8i Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2014

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 44

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 31

8i General Information

Description

Operator of a volumetric video company intended to change how humans interact. The company simplifies the creation and distribution of immersive 3D content for virtual reality, augmented reality, and the web, its volumetric solution caters to richer content and communication experience created through real human representation in 3D, enabling clients to easily create, distribute and experience human holograms.

Contact Information

Website
8i.com
Formerly Known As
8i Corporate
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 5340 Alla Road
  • Suite 140
  • Los Angeles, CA 90066
  • United States
Primary Industry
Multimedia and Design Software
Other Industries
Application Software
Other Commercial Services
Vertical(s)
Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Virtual Reality, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 5340 Alla Road
  • Suite 140
  • Los Angeles, CA 90066
  • United States

8i Timeline

2021202220232024
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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8i Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Secondary Transaction - Private 11-Aug-2022 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC (Series C1) 09-Jul-2021 00.00 000.00 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Debt - General 01-Dec-2020 00.000 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series C) 05-Aug-2019 00.00 000.00 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Secondary Transaction - Private 25-Jan-2019 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series B) 13-Feb-2017 000.00 000.00 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 14-Oct-2015 $13.5M $14.5M 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
1. Angel (individual) 01-Jul-2014 $1M $1M Completed Startup
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8i Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate ($) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series C1 00,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.0 00.0 00 00.0 0.000
Series C 000,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 00.000
Series BB1 0,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 0.000
Series BB 00,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 0.000
Series AA1 3,655,202 $0.001000 $0.08 $1.32 $0.68 0x $1.32 1.06%
Series AA 8,562,346 $0.001000 $0.08 $1.32 $1.32 1x $1.32 2.48%
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8i Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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8i Competitors (15)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
EON Reality Venture Capital-Backed Irvine, CA 000 000000000000
Arcturus (Multimedia and Design Software) Venture Capital-Backed Dartmouth, Canada 00 0000 00000000000 0000
Augment Formerly VC-backed Paris, France 00 00.000 000000&0
Volograms Venture Capital-Backed Dublin, Ireland 00 00.000 000000000 00.000
Mativision Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom 0 00.000 0000000000 00.000
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8i Patents

  • 22

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 19

    Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

8i Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-10834391-B2 Hologram streaming machine Active 23-Apr-2018 0000000000 0
US-20210021817-A1 Hologram streaming machine Inactive 23-Apr-2018 0000000000
US-20190327467-A1 Hologram streaming machine Active 23-Apr-2018 0000000000 0
US-10262451-B1 View-dependent color compression Active 09-Apr-2018 000000000 00
US-20190228050-A1 Bezier volume representation of point cloud attributes Active 19-Jan-2018 G06F17/156
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8i Executive Team (17)

Name Title Board Seat
Hayes Mackaman Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Board Member
Kevin Wall Advisor
Sam Wick Advisor
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8i Board Members (9)

Name Representing Role Since
Hayes Mackaman 8i Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Board Member 000 0000
James Robinson IV RRE Ventures Board Member 000 0000
Michelle Deaker Ph.D OneVentures Board Member 000 0000
Robert McIntyre LG Technology Ventures Board Member 000 0000
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8i Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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8i Investors (31)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
VII Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
LG Technology Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
LG Uplus Corporation Minority 000 0000 000000 0
OneVentures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Western Technology Investment Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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8i FAQs

  • When was 8i founded?

    8i was founded in 2014.

  • Who is the founder of 8i?

    Lincoln Gasking, Hayes Mackaman, Eugene d'Eon, Joshua Feast, and Sebastian Marino are the founders of 8i.

  • Who is the CEO of 8i?

    Hayes Mackaman is the CEO of 8i.

  • Where is 8i headquartered?

    8i is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

  • What is the size of 8i?

    8i has 44 total employees.

  • What industry is 8i in?

    8i’s primary industry is Multimedia and Design Software.

  • Is 8i a private or public company?

    8i is a Private company.

  • What is 8i’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for 8i is 00000.

  • How much funding has 8i raised over time?

    8i has raised $50.9M.

  • Who are 8i’s investors?

    VII Ventures, LG Technology Ventures, LG Uplus, OneVentures, and Western Technology Investment are 5 of 31 investors who have invested in 8i.

  • Who are 8i’s competitors?

    EON Reality, Arcturus (Multimedia and Design Software), Augment, Volograms, and Mativision are some of the 15 competitors of 8i.

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