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Snap quietly acquired 3D-scanning startup Th3rd last year

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Snap quietly acquired Amsterdam-based 3D-scanning studio Th3rd in the second quarter of last year, at a time when the company was looking to bolster its AR-powered commerce ambitions. In July 2021, it acquired 3D and AR commerce company Vertebrae. The company did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. trillion by 2030.

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Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more

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Hexa , a 3D asset visualization and management platform, today announced that it closed a $20.5 After all, the company was once one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers — not exactly entrenched in the 3D modeling space. They also can manage and assess the impact of their 3D content through our platform.”

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Vectary, a design platform for 3D and AR, raises $7.3M from EQT and BlueYard

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Vectary , a design platform for 3D and augmented reality (AR), has raised a $7.3 Vectary makes high-quality 3D design more accessible for consumers, garnering over one million creators worldwide, and has more than a thousand digital agencies and creative studios as users. Tokyo-based virtual reality game developer Thirdverse gets $8.5

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Avataar raises $45 million to improve consumer shopping experience with life-sized 3D product evaluation

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Avataar helps direct-to-consumer brands and e-commerce marketplaces with shaping their consumer journeys with 3D rendition of products. A virtual rendition of a refrigerator allows users to open and close the door, for instance. If you’re seeing 3D on a big large-volume service, it’s likely powered by us,” he said.

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a16z-backed Rooms.xyz lets you build interactive, 3D rooms and simple games in your browser

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” Image Credits: Rooms.xyz The idea for Rooms was inspired by a combination of factors, explains co-founder Jason Toff — namely, that 3D model creation today was far too difficult. Prior to Rooms, Toff spent ten years at Google, off and on, in product marketing and product management, including at YouTube, Area 120, and in VR/AR.

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Korean 3D spatial data tool startup Urbanbase closes $11.1M Series B+ round

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Urbanbase , a Seoul-based company that develops a 3D spatial data platform for interior planning and design, announced today it has raised $11.1 Global metaverse market size is projected to increase $280 billion by 2025 from $30.7 Apple also waded into the area of virtual reality, working on developing a high-end VR headset.

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Ready Player Me, a platform to build dynamic cross-game avatars for virtual worlds, raises $56M led by a16z

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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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