Latent Technology raised $2.1 million led by Spark Capital, Root Ventures and Bitkraft Ventures. The London-based startup was founded last November 2022 by AI gaming veterans Jorge del Val (CEO) and Jack Harmer (CTO). Latent Technology developed a technology dubbed “Generative Physics Animation”. Both previously worked at Electronic Arts and Embark Studios.
The funding will go towards helping to build the next-generation animation technology for virtual worlds and game characters. The startup uses AI-based animation technology and real-world physics to enable virtual world characters to move in physically accurate real-time, in contrast to today’s tech where characters are loaded with thousands of hand-crafted animations.
