Hyperfair provides a 3D platform for hosting online trade shows, virtual expos, career fairs and educational fairs. Its platform enables exhibitors and attendees to facilitate business matching, meet, engage, and do business through their avatars, mirroring aspects of physical events. The company was founded in 2010 by Marco Campanari (CEO) and Max Bonfanti (CPO); leadership also includes Andrea Ballarini (COO) and Massimiliano Mantione (CTO). Hyperfair intends to use new funding to improve the platform and deliver a better social business experience for users. The company previously raised $1.1M in 2012. Hyperfair is based in San Francisco, CA. HyperFair offers a platform for online trade shows that emphasizes interactivity and a 3D avatar-based experience rather than static pages. The product includes chat (text, Skype integration, and voice), easy booth creation by uploading media, and the ability for exhibitors to upload multiple photos to create 3D product displays. The company positions itself as expanding physical events—enabling pre-show virtual meetups or off-year engagement for biennial conferences—rather than replacing in-person shows. A demo by the COO highlighted a simple, intuitive interface focused on key tasks like networking, browsing products, and exchanging business cards. HyperFair was launched in Italy, where most of its events are currently held, and the team is working to expand in the United States from a small group operating out of RocketSpace in San Francisco. Financially, the company raised $1.1 million in seed funding from European angel investors earlier this year and counts Lorenzo Thione among its advisors.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Feb 2014