IMVU

company

About

IMVU is the world’s largest friendship discovery and social metaverse platform and a top 5 grossing app.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$9M
Industries
3D Technology,Blockchain,Online Games,Social Network
Founded date
Jan 1, 2004
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Also Known As
IMVU Inc

Based in Silicon Valley, IMVU (imm-view) is the world’s largest friendship discovery and social platform, and a top 5 grossing app in the iOS/Apple App Store and Google Play Store, where millions of users customize their avatars and explore over 40,000+ destinations to connect with each other. Through chat and events, IMVU’s massive metaverse enables and empowers friendship and human connection. A community of hundreds of thousands of creators power IMVU’s peer to peer economy by designing and selling virtual goods and destinations, adding to a growing catalog of 50 million items. The IMVU experience is available on the web, a desktop app, and as an iOS and Android app. IMVU is a division of Together Labs, named to TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2022.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
5
$64M
IMVU has raised a total of $64M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 25, 2021 from a Series E round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 25, 2021 Series E $35M 2 Detail
Jan 22, 2009 Series D $10M 4 Best Buy Capital Detail
Apr 24, 2007 Series B $9M 2 Detail
Mar 1, 2006 Series A $9M 2 Detail
Feb 1, 2006 Angel $1M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
7
IMVU is funded by 7 investors. Best Buy Capital and NetEase are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Best Buy Capital Yes Series D
NetEase Series E
Structural Capital Series E
AllegisCyber Series D
Bridgescale Partners Series D
Menlo Ventures Series D
Seraph Group Angel

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
11
IMVU has 11 current employee profiles, including Board observer Eric Ries
Board observer
Executive
Board member
Board member
Executive

Acquisition

IMVU has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was StayUp, Inc. on Aug 14, 2018. They acquired StayUp, Inc. for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Aug 14, 2018 StayUp, Inc.
Social acquisition Detail