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8i Ltd Annual Update 2015; Raises NZD$20m & Features in NY Times
- Published January 05, 2016 2:30PM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
2015 Highlights:
- Raised NZD$20m in the last 12 months.
- Global investors include RRE Ventures, Founders Fund Science, Horizons Ventures, Samsung Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Sound Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, Inevitable Ventures, Freelands and Advancit Capital, Kevin Wall, Jeremy Stoppelman, John and Andrew Hendricks, End Cue and Kortschak Investments, Rothenberg Ventures, Boost VC and Ashton Kutcher.
- Featured in the New York Times Business Section
ABOUT 8I
8i breaks the main barriers to creating compelling 3D media content at scale — quality, time and cost. 8i holographic is a groundbreaking system for recording video and translating it into highly realistic, genuinely 3D digital content. The process is dramatically faster and an order of magnitude less expensive than computer animation.
8i is strongly positioned to meet growing demand for content for virtual reality (VR) display devices like the Oculus Rift. 8i holographic content can also be viewed on other 3D displays and conventional 2D computer monitors. We will commence production of 8i holographic content for clients by Jan 2015 and aim to release our software and distribution products in 2016. 8i team features Academy, Emmy and Edison Award-winning talent with decades of experience at the world’s leading studios.
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