Israel Digital News

3D animated avatars provider Gizmoz has secured $6.3 million Series A investment from Benchmark Capital and Columbia Capital. The Israeli company also unveiled today new free tools that allow consumers to showcase their customized characters.

Gizmoz new online digital identity service allows consumers to create animated, talking characters for use across their digital communications. The 3D talking characters can be used to generate video clips and other forms of original content and can be posted to any blog or social networking profile, sent via email to family and friends, or uploaded to video sites.

"With an expertise in global communications and media, we recognize the importance consumers place on personalization and self-expression," said Arun Gupta, partner at Columbia Capital. "As consumers spend more time online and on the go, they are looking for more creative, interactive ways to communicate and share with others. Gizmoz provides the ultimate in digital identity personalization, and we believe its disruptive technology holds tremendous global opportunities going forward."

Gizmos offers consumers a new generation of character-based visual expression for use across their digital lives. Gizmos, formerly known as Zapa Digital Arts, was Founded in 1996 by Eyal Gever, the company current CEO. The company has offices in Menlo Park, CA and Ramat Gan, Israel.

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Digital signage and messaging software provider C-nario has closed a $5 million in first financing round led by Israeli venture capital fund Carmel Ventures.

“C-nario’s unique proposition brings an unanticipated, but much needed, ease of implementation to the revolution in digital signage and advertising. The 'outdoor' and 'indoor' markets can now enjoy the ease of content creation, its management and distribution,” said the new chairman of C-nario’s, Doron Inbar, a Venture Partner in Carmel Ventures.

C-nario, established in 2002 by Arnon Diskin, offers advanced solutions for content management, distribution, and system monitoring targeted at large networks of digital screens. C-nario’s high quality solutions have won the company top tier customers: Philips, CNN, BBC, Axel Springer, Bank Hapoalim, First Republic Bank, FNAC, Motorola, and many others.

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