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Lightspeed and GamesBeat launch Game Changers top game startup list

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 16, 2023
3 min

Lightspeed Venture Partners and GamesBeat—together with industry-leading judges—have launched Game Changers, an annual top game startup list to showcase emerging, innovative gaming and interactive...

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ZTX has raised $13 million in new funding.

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ZTX raises $13M for Web3 virtual world and creator platform

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 15, 2023
2 min

ZTX has raised $13 million in seed funding for its Web3 virtual world and creator platform. Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with...

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2 min

MeetKai's rendering of Silicon Box in Singapore.

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Meetkai creates a digital twin of sprawling $2B Silicon Box chip packaging factory

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 11, 2023
4 min

The metaverse, digital twins, conversational AI and semiconductor chip packaging are all very different businesses. But they’re all under the same roof in the...

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4 min

Slivingland by Paris Hilton is in Roblox.

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Paris Hilton launches Slivingland metaverse experience on Roblox

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 11, 2023
5 min

Paris Hilton‘s 11:11 Media is launching a metaverse experience with the debut of Slivingland in Roblox. Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with...

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5 min

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Mona unveils 3D world-building event Mona Shorts Fest

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 11, 2023
2 min

Mona has created a metaverse and 3D world-building platform, and now it’s launching a shorts film festival on the blockchain, Mona Shorts Fest. Unlock...

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Futureverse Base Camp is a new metaverse accelerator from Futureverse and Outlier Ventures.

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Futureverse and Outlier Ventures launch Base Camp Accelerator for metaverse startups

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 10, 2023
6 min

Futureverse and Outlier Ventures are launching the Futureverse Base Camp Accelerator Program to help a new wave of AI and metaverse startups. Unlock premium...

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6 min

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Genies adds AI to its personalized avatars for celebrities

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 8, 2023
4 min

Genies has announced AI avatars for celebrities, adding personalized interactions and adaptive learning functionality to Genies avatars. Unlock premium content and VIP community perks...

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Crucible's Emergence SDK for Unity is a like a universal Web3 overlay.

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Crucible launches Emergence SDK for Unity game developers to make interoperable avatars

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 7, 2023
3 min

Crucible Technologies has announced the launch of its Emergence software development kit for Unity game developers. Unlock premium content and VIP community perks with...

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The morning rush at Gamescom 2022 on Thursday.

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Germany’s Gamescom and Devcom are stepping out of E3’s shadow

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 4, 2023
4 min

Gamescom has always been one of the biggest trade shows on the planet, drawing more than 265,000 people to Cologne, Germany in August 2022....

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Inworld AI is valued at $500 million in its latest funding round.

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Inworld AI raises $50M round at $500M valuation for AI game characters

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
August 2, 2023
11 min

Inworld AI has raised $50 million funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners, bringing the valuation of the maker of an AI-based character engine for games...

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