Funding round brings Metaphysiks one step closer to embodying the Metaverse

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24.06.2022
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Metaphysiks, an immersive technology company based in Lausanne, has received $2M in funding from prominent investors. The funding will accelerate the transformation and commercialization of its intellectual property into a neuro-haptic skin that allows users to bring their sensations, emotions, and cognition into the metaverse.

The round was led by international investment firm, TNF (The New Frontiers) Investments, and was joined by numerous prominent investors including Logitech, Tej Tadi (founder of Swiss multi-unicorn Mindmaze), and All Here SA. Samir Khosla, Venture Partner at TNF, who has been working closely with the founders since 2021, has been appointed to the Metaphysiks’ Board of Directors.

Metaphysiks’ core technology, MetaTouch, is based on a decade of cutting-edge research in the laboratories of Metaphysiks’ co-founder and world-leading neuroscientist, Prof. Olaf Blanke, MD. MetaTouch effectively connects the nervous system via the surface of the skin using neuroscience-based thermo-variant & haptic-tactile products, with the end goal of inducing or enriching conscious experiences integrated with digital environments.

Through its first product “STiLL”, Metaphysiks is able to deliver rich bodily touch sensations that mimic physiological signals and deliver them in an integrated methodology, prompting the user’s mind to generate conscious experiences.

Speaking on the recent round of funding, TNF Investments founder, Erkin Bek said: “We are delighted to support Metaphysiks’ rollout of its cutting-edge immersive technology that will empower digital environments with new and rich tactile experiences, deeply rooted in neuroscience. Metaphysiks is poised to positively transform human lives and institutions by merging the physical and digital worlds.”

TNF Venture Partner, Samir Khosla added: “We look forward to supporting the team and the company as they commercialize their intellectual property into industries with burning needs for better experiences, to name a few healthcare, esports, life sciences, digital workplaces, and entertainment.”

Top-class team

Olaf Blanke is founding director of the Center for Neuroprosthetics and Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Cognitive Neuroprosthetics at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He also directs the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience at EPFL and is Professor of Neurology at Geneva University Hospital and Geneva’s new Campus Biotech. Along with Prof. Olaf Blanke, MD, the pioneering team includes several industry leading experts, boasting decades of experience in the field of robotics, neuroscience and haptic technology. Simon Gallo, PhD, Metaphysiks Co-founder and Head of Technology, has 10 years of experience pioneering the development of wearable and flexible multimodal haptic interfaces and their applications in different fields such as healthcare and entertainment. Giulio Rognini, PhD, Metaphysiks Co-founder and Head of Partnerships, has 10 years of research and development at the intersection of robotics and neuroscience to investigate and enhance human body perception and consciousness.

(Press release / SK)

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