Kinetix (Future 40 2020) raises 11M$ to drive user generated content in the Metaverse

Kinetix, selected as one of the 40 most promising startups of STATION F’s campus in 2020, announced today a 11M$ raise led by Adam Ghobarah, founder of Top Harvest Capital, with participation from multiple virtual worlds - The Sandbox & ZEPETO (NAVER Z), top Web3 players such as Sparkle Ventures, co-managed by Animoca Brands, Entrepreneur First, and successful entrepreneurs including Alexandre Yazdi (CEO of Voodoo), Xavier Niel, and William O'Farrell (Founder of Body Labs and After Effects).

Founded in 2020 by Yassine Tahi and Henri Mirande, Kinetix is a no-code platform allowing users to convert video into 3D animated avatars. By uploading video clips into the Kinetix platform, everybody can generate fully-featured 3D animations to share and integrate into virtual worlds, opening up new ways of self-expression in the Metaverse.

“We are providing a platform to drive user generated content in the Metaverse. By making creation fast and easy, we allow millions of users to design their own animated avatars and express their personalities in free and fun ways. This significant round of seed funding sets the stage for achieving our vision of humanizing the Metaverse and fostering partnerships with the most exciting virtual worlds out there such as The Sandbox and ZEPETO”, said Yassine Tahi, co-founder & CEO of Kinetix.

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