Marina Del Rey, United States
Emerge® is a consumer technology company founded in 2015 and based in Los Angeles, CA. The company's mission is to address the disconnect felt by over 2 billion people worldwide through their multi-sensory communication platform. The platform aims to bridge the gap of distance and time by incorporating touch, sight, sound, and brain activity, powered by emotion AI, to enable the digitization and transmission of emotions.
The flagship product line, Emerge Wave-series, introduces touch to virtual interactions through the emission of precise ultrasonic forcefields, allowing users to physically feel sensations without the need for gloves or controllers. This technology opens opportunities for virtual interactions such as "virtual high fives" and holding hands across the globe.
Emerge is backed by notable venture capital firms including M13 and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, as well as prominent investors such as former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and co-founders of Blizzard Entertainment, Twitch, and Riot Games. The company recently received a $5.50M Venture Round investment on 15 December 2022 from Gaingels, Soma Capital, 2Future, NVO Capital, and Moritz Baier-Lentz. Emerge prides itself on an impact-focused and diverse team, with 70% of its members being immigrants and first-generation Americans, bringing expertise from various fields including consumer electronics, augmented reality, brain-computer interfaces, gaming, and space exploration.
The company operates within the industries of AI, Consumer Electronics, Entertainment, Social Media, and VR/AR. Emerge's slogan, "We’re bringing touch to virtual experiences — a new way to Feel Connected to the people who matter to you," encapsulates its commitment to enhancing emotional connections in the digital age.
