ObEN

company

About

ObEN is an AI company that is building a decentralized AI platform for intelligent avatars.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
$7.70M
Industries
Artificial Intelligence,Augmented Reality,Big Data,Blockchain,Internet of Things,Machine Learning,Speech Recognition,Virtual Reality
Founded date
Feb 26, 2014
Number Of Employee
11 - 50
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
ObEN, Inc.
Also Known As
Oben,ObEN有限公司

ObEN is an artificial intelligence (AI) company that is building a decentralized AI platform for intelligent avatars, enabling never before possible social and virtual interactions. The company’s technology allows users to create intelligent 3D avatars that look, sound, and behave like them. Deployed on the blockchain, ObEN’s Personal AI (PAI) technology enables users to create, use, and manage their own PAI on a secure, decentralized platform. Founded in 2014, ObEN is a Tencent, Softbank Ventures Korea and HTC Vive X portfolio company and is located at Idealab in Pasadena, California. To learn more about ObEN, please visit oben.com.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$23.70M
ObEN has raised a total of $23.70M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 9, 2018 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 9, 2018 Series B $10M 2 K11 Investment Detail
Aug 3, 2017 Series A 1 Detail
Jul 18, 2017 Series A $5M 5 SBCVC
Tencent
Detail
Mar 14, 2017 Series A $1M 1 Detail
Nov 3, 2016 Series A $7.70M 10 CrestValue Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
4
20
ObEN is funded by 20 investors. K11 Investment and SBCVC are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
K11 Investment Yes Series B
SBCVC Yes Series A
Tencent Yes Series A
Chain Capital Series B
memBrain Series A
CrestValue Series A
Fengshion Capital Series A
Ruigang Li Series A
Softbank Ventures Asia Series A
Cybernaut Westlake Partners Series A

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
9
ObEN has 9 current employee profiles, including Advisor Ken Hertz
Advisor
Executive
Executive
Advisor