Wolfprint 3D, the developer and owner of the Ready Player Me avatar system and a client of the firm, has successfully closed a Series A financing round of approximately $13 million, led by investors affiliated with Taavet+Sten, the co-founders of Wise and Teleport, and including investors affiliated with Tom Preston-Werner, the co-founder of GitHub, Samsung Next and NordicNinja and an investment from Konvoy Ventures, among others. Ready Player Me is an avatar platform that functions as a connective passport for the metaverse, bridging a network of thousands of worlds by providing consumers with avatars they can use to travel across many virtual platforms. Ready Player Me’s avatar platform is currently used by 900+ companies, including VRChat, Somnium Space, Verizon and Hiberworld, and has partnered with industry-leading brands, including Warner Brothers, Dior and New Balance. ELG was Wolfprint 3D’s primary legal representation on this transaction and was involved from the deal’s inception through its closing.
