Avatar company Gizmoz raises $6.5M
Gizmoz, an Israel-based company that lets you create 3D avatars, has raised $6.5 million in a second round of venture funding.
DoCoMo Capital — a subsidiary of NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest cell phone operator — led the round, which Gizmoz plans to use for expansion in Asia. ngi capital and previous investors Benchmark Capital and Columbia Capital also participated.
Gizmoz is also unveiling a new partnership with AOL, which will allow AOL Instant Messaging users to animate… Continue Reading
Gizmoz offers fun avatars
Gizmoz, of Israel, launches a service tonight that lets you create avatars that are more realistic and full-featured than those of competitors such as Voki or Meez.
You load your own photo, and Gizmoz morphs it into a three-dimensional image. You can dress it with a range of accessories — wigs, clothes, hair, makeup, skin color, and even make finer edits, such as facial changes. (See screen-shot at bottom of the Gizmoz creator page). You can… Continue Reading