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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. The company did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. In July 2021, it acquired 3D and AR commerce company Vertebrae.

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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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Foursquare founder banks funding for mystery 3D social network startup

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” Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley steps back from the company. Just under a year ago, Crowley stepped down from his full-time role at Foursquare after more than a decade at the company. “What are the things that we want to see exist in the world?

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

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Or, as the company describes it, it’s like the “digital equivalent of LEGO.” ” 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.

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

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Carly writes that the company’s owner, GoTo, says hackers stole customers’ encrypted backups. 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.

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Toothfairy’s virtual dentist app raises £3M seed round led by ADA Ventures and Slingshot

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Platforms for dentists are booming right now as many governments gradually make it harder to access dentistry via social care, especially in the U.K. They can also go to a clinic for a 3D scan. Toothfairy is a U.K. startup that has a variation on this approach.