Timmu Tõke - Raising from a16z, finding product market fit and building for the metaverse

Venture Europe: Entrepreneurship | Technology | Venture Capital - A podcast by Calin Fabri | Entrepreneur | Investor | Founder Coach

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My guest today is Timmu Tõke - the founder and CEO of Ready Player Me. Ready Player Me is a cross-game avatar platform for the metaverse and more than 4,000 companies use their avatars in their products. They recently announced their series B of 56 million dollars led by a16z with participation from some iconic names like Roblox co-founder David Baszucki, King Games co-founders Sebastian Knutsson and Riccardo Zacconi, and Twitch cofounder - Justin Kan among many others. Before building Ready Player Me the young team spent many years building avatar tech for enterprise customers like Tencent, HTC, Vodafone, Wargaming, H&M, and Huawei. During this episode, we discuss about grit and persistence, why you should Play to win, and the importance of knowing your strengths. Please enjoy this excellent conversation with Timmu Tõke - co-founder and CEO of Ready Player Me. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ventureeurope/message