Latent Technology

There's been a lot happening over at Latent Technology recently, and I'm happy to share that we've raised an $8M seed round led by AlbionVC and Spark Capital, with participation of Root Ventures and Alumni Ventures. At Latent Technology, we're on a mission to revolutionise animations in games, using our generative physics-based animation technology. We want animation to be life-like, physically grounded, and incredibly easy to use by default. Animation should be emergent not scripted. This funding will help us accelerate our growth, continue innovating, and expand our amazing team. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eV_FegD2 We're looking for talented Machine Learning Research Engineers (Junior to Staff level) who have experience training virtual humanoids using GPU-accelerated physics engines. If you're excited by generative physics based animation and would like to join our adventure, apply here: https://lnkd.in/ePh-U6Xy

Today we announce our $8M Seed round at Latent Technology. You can read more in this article by Dean Takahashi at GamesBeat - thanks Dean for a nice chat! The round was led by AlbionVC and Spark Capital, with participation of Root Ventures and Alumni Ventures. Btw, we are hiring! Check out https://lnkd.in/dauNQ4g2 for open positions. https://lnkd.in/dZcHp8kK

We raised $8M to keep building the future of interactive animation, led by AlbionVC and Spark Capital and with participation of Root Ventures and Alumni Ventures. Generative Physics Animation was a dream only 2y ago. Fast-forward to today, we've proven that it works. We are scaling up to evolve the animation paradigm towards lifelike physical interaction which emerges in real-time as you play. We aim to provide new creative workflows to author and deploy generative physics behaviors seamlessly; no need for keyframes or pre-baked animation. Living, fully interactive characters: by default. You can read more in this article by Dean Takahashi. Stay tuned for updates! https://lnkd.in/efW_8PUT

🎮 Congratulations to Latent Technology, the game technology company focused on AI-driven physical animation, on raising £5.9m seed funding, which was co-led by us. Gaming is a c.£208bn industry with over 3 billion players worldwide but participants in this market are facing headwinds due to rising costs, complex game creation, and reliance on premade assets. Born from a deep understanding of game development pain points and the power of modern AI, Latent is building the infrastructure for a new era of immersive and hyper-realistic gaming. Sebastian Hunte, Investment Manager at Albion, said: “Latent’s technology positions it to become core infrastructure for the future of game development—powering next-gen interactive experiences through real-time, generative animation. With strong early traction and a deeply technical team, we’re thrilled to support their journey.” To learn why we invested and the investment opportunity, read our full blog: https://lnkd.in/eDD3Ev-W #vctfunding #deeptech #venturecapital #investments #accesstoinnovation

We raised $8M to keep building the future of interactive animation, led by AlbionVC and Spark Capital and with participation of Root Ventures and Alumni Ventures. Generative Physics Animation was a dream only 2y ago. Fast-forward to today, we've proven that it works. We are scaling up to evolve the animation paradigm towards lifelike physical interaction which emerges in real-time as you play. We aim to provide new creative workflows to author and deploy generative physics behaviors seamlessly; no need for keyframes or pre-baked animation. Living, fully interactive characters: by default. You can read more in this article by Dean Takahashi. Stay tuned for updates! https://lnkd.in/efW_8PUT

We are now expanding our research team! If you are a junior to staff level research engineer with experience in reinforcement learning for physics-based character movement or motion synthesis don't hesitate to apply or let me know! We are solving some of the most interesting and beautiful problems I've seen in my whole career. Referrals more than welcome! https://lnkd.in/dvDQZJF3

The Latent Experience is out! It's only a peek of what's coming, but it's also the first tech demo of its kind. A glimpse into the future of games. Try it out now! 🚀 Link: s.team/a/3352680 Each level was built in Unity in minimal time (which we mostly spent making the world look pretty). Animation and interactions with the environment just happen as you play it. Have fun exploring! Big shoutout to our AMAZING team! Big things coming in 2025, stay tuned!

So fun to see a glimpse of Latent powering character animation and interaction in Drivers of the Apocalypse, Jussi-Petteri Kemppainen upcoming game. It's going to be amazing 🚀

Over the last two years we have been building a new foundation for animation and interactivity based upon physics. In December we'll share our progress so far by releasing our first tech demo, the Latent Experience. Here is a teaser 🚀

This is how Latent feels in AR. It's uncanny to interact with characters physically for the first time, they truly come to life! A small example of the implications of a new foundation for interactivity and animation.