News Wire Feed Light Reading 1/11/2021
SEATTLE The 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab), a global applied innovation ecosystem of developers, corporate enterprises, academia and government institutions, today announced it will close its recruiting window on January 22, 2021 for its 3rd batch of early- and later-stage start-ups with a focus on enterprise innovation and 5G-enabled services. The Lab is seeking Seed and Series A to Series C companies serving diverse markets including agriculture, energy, entertainment, logistics, manufacturing, mining, space and satellite technology and transportation.
Said Jim Brisimitzis, General Partner of the 5G Open Innovation Lab, Our program is a catalyst for applied innovation bridging hands-on collaboration between our companies and Partners to push new enterprise capabilities enabled by future 5G network connectivity and edge compute. We are working with amazing companies to create innov
Omnivor, a Seattle, WA-based 3D holographic content company, closed a $2.75m seed funding round.
The round was led by Sway Ventures with participation from existing investors Kernel Labs, a start-up studio based in Seattle, and other notable strategic angel investors.
This financing, which brings total funding to approximately $5.5m, will support expanding its platform technology and hiring additional engineering talent.
Led by Adam Kirk, CEO, Omnivor provides a solution for building, hosting, and streaming volumetric video assets for retail, advertising, entertainment, training, and other personalized content. With Omnivor, users can access and control holographic content on any device, ranging from virtual reality headsets to smartphones.