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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2022 · 21 MIN

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

from Venture Pill · host Sam Gordon

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.Sourceshttps://drinkhappyviking.comhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/happy-viking-the-plant-based-superfood-nutrition-company-created-by-venus-williams-closes-athlete-investment-round-301606395.htmlhttps://www.regression.gghttps://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.htmlhttps://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/

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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.Sourceshttps://drinkhappyviking.comhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/happy-viking-the-plant-based-superfood-nutrition-company-created-by-venus-williams-closes-athlete-investment-round-301606395.htmlhttps://www.regression.gghttps://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.htmlhttps://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/

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