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

TechCrunch

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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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

TechCrunch

Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? Enter Emperia , an “immersive” retail startup that — to its credit — has already created virtual stores for brands including Bloomingdales, Dior, Ralph Lauren and Lacoste. A virtual store created with Emperia’s platform.

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Admix raises $25M Series B to scale up in-game ads, and prep for Metaverse gaming

TechCrunch

The London-based company brings ads to games, e-sports, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Last year we covered Adtech startup Admix’s $7 million Series A funding. Samuel Huber, CEO and Co-founder at Admix, commented:“We see the internet entering a new stage: Web 3.0

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Sneaker fit startup Neatsy.ai gets $1M seed after B2B pivot

TechCrunch

Neasty’s approach relies on 3D scanning technology found in the iPhone X or later (aka, the TruthDepth camera for FaceID) — so (currently) it only works for a subset of iOS users. Neatsy wants to reduce sneaker returns with 3D foot scans. Turns out that Pronation is the main factor in injuries in running sports.

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Daily Crunch: Hackers pinched LastPass customers’ encrypted password vaults, parent company admits

TechCrunch

If you like the great outdoors : Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform, acquired Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform for the great outdoors, to make that next hike a doozy, Paul reports. Carly writes that the company’s owner, GoTo, says hackers stole customers’ encrypted backups.

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The NBA’s digital transformation is a game-changer

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The drive for digital, AI When Bhagavathula first arrived, the NBA was just beginning its cloud migration and, like many enterprises, continued to manage an on-prem infrastructure filled with servers running thousands of workloads on virtual machines. Data in the NFL and NBA has changed the way the sports have been played,” Powers says. “In

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What Your Brand Can Bring to Experiential Retail

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Sure, technologies like Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) have been around for some time, but their applications in retail have only started gaining traction. AR and VR are immersive technologies that allow customers to interact with products and brands in a virtual environment. Another application is virtual try-on.

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