Angels shine on virtual world creator Multiverse with $2.4M
Multiverse Network, creator of highly customizable virtual worlds and games, just roped $2.4 million in angel funding to help sustain itself through 2010 (and hopefully the whole of the recession). Its platform, pliable enough to fabricate a digital environment resembling the Titanic for historical education… Continue Reading
Multiverse fires off a salvo of virtual world announcements
Multiverse has created a technology for creating virtual worlds that others can customize as they like. The company is announcing a series of deals at the Virtual Worlds Conference and Expo in Los Angeles today.
Each deal is interesting in itself. The first is that Mountain… Continue Reading
Introducing VastPark, the owner of OpenSocial.com
OpenSocial, Google’s ambitious project to set standards for developers across Web sites, won accolades all round.
Except for its funky URL: http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/. You’ll never remember it.
Guess who owns www.OpenSocial.com.
Answer: An Australian company called VastPark which, it turns out, has an open vision that is very similar… Continue Reading
Multiverse raises $4M for virtual world offering
Multiverse, a Mountain View, Calif. company that provides a tool-kit for develops to build multiplayer online games and virtual worlds and then make money off them if they want, said it has raised $4.175 million in a first round of funding.
The company is co-founded… Continue Reading
Virtual world co., Multiverse, raises $850,000 more in debt
Multiverse, a Mountain View company that builds virtual worlds for companies and individuals, said it has raised $850,000 in convertible debt from unnamed angel investors as it searches to raise a first round of capital, according to VentureWire (sub required).
There’s an overview article mentioning Multiverse… Continue Reading