ӣ����Ƶ today announces the sale of its Imporium Unreal creative studio and Unreal Creator Platform to Yuga Labs. Imporium is an ӣ����Ƶ venture which is a core contributor to the development of the Otherside ӣ����Ƶ for Yuga Labs and the Unreal Creator Platform is a toolset built on top of ӣ����Ƶ’s core ӣ����Ƶ technology specifically focused on Unreal projects like Otherside.  

This exit marks a further milestone for ӣ����Ƶ as a venture builder, proving its track record to incubate preeminent tech teams and scale them into high-value businesses. Yuga Labs will also acquire an ongoing license to ӣ����Ƶ’s ӣ����Ƶ technology in support of the Otherside ӣ����Ƶ, while continuing to use the open standards and interoperability framework of ӣ����Ƶ’s MSquared ӣ����Ƶ network for the Otherside ӣ����Ƶ.

The deal shifts Imporium’s development team directly to Yuga Labs. As the studio behind world-class digital experiences for global brands and sports leagues, Imporium has been the engine driving Otherside’s Unreal experiences.

ӣ����Ƶ’s ongoing ӣ����Ƶ efforts will be focusing on web technologies, such as the Somnia blockchain and web-based worlds enabled by MSquared including open source technologies. ӣ����Ƶ will also be making targeted investments in AI creator tooling and the infrastructure for decentralised AI agents with applications in the ӣ����Ƶ and beyond. 

Herman Narula, CEO & Founder of ӣ����Ƶ: “We are thrilled that the success of the team working on Otherside has led to Yuga seeking to acquire Imporium. This is a wonderful exit for the Imporium team and a great way to continue our partnership with Yuga Labs.”

Robert Whitehead, ӣ����Ƶ cofounder & CEO of MSquared: “This move represents a doubling down for us on the core technologies that we believe will shape the future of the next generation of virtual worlds: blockchain, decentralised AI systems and web-based rendering.”