IMVU - About the company
IMVU is a series E company based in Mountain View (United States), founded in 2004 by Eric Ries. It operates as a Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network. IMVU has raised $77M in funding from investors like Menlo Ventures, Bridgescale and NetEase Games. The company has 376 active competitors, including 79 funded and 15 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Meta, Genies and VRChat.
Company Details
Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network. It is a social network connecting users through 3D avatar-based experiences. Users can chat with other users in virtual 3D rooms, shop for virtual goods, and create their rooms with furniture and accessories.
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- Registered Address
- Redwood City, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2004
Location
Mountain View, United States
Stage
Series E
Total Funding
$77M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
6th among 376 active competitors
Employee Count
467 as on Mar 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with IMVU
IMVU is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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Imvu, Inc. CIN: 203762997 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 2003 | - | 90 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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IMVU's funding and investors
IMVU has raised a total funding of $77M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 2005. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Jan 25, 2021 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. IMVU has 10 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of IMVU:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 25, 2021 | 7654755 | Series E | 1742205 | 2252520 | 9411648 | 5766390 |
Jan 22, 2009 | 2025708 | Series D | 9050689 | 2660192 | 5725908 | |
Apr 2007 | 3189111 | Series C | 1194976 | 7827895 | 4929104 |
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IMVU's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of IMVU is Eric Ries.
Here are the details of IMVU's key team members:
- Eric Ries: Former Co-Founder of IMVU and founder of 2 other companies, Lean Startup and LTSE. They are also an angel investor in 23 startups.
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IMVU's employee count trend
IMVU has 467 employees as of Mar 26. Here is IMVU's employee count trend over the years:
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IMVU's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of IMVU include Meta, Genies and VRChat. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of IMVU, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Meta 2004, Menlo Park (United States), Public | Developer of social media, messaging, and virtual reality technology platforms | - | 78/100 | |
2nd |  Genies 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Series C | Developer of tools for creating customizable, intelligent, and dynamic characters | $276M | 75/100 | |
3rd | VRChat 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of a VR-based social platform | $96M | 68/100 | |
4th | Soul Machines 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Developer of a platform for creating and deploying digital AI workers | $135M | 66/100 | |
5th |  Ready Player Me 2020, Tallinn (Estonia), Acquired | Provider of AI-powered 3D avatar modeling tools for the metaverse | $69M | 65/100 | |
6th | IMVU 2004, Mountain View (United States), Series E | Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network | $77M | 63/100 | |
7th | Avakin 2013, Nottingham (United Kingdom), Series A | Developer of a social application offering customizable avatars and virtual environments | $27.8M | 60/100 | |
8th | Provider of a social networking platform for the metaverse | $11.6M | 59/100 | ||
9th |  Flam 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of AI‑native mixed‑reality and interactive‑content platform | $22.5M | 59/100 | |
10th | ZEPETO 2018, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Series B | Metaverse social platform offering 3D character creation | $155M | 58/100 |
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IMVU's Investments and acquisitions
IMVU has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to IMVU
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News related to IMVU
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IMVU relaunches as Together Labs, raises $35 millionLaptopsmagazine•Jan 26, 2021•IMVU, Structural Capital, NetEase Games
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Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and othersTechCrunch+•Jan 25, 2021•IMVU, NetEase, Structural Capital
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IMVU, Inc. Recognized As One Of The Bay Area's Best Places To Work For The Sixth TimePR Newswire•Apr 24, 2020•IMVU
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