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

TechCrunch

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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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

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Take for example French multinational Carrefour, who used it to make digital avatars and videos. Suddenly, you can create engaging customer-facing videos at the click of a button,” says Oliver Banks, retail consultant and author of Driving Retail Transformation: How to navigate disruption and change.

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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

TechCrunch

Like “TrueSelf Scan,” the name of the initial application that’s used to scan a person’s image, the meeting software also will not require a VR headset to use and engage with — users will be “seated” in a room that will be shown on a video screen.

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How Nvidia became a trillion-dollar company

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Nvidia’s transformation from an accelerator of video games to an enabler of artificial intelligence (AI) and the industrial metaverse didn’t happen overnight—but the leap in its stock market value to over a trillion dollars did. The once-niche chipmaker, now a Wall Street darling, was becoming a household name.

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mmhmm, Phil Libin’s new startup, acquires Memix to add enhanced filters to its video presentation toolkit

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Virtual meetings are a fundamental part of how we interact with each other these days, but even when (if!?) Like mmhmm, Memix is today focused on building tools that you use on existing video platforms — not building a video player itself.

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

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But the most lucrative market is cosmetic dentistry, and this is where startups are often playing, such as aggregating private clinics under a simple booking platform. Toothfairy connects patients to dentists on-demand via video, with the app being officially approved by the NHS. They can also go to a clinic for a 3D scan.

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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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