Fajt plans to scale up creator payments estimating that by the end of 2021 they’ll have paid out $1 million to their network. They’ve raised just shy of $50 million to date.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Alon Alroy is the co-founder, CMO and CCO of Bizzabo, an event technology platform for hybrid, virtual and in-person events. About 27% expressed interest in attending events in-person only, 34% preferred to attend virtually, and 39% wanted to participate in hybrid events with both in-person and virtual components. Alon Alroy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

One of the key features of Payhawk is that customers can issue virtual and physical cards for employees with different rules. The company has been growing nicely as revenue doubled in Q1 2021. Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity in 2021. It currently accepts clients in the European Union and the U.K.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

LA-born startup TRIPP doesn’t want the metaverse to be a mere “shopping mall for virtual consumers,” its founder Nanea Reeves told TechCrunch. ” TRIPP’s vision for a mindful metaverse is already a (virtual) reality: Its wellness-centered experience can be accessed through multiple platforms and devices.

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CIO

MARCH 17, 2025

The software company is making it virtually impossible for its customers to work with non-SAP process mining solutions. Celonis accuses SAP of abusing its control over its own ERP system to exclude process mining competitors and other third-party providers from the SAP ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

The virtual state of corporate venture capital today. According to CB Insights, as of March 3, 2021, there are 51 healthcare unicorns — “startups” — worth $1 billion or more around the world. And we are expecting two more unicorn exits in 2021. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

“The difficult thing here is that we have to change everything,” O’Sullivan said while on the TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 virtual stage. “Climate tech is not just one thing that needs to be changed. We have 100 areas, 1,000 different areas that need to be reinvented and industries that need to be reconstructed.”

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Crunchbase News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

M&A for venture-backed companies totals just $47 billion so far in 2024, down from $148 billion in 2021, Crunchbase data shows. At the same time, the IPO market is at a virtual standstill. However, as AI booms, exit value in the United States is plummeting.

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CIO

MARCH 20, 2025

The application lists various hardware such as AI-powered smart devices, augmented and virtual reality headsets, and even humanoid robots. The company closed its own robotics division in 2021 and then invested in companies like Figure and 1X.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

trillion won in June 2021, when it raised $410 million in pre-Series G funding at a $7.4 million since its December 2021 launch. billion in 2021, as fintech and e-commerce firms use BNPL as one of their marketing tools. . trillion won ( $7 billion), up from 8.5 billion (8.5 trillion won) valuation. billion by 2028 , up from $5.6

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Over $500 million worth of real estate was sold on the top four metaverse platforms in 2021, data shows. Traditional real estate companies are amongst the many investors flocking to stake their claim on plots of land in virtual worlds like Decentraland and Sandbox. 3 views: Is the metaverse for work or play?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

So you can see why startups are spying a virtual fit opportunity here. ” Asked about the competitive landscape, given all this foot scanning action, Howe admits there’s a number of approaches trying to help with virtual shoe fit — such as comparative brand sizing recommendations or even foot scanning with pieces of paper.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2021

It’s like a virtual tip jar, or a Clubhouse-branded version of Venmo (although the payments feature doesn’t currently let the user send a personalized message along with the money). — edwin (@edwinwee) April 5, 2021. — Patrick Collison (@patrickc) April 5, 2021. joinClubhouse @stripe pic.twitter.com/u7kXXdPXU7.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2021

It presented nine companies at the virtual show. For elderly people living in nursing homes, Rendever is a virtual reality platform that wants to help reduce isolation. During CES, there were several “age-tech” presentations. One of the most notable was AARP Innovation Lab, the non-profit’s startup accelerator program.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Similar to other industries embracing contract work, Lawtrades is giving legal professionals a way to become independent and run their own virtual law practices. Following the doubling of revenue in 2021, it closed on a $6 million Series A round, led by Four Cities Capital, with participation from Draper Associates and 500 Startups.

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OTS Solutions

JUNE 3, 2022

Still, in 2021, a new set of problems has emerged, including more potent COVID-19 variations and overflowing hospitals attempting to treat both people with and without the virus. Just a decade ago, the use of augmented and virtual reality in healthcare was deemed science fiction.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Its virtual events technology caught a tailwind when COVID-19 cancelled travel and in-person events all around the world. And Hopin wants to keep scalin: After growing from a single person to 215 in a year or so, the startup expects to reach 800 staffers in 2021. It’s a company to watch. We’ll see.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

The money will be used to propel the company’s growth this year, building on 600% year-over-year growth as of the start of 2021, the company said in a statement. ” The pandemic has only exacerbated loneliness and so Papa started offering virtual services, too. A virtual Papa visit. “We

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

According to a 2021 survey (albeit from an edge computing services vendor), 77% of companies said that they expect to see more spending for edge projects in 2022. billion in 2021 — could climb to $155.90 Edge computing is seeing an explosion of interest as enterprises process more data at the edge of their networks. ”

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