The metaverse just got another big vote of support from Sand Hill Road. Ready Player Me, a cross-game avatar system, announced on Tuesday it has closed a $56 million Series B round. Among its backers: ...

Ready Player Me, an Estonian company that creates avatars in the metaverse, has raised $56 million in a Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz's crypto and gaming funds. According to a ...

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With the increase in popularity of the metaverse in China, a raft of new occupations has come to the fore to satisfy users’ individual needs. A virtual avatar creator, or nielianshi, is one of them. A ...

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Ready Player Me, a company that produces animated avatars for virtual worlds, today announced that it has raised $56 million in new funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the Series B round with ...