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Magnopus
Visual development & experience company
- 101-200 employees
- B2B
- Content
- Augmented Reality
- SaaS
- Virtual Reality
- Video
- Web 3.0
- Financial District, Los Angeles, CA
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Company mission
To fill the world with great experiences that bridge the physical and digital divide.
1% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
As the ease of deployment and lowering operational costs of VR/AR allows the technology to go more mainstream, Magnopus is at the forefront of building immersive experiences. Magnopus and its Oscar-winning founders built their reputations in Hollywood, working on a host of big budget, special effects-laden films such as The Lion King and Hugo.
The rise of VR in daily life has allowed Magnopus to showcase its tech on a grand scale, for example with its digital copy of the four-square-kilometer Expo 2020 Dubai site in the Metaverse, allowing people to “attend” from anywhere in the world. With major brands including Audi, Sony Music, and Verizon already having used its VR/AR offerings as part of various campaigns, the company's popularity is clear.
Given Magnopus’ experience and reputation, as well as its commercial success, it has a clear path to success in an evolving industry. In order to bring access to AR and VR to a wider demographic, the company recently open sourced its Connected Spaces Platform, allowing any company or creator to more easily create shared 3D experiences with its award-winning tech.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare
- Flexible & remote working
- Stock options
- Mental wellbeing resources and support
Company values
- We place importance on health & happiness
- We value diverse thinking and perspectives, collaboration, and cooperation
- We want you to grow
- We want to give you a helping hand
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2020
$50m
SERIES A
Jun 2020
$50m
SERIES A
Total funding: $145m
Leadership
Ben Grossman
(Co-founder)Oscar-and Emmy Award-winning visual effects supervisor and VR Director, with more than a decade of experience in media & entertainment. Resume includes, but is not limited to, Star Trek Into Darkness, Hugo, Alice in Wonderland, and Shutter Island, as well as Universal Studios Forbidden Journey theme park ride for the Harry Potter franchise.
Alex Henning
(Co-founder)Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor who won for Best Achievement in Visual Effects in 2012 on Martin Scorsese's Hugo. Along with co-founder Ben Grossman, has worked on Star Trek Into Darkness, Hugo, Alice in Wonderland, and Shutter Island.