GoodGang Labs Secures New Investment from Kakao Following Naver

Startup GoodGang Labs announced on the 25th that it has secured an additional investment worth $2 million from Kakao Investment, Kakao's specialized investment subsidiary. Previously, it proved its competitiveness by attracting investment from Naver's startup nurturing organization 'D2SF.'

GoodGang Labs is developing 'Human to Avatar' technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to realize users' facial expressions and motions in real-time as 3D avatars. Utilizing this technology, it is currently conducting an alpha test of the 3D avatar communication platform 'KikiTown.'

Through the alpha version currently being tested, GoodGang Labs plans to verify the demand and marketability of KikiTown and release a beta version in the third quarter so that more users can experience avatar chatting.

To implement a more diverse 3D avatar communication experience, it also plans to actively introduce blockchain-based NFTs. It has already showcased its self-developed avatar NFT 'BeerGang' on Line Next's global NFT platform 'Dosi,' selling out the initial quantity of 3,333 units. In the second half of this year, it plans to launch the Web3 version of KikiTown, 'GangHouse,' where users can chat with others and broadcast using NFT avatars.

AnduKyung, CEO of GoodGang Labs, stated, "We will accelerate the development of the 3D avatar communication platform and AI expression technology using this investment and grow into a company leading the next-generation communication market."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.