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Anipen

Anipen is a South Korean metaverse and XR technology company founded in 2013 that develops content authoring engines, AR/AI kiosks, avatar engines, and digital twin technology. It serves consumers and businesses through mobile apps, AR movies, mobile games based on animation IP, and installed AR kiosk experiences, and provides generative AI character platform services.
Seongnam, KR

Description

Anipen (주식회사 애니펜) builds technology connecting people through XR (extended reality) content and platforms, including a content authoring engine, deep learning, social platform, AR kiosk authoring technology, avatar engine, and digital twin technology. Since 2013, its apps have been downloaded globally over 19 million times, and AR videos created with its authoring technology have accumulated over 75 million views. The company's offerings span XR projects across various industries, mobile games based on animation IP, AR movies, AR mobile apps, installed AR photo/video kiosks (AR Zone), and real-time AR live streaming services. Recent initiatives include an AI photo kiosk for baseball fandom ('Core Film') deployed at a kt wiz stadium, and 'RoomRoom', a generative AI character platform featuring an interactive 'StoryChat' function powered by Google Cloud's Gemini 3 and Veo, allowing users to converse with characters from classic literature. Clients and partners span entertainment, sports, and technology sectors including Google Cloud.

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2022

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$8.3M