When was Timefire founded?

Timefire was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Timefire located?

Timefire is headquartered in Phoenix, United States.

Is Timefire a funded company?

Timefire is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Jan 05, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Timefire?

Timefire's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Mar 06, 2018, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Timefire rank among its competitors?

Timefire ranks 121st amongst 320 active competitors, of which 67 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Flam, which secured $14M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Timefire?

Timefire's top competitors include Meta, Decentraland and VRChat. Among them, Flam secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

Timefire - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Timefire is a public company based in Phoenix (United States), founded in 2014 by John Wise. It operates as a Developing a virtual city. Timefire has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 320 active competitors, including 67 funded and 12 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Meta, Decentraland and VRChat.

Company Details

Developing a virtual city called Hypatia in which people can interact and meet with their friends and relatives. The company is trying to develop a metaverse and also asking for collaboration with 3D artist and designers. The metaverse world can be used for gaming, virtual commerce platform and other purposes.

Website: timefirevr.com
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Email ID: *****@timefirevr.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Phoenix, United States

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Mar 06, 2018, $*****

Ranked

121^st among 320 active competitors

Similar Companies

Meta & 373 more

Exit Details

Public

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Timefire got listed on Sep 13, 2016.

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Timefire has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 05, 2018.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Timefire:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 06, 2018	2074749	Post IPO	6483112	9581895	5816697	8456632
Jan 05, 2018	6663734	Post IPO	5438796	8483159	3436607	3768909

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The founders of Timefire is John Wise.

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

John Wise: Founder and President of Timefire.

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Top competitors of Timefire include Meta, Decentraland and VRChat. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Timefire, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Meta 2004, Menlo Park (United States), Public	Developer of social media, messaging, and virtual reality technology platforms	-	Alcor Fund, Access Industries & 3 others	78/100
2nd	Decentraland 2017, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Series B	NFT-based platform for virtual world games	$25M	Animoca Brands, pinup-online.in & 35 others	69/100
3rd	VRChat 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of a VR-based social platform	$96M	HTC Corporation, Anthos Capital & 6 others	68/100
4th	IMVU 2004, Mountain View (United States), Series E	Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network	$77M	AllegisCyber Capital, Bridgescale & 8 others	63/100
5th	Second Life 2003, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of a virtual reality-based social networking platform	$19M	Benchmark, Globespan Capital Partners & 4 others	63/100
6th	Flam 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of AI‑native mixed‑reality and interactive‑content platform	$22.5M	RTP Global, Silicon Valley Quad & 9 others	59/100
7th	Sulake 2000, Helsinki (Finland), Acquired	Provider of a social networking platform for the metaverse	$11.6M	SoftBank Capital, 3i Group	59/100
8th	ZEPETO 2018, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Series B	Metaverse social platform offering 3D character creation	$155M	SoftBank Vision Fund, JYP Entertainment & 7 others	58/100
9th	XRSPACE 2017, Taiwan, Series C	Provider of a virtual reality based social networking solution	$125M	Foxconn Electronics, National Development Fund	56/100
10th	SoulApp 2015, Shanghai (China), Series D	Provider of personality-based social networking solutions	-	Morningside, Genesis Capital & 5 others	55/100
121st	Timefire 2014, Phoenix (United States), Public	Developing a virtual city	-	-	25/100