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Emperia
Virtual stores & galleries for premium fashion, retail & art
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Fashion
- Augmented Reality
- SaaS
- Virtual Reality
- Art
- Web 3.0
- Camden Town, London, UK
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Company mission
To become the world's leading solution for e-commerce front-end, by building virtual experiences which extend brands' physical retail experience into the digital world.
Our take
Heavily financed premium brands are keen to make shopping experiences even more exclusive and appealing through up close customer-brand interaction. Emperia produces immersive VR experiences for premium fashion brands, art galleries, and luxury retailers, which are intended to create as impactful a customer experience as being in the store itself.
The Covid-19 pandemic’s lasting impact on in-person shopping, coupled with the increase in accessibility for VR and the Metaverse, has led to a groundswell in virtual galleries, event spaces and stores, providing ample opportunity for Emperia. The 2018-founded company has had an impressive opening few chapters, already working with major brands such as Dior, Burberry, Harrods, Giorgio Armani, as well as the WHO and Getty Images.
What’s especially impressive is that Emperia has made these leaps with only seed funding, something which can no doubt change in the future should its leadership wish. It has also recently secured another large brand name after creating a virtual store for global retailer Sunglass Hut and appears to have significant momentum in the sector, which bodes well for the company's future.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Fully remote work so that you have complete location flexibility (according to time zone requirements of your team)
- 2 retreats a year to a surprise location with the entire Emperia team
- 33 days of annual leave, including UK Bank Holidays
- Development opportunities and funding for learning
- Lunch & Learns about interesting topics such as Burnout Prevention, overall Wellbeing, and endless other topics
Company values
- Creativity - creative solutions are the key driver to product quality & company growth.
- Making an impact - Prioritize activities that make the biggest impact for our customers.
- Drive - Passionate about what we do and see no obstacles in our way.
- Individual accountability - We are a team, but take full accountability for our own actions to drive ourselves, the team and the company forward.
- Continuous learning - Learn new skills, invent new methods and approaches, become better at what we do day by day.
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2023
$10m
SERIES A
May 2021
$0.7m
SEED
Total funding: $10.7m
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Leadership
Olga Dogadkina
(CEO)Launched Emperia after extensive experience in the luxury fashion industry, as well as working with the likes of Microsoft on digital fashion commerce-related projects. British Fashion Council Mentor, advising member designers on e-commerce related topics.