Participated · Seed · Nov 2021

Hyperreal Digital is a NYC-based Metaverse entertainment media company that builds hyper-realistic digital human avatars for A-list talent and brands. Its core product, the HyperModel, is a digital human avatar that can be any age, speak any language, and perform across film, TV, video games, immersive interactive experiences, e-commerce and installations. The company recently emerged from stealth with projects including a virtual Madison Beer metaverse concert for Sony Music and Verizon and the Paul McCartney/Beck video "Find My Way." Hyperreal closed a $7M Seed funding round and intends to use the funds to accelerate investment in virtual production teams and technology while applying AI to drive animation and interaction. Led by CEO Remington Scott, the company aims to empower brands with digital assets for virtual appearances and virtual commerce. Scott brings more than 30 years of experience in computer graphics and emerging media, including creation of principal avatars for the first three all-CGI performance capture feature films in China and work on franchises such as Call of Duty, Just Cause, Assassin's Creed, Need for Speed, Resistance, and Spider-Man.

Led · Equity · Jul 2021

DeFine is a social NFT platform serving creators including artists, musicians, influencers, gamers, and athletes, facilitating interaction and engagement with digital assets like NFTs and social/fan tokens. Its core product includes an NFT-based social profile system that constructs social identity for users based on contributions and achievements in the digital world. DeFine previously supported Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Tron and plans continued multi-chain NFT development. After integrating with Polygon in early October, DeFine will bring its social profile system to the Polygon ecosystem and grant users badges representing on-chain activities. The company says funds from the strategic investment will be used for developer network growth and to expand social NFT features on Polygon. DeFine aims to lower NFT entry barriers for non-crypto users and to facilitate broader social interaction between creators and their audiences, offering special badges and perks for Polygon users. DeFine is an NYC-based social NFT platform for creators including artists, musicians, influencers, gamers, and athletes. Led by Global Operation Lead Myoung Hoon Kang, the platform facilitates social interaction, engagement, and communication between creators and their fan bases using digital assets such as NFTs and social/fan tokens. The company raised $5M in a funding round to support growth. Investors include Huobi Ventures, Abyss, PearlAbyss and several Asian blockchain funds and entertainment investors. DeFine plans to use the strategic investment to expand connections between partner companies within the NFT ecosystem. The company intends to combine creators with NFTs to bring them into mainstream mediums, with a particular focus on the gaming and entertainment industry.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2018

BinaryVR develops computer-vision face‑tracking technology—branded HyprFace—that translates users' facial and mouth movements to virtual reality avatars. The company focuses on reducing avatar creepiness by producing more representative, live facial animation rather than crude microphone-driven mouth movement or limited headset muscle sensing. It has shipped a $349 developer kit (released in early 2017) and is pursuing integrations beyond headsets, including smartphone sensors and exploratory work for in-vehicle applications. BinaryVR has partnered with social VR platforms such as High Fidelity to test deeper avatar experiences. The team says broader VR market maturation and tighter headset integration (for example eye-tracking) will aid adoption, and it faces the go-to-market challenge common to VR peripherals. Financially, BinaryVR has raised roughly $5.8 million to date, positioning the company to continue product development and partnerships.