It's costly, slow, and hard to build next-gen digital spaces, awesome-looking 3D content from scratch that doesn't come with a clumsy user experience," says Robin Raszka, CEO of Facemoji ...

Along with Dearing, the founding team also includes co-founder Robin Raszka, who previously founded AI avatar startup Alter, which sold to Google in 2022 for $100 million. Jan Maly, a former ...

Alter founders Jon Slimak and Robin Raszka did not respond to a request for comment. Manish Singh is a senior reporter at TechCrunch, covering India’s startup scene and venture capital investments.

The platform, founded by Robin Raszka and Jenny Dearing, introduces ‘Entities’—unique personas designed to bridge connections, educate, and inspire within niche online communities.

The 1337 leadership team includes Jenny Dearing, Robin Raszka, Jan Maly and key strategic advisors including Bailey Richardson, former Head of Community at Instagram, who currently leads both ...

This technology could integrate into video games and the metaverse. In an interview with TechCrunch last year, CEO Robin Raszka said it "ultimately it boils down to ego" and "how you show off that ...

Google hopes to use Alter to improve and ramp up its content offerings, a person familiar with the matter said. Alter founders Jon Slimak and Robin Raszka did not respond to a request for comment.

Slimak’s post suggests that Google used Alter to support its avatar business. Robin Raszka, the other Alter co-founder, wrote on LinkedIn: “Taking a break, brb.” Slimak and Raszka started ...

Later Facemoji rebranded as Alter. Alter founders Jon Slimak and Robin Raszka did not respond to a request for comment, reports TechCrunch. Meanwhile, Google has recently rolled out custom emojis ...