Union Avatars
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Summary
Union Avatars is a digital identity platform for creating avatars in different styles, including the hyper-realistic avatars, for social media, virtual reality environments and games. Union Avatars has created this realistic full-body character creator tool to improve user experience within virtual worlds and the metaverse.
The Avatar Lab offers customisation, offering over 170 different outfits, backgrounds, profile picture options, poses, hairstyles, and other features for developers and digital fashion designers.
Backed by 150 companies, including Telefonica, Accenture, and Mobile World Capital Barcelona, Union Avatars has built strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Outlier Ventures, Barcelona Activa, NVIDIA Inception Program, Metaverse Standards Forum, AWS Activate, Polkadot, and Mango Startup Studio.
Through its UnionID, users can consolidate their digital identities and assets in a nested NFT, ensuring easy interoperability and portability across virtual worlds and platforms.
Funded by European Union, Union Avatars was named by Forbes Spanish as a Company Changing the World in 2023.
History
The story of Union Avatars began in the year 2020 with a vision: to transform how individuals and businesses interact in the digital space.
The company's vision quickly materialized into reality, witnessing an exponential rise in platform integrations from a modest 14 to 280 by November 2023. Concurrently, the user base burgeoned from 3,500 to a vibrant community of 60,000 during the same period.
Strategic partnerships have been instrumental in Union Avatars' ascent, amplifying its impact and reach across industries. Collaborations with industry titans such as Accenture, Vodafone Innovation Ecosystem, and Telefónica have propelled its growth trajectory, while engagements at prestigious events like the Mobile World Congress and collaborations with fashion innovators like Teresa Helbig and Fernando Claro have showcased the platform's versatility and relevance.
With each partnership, user onboarded, and innovation introduced, Union Avatars advances towards a future where digital identity is seamlessly integrated, secure, and accessible to all, shaping a more connected and inclusive digital landscape.
Mission
Union Avatars is dedicated to pioneering the next frontier of digital identity and immersive experiences through cutting-edge technology and creative innovation. Its mission is to empower individuals to express themselves authentically in virtual environments by providing intuitive tools and platforms for avatar creation, customisation, and management.
Union Avatars is committed to enabling seamless integration between the physical and digital worlds, facilitating meaningful connections, and fostering inclusivity and diversity within the Metaverse. Through its products and services, it aims to redefine the way people interact, collaborate, and engage in virtual spaces, ultimately shaping the future of digital identity and virtual communities.
Vision
Union Avatars envisions a future where every individual has the power to shape and express their digital identity across the Metaverse seamlessly. Its vision is to create a vibrant and inclusive virtual ecosystem where users can explore, connect, and collaborate with authenticity and freedom.
Union Avatars aspires to be the leading provider of innovative avatar solutions, empowering users to transcend boundaries and immerse themselves in immersive digital experiences. By pioneering groundbreaking technology and fostering interoperability between virtual worlds, it aims to revolutionise the way people interact and engage in the digital realm, ultimately shaping a more connected and dynamic future for all.
Key Team
Cai Felip (Co-Founder and CEO)
Recognition and Awards
Products and Services
Union Avatars offers a range of innovative products and services designed to revolutionize the way individuals interact and engage in virtual environments. At the forefront is the Avatar Maker and Avatar Style Converter, a cutting-edge tool that enables users to effortlessly create realistic avatars and other styles in less than a minute. By simply uploading a photo, users can generate their own 3D avatar in real-time, suitable for use in video games, virtual reality, augmented reality apps, or across the Web3 ecosystem.
Central to Union Avatars' offerings is the Union ID, a groundbreaking solution that serves as the user's entry point to the Metaverse. With Union ID, individuals can own their avatars and assets, consolidating their digital identity into a single, easily accessible platform. This allows for seamless interoperability between third-party platforms and virtual worlds, empowering users to navigate the Metaverse with unparalleled ease and flexibility. UnionID operates as an NFT (non-fungible token), functioning as a Metaverse passport that preserves multiple avatar representations. Users can select the avatar that best suits the platform they wish to access, ensuring a personalised and immersive experience across diverse virtual environments.
References
- Union Avatars x Inveready x Fi Group: announcing our EUR 1.2M funding round | Union Avatars
- Interview with Co-founder & CEO Cai Felip of UNION Avatars | Metamandrill Immersive Technology
- March 2022 Overview Union Avatars | Union Avatars
- Digital identity in the metaverse | LinkedIn
- Crafting the Digital Self: UNION Avatars' Cai Felip on Future Identity Evolution | Temy YouTube
- Spanish metaverse startup Union Avatars scores €1.2 million to manage digital identities | TechEU
- Speaker Profile Cai Felip | MWC Barcelona
- Mango enhances its technology and invests in Union Avatars, a digital identity and virtual avatar creation start-up | Mango Pressroom
- UnionID, your passport to interoperability in the Metaverse | Union Avatars
- Discover the Winners of the Open Call for 3D Designers | Union Avatars
- Cai Felip | The Org
- Mobile World Congress 2023 | LinkedIn
- About The Speaker | Gamelab
- Cai Felip, CEO, Union Avatars | Integrated Systems Europe
- Discover Mango's newest investment in avatars and digital | The Spinoff
- Mango invests in digital avatar creation start-up | Fashion United
- A company born in 2020 manufactures avatars for the virtual world from Barcelona just with a simple 'selfie' | El Nacional.cat
- Speaker Bio | 4YFN
- Create your Avatar and explore your infinite potential | Outlier Ventures
- UNION AVATARS, Custom interoperable avatars built for the future | Brinc
- Introducing the start-up Union Avatars | +Rain Film Festival
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