Portfolio
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companies
Anything World
Anything World develops an artificial intelligence platform for creating interactive three dimensional content.
Banked
Building a next-generation global payment network for consumers and merchants.
Vishal Lugani
Founding Partner
Vishal brings venture capital investment experience from roles at Acrew Capital, Aspect Ventures, and Greycroft. He currently serves on the advisory board of The Leakey Foundation and advises Westbound Equity Partners.
LinkedInThe funding round was backed by investors including Acrew Capital, Alumni Ventures, and Warner Music Group.
"What we see in Anything World is the most cutting edge machine learning platform to empower developers of the metaverse. Backed up by a terrific team, we are confident that the company will set the standard in the years ahead for 3D creators of games, the future of work, and more."
The investment round was led by Bank of America and Edenred Capital Partners to support expansion into the United States.
"Banked has built a product that can operate inside tier 1 banks, payment providers, gateways and technology platforms to allow them to offer Pay by Bank to their merchants. We have had a maniacal focus on infrastructure, security, and end consumer experience. Our clients only need to focus on integration. We really want to work inside the existing ecosystem and are building out very strong partnerships to deliver Pay by Bank globally. 2022 will see some really big brands go live with Pay by Bank, driving at the heart of delivering innovation at point of purchase to both the merchant and consumer"
The seed round was led by Force Over Mass with backing from Backed and Acrew Capital.
"The current payments systems used by credit card companies and most traditional banks were designed 40 years ago and have become archaic, not to mention costly and inefficient for businesses to use. It’s time we welcomed the future of payments and given the current state of the economy, businesses need this now more than ever."
