Unique Research · Company / Funding · October 25, 2022
On Oct 20, 2022, metaverse open virtual-human platform OPENVERSE closed a ¥100M Pre-A. Stack: virtual-human production/ops, digital-asset ops, virtual-scene build on AI / realtime 3D / XR mid-platform — C-side metaverse community + B-side creative marketing. Team from Alibaba DAMO, Tencent, YC Andrew Ng lab; ~100 staff across Singapore, N.America, China; in-house AI lab + patents.
Core product Waou™ (娃偶) — branded avatar “species”; CEO Jo leads global expansion. Fan Metaverse community debut timed to World Cup football/sports digital humans. Pipeline from 2D/3D into AI style-transfer across 50+ looks; upcoming consumer app Openvibe. B-side: end-to-end avatar-as-entry brand metaverse + IP incubation. Charts in CN images — attach on ingest.
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