Rising Female Founders Building Metaverse

By Vishakha Thakur

The tech titans are working towards creating a metaverse. To make this generation of the Internet fundamentally better, fairer, and more interesting, it must be built by a more diverse set of founders who better reflect all of its users. In Europe, there are a number of incredible female founders who have already begun to shape the future. Some have raised substantial sums of money, while others are just getting started. They are, however, all making significant contributions to the European Metaverse industry.

Here are Europe's top metaverse developers:

Orla Harris: SideQuest

SideQuest has become an important part of the VR developer ecosystem, allowing users to access early-access content. In October 2022, the Belfast-based startup raised $12 million in a new funding round led by Google Ventures to continue developing more developer tools and services. Orla, the COO and co-founder, recently relocated to Spain.

Olga Dogadkina: Emperia

Emperia brings brands, fashion, and art into the Metaverse through its platform for building virtual immersive spaces. The company recently raised $10 million in Series A funding from Bloomingdale's, Burberry, and Lacoste. Olga founded the company after consulting for Microsoft on a fashion-related project and trying virtual reality for the first time.

Susan Cummings: Petaverse

Petaverse is establishing an open standard for digital pets and virtual companions in augmented reality and across the Metaverse. They raised $7 million in March of last year and plan to launch their first mint soon. Susan has 25 years of experience in the games industry, including co-founding 2K Games/2K Sports.

Evelyn Mora: Digital Village

Digital Village is a technology platform that allows for the creation of 3D immersive virtual worlds in order to facilitate creative expression. In January, the company announced that it had raised $4 million from investors including L'Oreal's Bold Ventures. Evelyn founded Helsinki Fashion Week before relocating to Paris, where she now resides.

Georgina Felce: Talewind

Talewind has gained a reputation for being the ‘Supercell of Roblox’, and raised $3.4 million just over a year ago to make games and experiences for Roblox and other Metaverse platforms. Georgina is Talewind's co-founder and COO, as well as a proponent of work-life balance in the gaming industry, having implemented a four-day work week for her company.

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