E29: Superfood Shakes, Competitive Coding, Drive-thru Tech, and Avatar Creation

On this week’s dose, (1:57) we start with a discussion on Venus Williams’ Happy Viking, a plant-based superfood startup fresh off a $2M round of funding. (6:00) Next, we dive into Regression Games’ $4.2M seed round and how the startup aims to make AI-powered competitive gaming more accessible to all. (10:01) Then, we talk about ConverseNow’s recent $10M ‘Series A1’, and how the company plans on expanding its drive-thru ordering AI technology. (15:43) We conclude this week’s dose with a breakdown of Ready Player Me’s $56M Series B and a discussion about the lucrative potential of dynamic metaverse avatars that are interoperable across digital worlds.

Sources

https://drinkhappyviking.com

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/happy-viking-the-plant-based-superfood-nutrition-company-created-by-venus-williams-closes-athlete-investment-round-301606395.html

https://www.regression.gg

https://medium.com/@RGAaron/announcing-regression-games-4-2m-seed-round-for-ai-gaming-nea-a16z-b12025a83e95 

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ai-gaming-and-esports-startup-regression-games-raises-4-2m-in-seed-funding-from-nea-and-a16z-301605698.html

https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/23/conversenow-drive-thru-ordering-tech-10m/

https://conversenow.ai/

https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/23/ready-player-me-a-platform-to-build-dynamic-cross-game-avatars-for-virtual-worlds-raises-56m-led-by-a16z/

https://readyplayer.me/