ZOOM was essential, especially during COVID, so the next step may not be a surprise: The 3D meeting by you as an avatar. Groundbreaking technology from a US-Israel company. Read more about the future of communication: Subscription $29,90;-/year (net)
Based in Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv (Silicon Wadi), CommonGround aims to improve communications and online collaboration. Founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneurs Amir Bassan-Eskenazi and Ran Oz. The company is led by a world-class team of engineers with expertise in AI, computer vision, geometry processing, 3D graphics, communications, DevOps and real-time video compression.
CommonGround is backed by leading venture capital firms and investors: Matrix Partners, Grove Ventures, StageOne Ventures, and Marius Nacht.
Said and explained in bullets the innovation by CommonGround:
- Hyper-realistic avatars
- 3D, immersive and interactive meeting room experience
- Using just your computer or iPhone. No VR headset required
- Scan yourself
Investment
CommonGround announced it has raised an additional $25M, bringing its total funding to nearly $45M to build an immersive virtual meeting experience that reimagines the future of online interactions.
As the world moves to increasingly remote, hybrid, and virtual environments, the company provides a platform that fosters authentic human connections.
With real-life 3D representations of users far surpassing what’s possible on present-day platforms, users will finally be able to restore the deep personal connections we all crave.
iPhone users interested in creating their free ‘TrueSelf Scan‘ avatar – the first step to joining a meeting on CommonGround – can do so here. The first 500 to create their avatar will also be invited to test the first immersive 3D meeting app that does not require a VR headset.
Remote Work
A new era of remote work – in which nearly 60% of people work remotely at least once a week – has increased the amount of time people spend meeting online, yet many are left feeling disconnected and craving a better way to truly connect. Present-day solutions either offer unrelatable, cartoon-like avatars or confine you to a box on a screen that masks the critical body language cues we rely on for genuine communication and collaboration.
Unlike other virtual environments, CommonGround’s patented AI, with three years in the making, provides a powerful, immersive, and secure 3D experience with hyper-realistic user representations that deliver an unparalleled sense of presence and emotional connection.
This allows participants to establish eye contact, communicate through nonverbal body language, and be seen as their full, true self – seated among colleagues in a virtual room, face to face, rather than being another blankly staring face in a sea of squares.
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