8i

8i is an industry leading holograms (aka volumetric video / 3D video) technology company on a mission to improve the way people communicate, learn, work, shop, and play. We are an end-to-end solution to capture, transform, and stream real human holograms that can be experienced through any device, browser, or VR/AR headset. In short, we help put real people (not avatars) inside of immersive 3D experiences, leading to more authentic human connection in digital worlds and the metaverse. Our solution includes enterprise-grade hologram Capture stages available in a wide variety of camera arrays, a cutting-edge software stack to Transform (fuse, edit, and compress) holograms using proprietary computer vision and machine learning models, and a publishing suite to integrate your photoreal holograms into digital experiences that can be viewed from any angle across any device. This empowers new dimensions of experiencing content, and has profound applications across communications, entertainment, commerce, and education. 8i's customers include innovative organizations across technology, media, retail, manufacturing, and government (Softbank, US Army, Google, Verizon, Walmart) and we are backed by leading investors including VCs and media giants (One Ventures, Verizon, RRE, LG Tech Ventures, Founder's Fund, Hearst). Founded in May 2014, 8i is based in Los Angeles with offices in Chicago and Wellington, New Zealand. Get in touch to see how holograms can be a game-changer for your organization.