PSYAI

2022年2月23日

据中国媒体36氪(36Kr)周三报道，扩展现实(XR)开发企业PSYAI宣布已完成三轮融资，总金额超过1000万美元。公司天使投资轮由元和资本支持，Pre-A轮由金沙资本投，Pre-A+轮由SIG投。此次募集的资金将主要用于加强公司云渲染等相关技术的研发。该公司基于自主研发的XR引擎，采用SaaS(软件即服务)模式，为电子商务、直播、音乐会、商务会议、社交媒体通信、虚拟人助理和客户服务等众多行业提供虚拟生产服务。公司还可以以较低的门槛为企业提供实时3D互动内容制作服务。3D互动引擎是基于一个复杂的工具链，传统上为游戏公司和高端电影制作提供服务。在引擎上叠加实时计算需要更先进的云计算、边缘计算和人工智能算法。公司的创始团队主要由曾与好莱坞The Third Floor、Pixar等机器视觉领军人物以及阿里巴巴前高管进行过长期深入合作和探讨的前视频、电影行业资深专家，以及中科院前沿领域的研究人员组成。该公司联合创始人兼首席运营官安承海表示:“在过去的六个月里，我们花了很多精力做好一件事，即衡量XR发动机产品的产品市场契合度(PMF)。目前，在国内顶级电商企业、演唱会、虚拟人运等领域都有合作案例。” Among them, virtual humans are one of the most important applications of XR technology development. In recent years, especially since the “metaverse” viral in 2021, virtual humans are being accepted by the public. However, in the current technological ecosystem, different types of virtual humans need different supporting teams and technologies. For example, for high-definition digital humans, they usually need an animation video production team with a certain scale to support their output, and, moreover, they cannot interact in real time. More specifically, virtual idols often need to invest in professional capture equipment, including expression capture equipment worth at least million of yuan, and technological teams to support them. The company’s XR engine is opening up the path between the virtual world and reality. The engine is able to unify in real-time expressions, motion capture, ultra-low delay transmission and real-time cloud rendering while maintaining a high degree of likeness to reality. Based on its own SaaS platform, the company has also created its virtual human called An Ruohan. According to the introduction of its team, An has been collecting the technological exploration achievements of the company for more than one year. In the pilot phase on Bilibili , the audience was impressed by its human-like display and interaction.