Hyper - About the company
Hyper is a seed company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2020 by Aaron Ng. It operates as a Social metaverse for interacting with like-minded people. Hyper has raised $3.75M in funding from Y Combinator and Two Sigma Ventures. The company has 376 active competitors, including 77 funded and 13 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Meta, IMVU and ZEPETO.
Company Details
Social metaverse for interacting with like-minded people. It offers an AI-powered mobile application that enables users to create face-tracked 3D avatars. Its features include AR and voice chat integration, and realistic facial expressions. It also allows users to create memes and videos, and share them with friends.
- Website
- blog.hyper.online/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@hyper.online
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2020
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$3.75M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
39th among 376 active competitors
Employee Count
2 as on Mar 31, 2026
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Hyper's funding and investors
Hyper has raised a total funding of $3.75M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2020. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jun 12, 2023 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Hyper has 4 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Hyper:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2023 | 1549259 | Seed | 8081932 | 2022792 | 6075573 | 5980331 |
Apr 30, 2021 | 1505425 | Conventional Debt | 8435395 | 6616021 | 9136035 | 8583524 |
2020 | 3379 | Seed | 1152 | 7272 | 7582 |
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Hyper's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Hyper is Aaron Ng.
Here are the details of Hyper's key team members:
- Aaron Ng: Co-Founder & CEO of Hyper and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
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Hyper's employee count trend
Hyper has 2 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Hyper's employee count trend over the years:
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Hyper's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Hyper include Meta, IMVU and ZEPETO. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Hyper, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Meta 2004, Menlo Park (United States), Series A | Developer of metaverse platforms and VR devices | $3.4M | 76/100 | |
2nd | IMVU 2004, Mountain View (United States), Series E | Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network | $77M | 68/100 | |
3rd | ZEPETO 2018, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Series B | Metaverse social platform offering 3D character creation | $155M | 67/100 | |
4th |  Decentraland 2017, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Series B | NFT-based platform for virtual world games | $25M | 67/100 | |
5th | VRChat 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of a VR-based social platform | $96M | 63/100 | |
6th | Gaia Interactive 2003, Nellysford (United States), Series C | Provider of an online community dedicated to Gamers | $32M | 59/100 | |
7th |  Second Life 2003, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Provider of a virtual reality-based social networking platform | $19M | 58/100 | |
8th |  Flam 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Developer of an AI-powered mixed reality advertising platform | $22.5M | 56/100 | |
9th | Avakin 2013, Nottingham (United Kingdom), Series A | Developer of a social application offering customizable avatars and virtual environments | $27.8M | 56/100 | |
10th | Provider of a virtual reality based social networking solution | $125M | 55/100 | ||
39th |  Hyper 2020, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Social metaverse for interacting with like-minded people | $3.75M | 39/100 |
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Hyper's Investments and acquisitions
Hyper has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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