Monday, March 17, 2008

Gizmoz Gets $6.5M

San Francisco-based Gizmoz said today that it has raised $6.5M in a Series B financing round. The round was led by DoCoMo Capital, along with ngi capital, another Japanese venture capital firm. Existing investors Benchmark Capital and Columbia Capital also participated. Gizmoz is a developer of an online service where users can create their own photo realistic, 3D, animated talking characters. The firm said the funding will go towards expanding its services into Asia. More information »