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Baobab Studios Raises $25 Million in New Funding Round

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Original investors included Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung, but now join Horizons Ventures, Twentieth Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners (backed by TPG and CAA), China’s Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund and LDV Partners. Cutler will be joining Baobab as chief technology officer (CTO). and sequel ASTEROIDS!

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10 Best Virtual Reality 360° Short Films!

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The technology presents endless possibilities for the entertainment industry. There was the fear that this new medium will not be popular for 1) costly production and 2) the technology is not mature. Colorful VR animation from the director of Madagascar and narrated by Ethan Hawke. Baobab Studios. 2017 Emmy Winner!

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VR Animation Startup Baobab Adds $25 Million

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They join the original investors, Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung. Fan previously worked at Zynga as a vice president while Darnell worked on the Madagascar films. Now the company is adding a chief technology officer, Larry Cutler, who was a technical director at Pixar on Toy Story 2 and Monsters Inc. ” Invasion!

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Venture Capitalists Contemplate How Much Exuberance Is Good for VR Investing

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Most recently we launched a frontier technology fund investing actively in VR and AI. From an investor’s perspective, we’re looking for more than just a great business model or great technology. Yang: I’m encouraged that all the major technology players have headsets either announced or on the market. and in China as well.

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