Ready Player Me raises $13M to expand metaverse platform

Ready Player Me raises $13M to expand metaverse platform

The three-dimensional avatar platform seeks to expand its digital presence throughout the metaverse heading into 2022. Metaverse gaming platform Ready Player Me has announced a $13-million Series A funding led by the respective co-founders of Wise and Teleport, Taavet+Sten, with further participation from the co-founder of GitHub, Tom Preston-Werner, alongside Samsung Next, Konvoy Ventures and Gmoney.The platform intends to utilize the capital to advance ambitions for avatar interoperability between metaverse worlds. This initiative supports the thesis of multiple digital dimensions as....


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