Inworld Ai Closes $50M Series A To Populate Video Games And The Metaverse With Interactive Ai-Driven Characters
Amount Raised
$50 Million
Round Type
Series A
Mountain ViewOtherSoftwareData And AnalyticsScience And EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceGamingVideo GamesDescription
Inworld AI, a developer platform for creating AI-driven virtual characters, founded by conversational AI pioneers Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Michael Ermolenko, and Kylan Gibbs, today announced the close of its Series A funding round. The company has raised an additional $50 million to bring richer social interactions to immersive worlds in gaming, metaverses, entertainment, and brand experiences. Section 32 and Intel Capital led the round, which also included investments from Founders Fund, Accelerator Investments LLC, First Spark Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, BITKRAFT Ventures, CRV, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Micron Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, SK Telecom Venture Capital, NTT Docomo Ventures, and The Venture Reality Fund.
Quick answer
Inworld AI raised $50 Million in a Series A round, dated August 23, 2022. Inworld AI is based in Mountain View, California, United States.
- How much did Inworld AI raise?
- Inworld AI raised $50 Million in a Series A round on August 23, 2022.
- What does Inworld AI do?
- Inworld is a Character Engine for AI NPCs that goes beyond LLMs – and adds contextual awareness and multimodal expression of personality.
- Where is Inworld AI based and how big is it?
- Inworld AI is based in Mountain View, California, United States. Fundz records about 86 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Inworld AI?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Inworld AI, including the CEO . Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
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Who else raised in Data And Analytics and Science And Engineering around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Inworld AI that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- FourKites, Inc. raised $10M (Corporate Round) on September 27, 2022.
- PassiveLogic raised $15M (Funding Round) on September 20, 2022.
- GBB raised $15M (Series B) on September 14, 2022.
- Spice AI, Inc. raised $14M (Seed) on September 7, 2022.
- FourKites, Inc. raised $30M (Funding Round) on August 26, 2022.
- BrainBox AI raised an undisclosed amount (Series A) on July 26, 2022.
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