- Former Disney chairperson, Bob Iger is making investment in Metaverse startup, Genies, and joins its team as board of directors advisors.
- Genies is an organization known for creating digital avatars for virtual universe, allowing folks to make their creations come alive.
- Bob Iger served as a chairperson for Walt Disney, working for 15 years before taking role of executive chairman back in February 2020.
Bob Iger Throwing Big Bucks In Metaverse
Former Chief Executive Officer of Walt Disney organization, Bob Iger made an announcement on Twitter handle today that, he will get on deck as an advisor for Genies board of directors.
Genies is a virtual avatar platform developed on Flow blockchain, a protocol for large-scale cryptocurrency oyunlar yanı sıra NFT koleksiyon
Bob Iger acted as Disney CEO from 2005 to 2020. Now at Genies, he is coming in as a counsel for organization.
Iger expressed his thrill to join such an innovative organization empowering folks to make mobile applications for web3.
Since its inception in December 2016, Genies, based in Los Angeles, has piled up $100 million in funding, including a $65 Million funding round previous year led by Miami Group.
In the same year, Genies joined forces with Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group to become official NFT'ler and avatar providers for artists at music labels.
Source: https://www.thecoinrepublic.com/2022/03/15/bob-iger-former-walt-disney-ceo-supporting-metaverse-startup-genies/