Andrew brings founding and executive experience across venture capital and technology companies, including roles as CEO at ZeroTier and founding partner at 7percent Ventures. He previously co-founded Gaikai and held technical roles at the European Space Agency and UPC Broadband.
The seed funding will accelerate commercial partnerships with creators and metaverse platforms.
"Culture and community are what drives music forward. It’s how we connect with where we’ve come from and where we want to go. Condense’s technology is opening up a new platform for these communities and cultures, diversifying the voices in the metaverse by making it live and accessible. It’s got the potential to inspire and empower a new movement of artists and fans. This is both exciting, and significant."
The pre-seed round was provided by 7percent Ventures to support platform development.
"We are delighted to have the support of 7percent Ventures, a fund and team with an impressive track record of supporting the most innovative, futuristic and ground breaking technologies."
The seed round was led by Pi Labs with participation from Sugar Capital, 7percent Ventures and notable angel investors.
"Our vision is that every physical space will become digitally connected, enabling an entirely new type of interaction with the world around us. These 'smart spaces' will unlock rich information and transform billions of daily interactions for shoppers and retailers. Right now, the biggest players in tech are working on building next-generation augmented reality wearables, and we’re building the killer consumer use-cases for this transformative technology. In the future, providing a frictionless digital experience in a physical location will become as essential for every business as having a website is today."
