Ready Player Me
A selfie became an avatar that could travel between games
Developer infrastructure for customizable avatars and NFT wearables across virtual worlds.
- Capital raised (announced)
Reported cumulative financing at the December 2025 acquisition.
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf3D seed | 6 August 2020 | ||
| Series A | 28 December 2021 | ||
| Series B | 23 August 2022 |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timmu Tõke | — | Not established | Oct 2026 | |
| Rainer Selvet | — | Director of games engineering, Netflix | Oct 2026 | |
| Kaspar Tiri | — | Angel investor and builder | Oct 2026 | |
| Haver Järveoja | — | Not established | Oct 2026 |
Timeline
2014
Before the avatar software, the team operated a full-body scanning studio; it later launched the Luna scanner in early 2016.
31 January 2026
The acquisition report set this date for the avatar service and PlayerZero to close. It does not independently confirm execution.
How it ended
Acquired
Invest in Estonia reported that Netflix acquired the team and technology, with only CTO Rainer Selvet among the four founders joining Netflix. The standalone service was scheduled to close on 31 January 2026.
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Sources
6 sources behind this page.
- 1Ready Player Me raises $56M in Series B led by a16z · CoinDesk · Aug 2022
- 2Netflix acquires Estonian avatar platform Ready Player Me · Invest in Estonia
- 3Kaspar Tiri: professional biography · Kaspar Tiri
- 4PocketGamer.biz: professional biography · PocketGamer.biz · Feb 2026
- 5Ready Player Me closes $13 million Series A · Ready Player Me via PR Newswire · Dec 2021
- 6Wolf3D raises $1.3 million to bring personal avatars to gaming · Tech.eu · Aug 2020
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