Together Labs
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2004
- Employees
- 51-200
- Offices
- 1
About Together Labs
Together Labs is an American technology company developing avatar-based social experiences, virtual worlds and digital economy infrastructure. Founded in 2004 as IMVU, Inc., the company relaunched its corporate identity as Together Labs in January 2021. Its portfolio brings together social platforms, creator tools and virtual asset systems that let people connect, create and participate in online economies.
The company's flagship platform, IMVU, combines customizable 3D avatars with social spaces and friendship discovery across desktop, web and mobile devices. Its peer-to-peer marketplace connects independent designers with users seeking virtual clothing, rooms, animations and other digital goods. The supplied research describes a catalog exceeding 50 million user-generated items, supported by hundreds of thousands of independent creators and millions of monthly active users.
Platforms and creator tools
Together Labs' work spans both consumer experiences and the systems used to build and sustain them. IMVU Studio provides a desktop creation environment for asset modeling, texturing and catalog publishing. Its room scripting framework supports in-world automation, while its broader development capabilities include avatar customization, virtual world hosting and creator commerce tools.
The company also developed WithMe, a mobile-first application focused on friendship discovery and shared virtual hangouts. Its approach draws on the behavioral science of friendship to inform social experiences.
Virtual economies
Together Labs expanded its blockchain activities through MetaJuice, launched in January 2022 to develop tokens and NFTs for virtual economies. These initiatives include VCOIN, designed to support earning and exchanging digital value, and VCORE, an ERC-20 utility and governance token intended to reward creators and support community participation in platform decisions.
Across its portfolio, Together Labs combines social interaction with user-generated content and creator monetization. Its business encompasses the experiences people enter, the tools creators use to contribute digital goods, and the infrastructure supporting transactions within those environments.
More about Together Labs
Founders and financing
- Will Harvey, Matt Danzig, Eric Ries and Marcus Gosling co-founded the business in April 2004. These are historical founding roles.
- The January 2021 corporate relaunch accompanied more than $35 million in venture financing led by NetEase and Structural Capital.
Technology and operating practices
- The platform architecture integrates Unity 3D, distributed cloud services and Immutable X layer-2 infrastructure for gas-free NFT minting.
- Together Labs describes a flexible, remote-friendly operating model. Recruitment listings span multiple cities without establishing dedicated physical branches in those markets.
- VCOIN received an SEC no-action letter in November 2020, a regulatory milestone associated with its virtual currency model.
Recognition
- Together Labs was included in TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies list in 2022.
- The report also identifies recognition in Wunderman Thompson's Future 100 Trends to Watch.
Notable credits
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Where Together Labs is based
- 901 Marshall Street, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94063, USARedwood City, California, United States
Redwood City office
HeadquartersGlobal corporate headquarters.
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