Draft:IMVU

IMVU
Type	private
Industry	Social network
Founded	2004; 22 years ago
Founder	Will Harvey, Eric Ries, Marcus Gosling, Matt Danzig
Headquarters	Redwood City, California, U.S.
Key people	Daren Tsui (CEO)
Number of employees	200
Website	imvu.com

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IMVU (/ˈɪmvjuː/, stylized as imvu)^[2] is an online virtual world and social networking site.^[3]^[4]

History

IMVU was founded in 2004^[5] and was originally backed by venture investors Menlo Ventures, AllegisCyber Capital, Justin Greene, Bridgescale Partners, and Best Buy Capital.^[6]^[7]

IMVU members use 3D avatars to meet new people, chat, create, and play games.^[8]^[4] In 2014, IMVU had approximately six million active players,^[7] and had the largest virtual goods catalog<ref>{{cite news |date=2011-01-31 |title=IMVU Announces Growth, Promotion

References

↑ "The future world of "Ready Player One" has already begun - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. 30 March 2018.
↑ IMVU Community (2012-09-21). "Inside IMVU". youtube.com. Time 0:39: YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2014-09-19. I think the thing I love the most about IMVU is…{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
↑ Phelps, Nicole (2021-05-11). "The Metaverse's First Runway Show Is Here—Watch Collina Strada, Bruce Glen, My Mum Made It, and Mowalola's IMVU Debut". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
1 2 "Instant Messaging Goes Graphical". Wired. 2004-09-16. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
↑ Liao, Rita (2021-01-25). "Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China's NetEase and others". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
↑ "About: IMVU" Archived 2018-05-03 at the Wayback Machine, IMVU website
1 2 "IMVU Information". Imvu.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
↑ "IMVU Games Taking Advantage of Strong Growth". Insidesocialgames.com. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

[1] "The future world of "Ready Player One" has already begun - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. 30 March 2018.

[2] IMVU Community (2012-09-21). "Inside IMVU". youtube.com. Time 0:39: YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2014-09-19. I think the thing I love the most about IMVU is…{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[:0-3] Phelps, Nicole (2021-05-11). "The Metaverse's First Runway Show Is Here—Watch Collina Strada, Bruce Glen, My Mum Made It, and Mowalola's IMVU Debut". Vogue. Retrieved 2025-10-13.

[:1-4] 1 2 "Instant Messaging Goes Graphical". Wired. 2004-09-16. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-10-13.

[5] Liao, Rita (2021-01-25). "Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China's NetEase and others". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-10-13.

[IMVUHISTORY-6] "About: IMVU" Archived 2018-05-03 at the Wayback Machine, IMVU website

[imvu.com-7] 1 2 "IMVU Information". Imvu.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

[8] "IMVU Games Taking Advantage of Strong Growth". Insidesocialgames.com. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

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