When was ObEN founded?

ObEN was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

How many employees does ObEN have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at ObEN is 9.

Is ObEN a funded company?

ObEN is a funded company, having raised a total of $23.8M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Nov 03, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of ObEN?

ObEN's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jan 09, 2018, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does ObEN rank among its competitors?

ObEN ranks 16th amongst 466 active competitors, of which 75 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Humanz, which secured $15M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of ObEN?

ObEN's top competitors include Genies, SuperAwesome and Soul Machines. Among them, Humanz secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

ObEN - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

ObEN is a series A company, founded in 2014 by Nikhil Jain and Adam Zheng. It operates as a Photo-real 3D virtual avatar using AI. ObEN has raised $23.8M in funding from investors like Tencent, K11 and Rushan Capital. The company has 466 active competitors, including 75 funded and 29 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Genies, SuperAwesome and Soul Machines.

Company Details

Oben (formerly Nookster) creates a 3D virtual avatar of a user with a selfie and short voice recording using AI. The interface built finds application in immersive VR experiences, AR and IoT as it enables connected devices. Enables users to create their own personal avatar twin and allows VR reality gamers to create virtual copies of celebrities that can interact with fans. Incubated at HTC's Vive X. Has investment from IdeaLab and private angel investors.

Website: oben.me
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Email ID: *****@oben.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$23.8M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jan 09, 2018, $*****

Investors

Tencent & 20 more

Ranked

16^th among 466 active competitors

Employee Count

9 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Genies & 196 more

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ObEN has raised a total funding of $23.8M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 03, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jan 09, 2018 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. ObEN has 20 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of ObEN:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 09, 2018	7123566	Series A	2386140	8161912	3269865	4926165
Jun 30, 2017	5734930	Series A	2172069	8214096	7289692	Li Ruigang
Mar 14, 2017	9897752	Series A	6869174	7245996	8384768	SBVA

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The founders of ObEN are Nikhil Jain and Adam Zheng.

Here are the details of ObEN's key team members:

Nikhil Jain: Former Co-Founder of ObEN and founder of 1 other company.
Adam Zheng: Co-Founder & COO of ObEN.

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ObEN's employee count trend

ObEN has 9 employees as of May 26. Here is ObEN's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of ObEN include Genies, SuperAwesome and Soul Machines. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of ObEN, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Genies 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Series C	Developer of tools for creating customizable, intelligent, and dynamic characters	$276M	New Enterprise Associates, Silver Lake & 74 others	75/100
2nd	SuperAwesome 2013, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Ad platform for the kid-safe programmatic ad	$58M	Isomer Capital, M12 & 45 others	74/100
3rd	Soul Machines 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Developer of a platform for creating and deploying digital AI workers	$135M	Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund & 11 others	68/100
4th	Hashtag Paid 2013, Toronto (Canada), Series B	Platform offering influencer marketing and collaboration software	$22M	Two Small Fish Ventures, Sands Capital & 20 others	65/100
5th	Ready Player Me 2020, Tallinn (Estonia), Acquired	Provider of AI-powered 3D avatar modeling tools for the metaverse	$69M	Andreessen Horowitz, Taavet Sten & 36 others	65/100
6th	Humanz 2017, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series B	Cloud and AI based platform offering influencer marketing solutions	$32M	NGN Partners, Stardom Ventures & 5 others	65/100
7th	GRIN 2014, Sacramento (United States), Series B	Platform offering influencer marketing solutions for ecommerce businesses	$144M	Lone Pine Capital, Bullpen Capital & 27 others	63/100
8th	Kofluence 2018, Bengaluru (India), Seed	AI based influencer marketing solutions for businesses	$5.33M	Ganatra Investment Holdings, Sol Tech Ventures ... & 22 others	60/100
9th	Insense 2016, New York City (United States), Seed	Cloud based influencer marketing platform	$1.28M	NP Capital, Venture Development Partners ... & 10 others	60/100
10th	Loom.ai 2016, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Platform to create avatars for applications in AR, VR, gaming, and messaging	$5.9M	Samsung Venture Investment, Camford Capital ... & 13 others	59/100
16th	ObEN 2014, Series A	Photo-real 3D virtual avatar using AI	$23.8M	SBVA, SBCVC & 19 others	54/100