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Hartmann Metaverse Ventures II is pleased to announce our participation in nunu.ai's $6 million Seed Round, bringing their total funding to $8 million after an initial $2 million pre-seed raise in 2024. Nunu.ai is transforming game quality assurance through "Unembodied Minds"—AI agents capable of autonomously navigating and rigorously testing complex 3D game environments, significantly reducing manual testing requirements.
Investment Thesis: The gaming industry continues to struggle with manual, expensive, and inefficient QA processes, especially in AAA game development. Nunu.ai addresses this by combining advanced AI capabilities with deep game-engine expertise, creating adaptable AI agents that automate critical testing tasks, improving coverage and efficiency.
Key Highlights:
- Currently automating approximately 40% of QA tasks.
- Proven industry adoption with major studios, including Warner Brothers, Scopely, and Roboto Games.
- Demonstrated technical achievement: AI agents successfully completed complex game tutorials, including Hogwarts Legacy, and notably broke the Pokémon Emerald world record without explicit training.
- Established enterprise traction, running hundreds of automated tests monthly for leading studios.
Strategic Market Opportunity: With AAA game development budgets ballooning (e.g., GTA 6 at $2B, Call of Duty at $700M) and QA costs constituting about 10% of these budgets, nunu.ai directly targets the $2 billion gaming QA market. The company's technology not only offers immediate value in gaming but also presents clear potential expansion into the broader $7 billion robotics simulation market. Specifically, nunu.ai plans to leverage its sophisticated AI systems to develop resilient robotic agents capable of real-world tasks, demonstrated by successful experiments with quadruped robots navigating complex environments, retrieving objects, and executing precise commands.
Founding Team: Founders Jan Schnyder, Kyrill Hux, and Nicolas Muntwyler bring deep technical expertise from ETH Zurich, with a proven collaborative track record since 2017. Their collective vision has already positioned nunu.ai as a trusted partner among major gaming studios.
Strategic Investors: We join notable investors including a16z speedrun, TIRTA Ventures, Y Combinator, BoostVC, New Renaissance Ventures, and Earthling VC—each providing valuable expertise in gaming, AI, and growth-stage technology companies.
Looking Ahead: Nunu.ai is positioned to set new standards for AI-powered QA and simulation. Their vision aligns perfectly with our investment strategy at Hartmann Metaverse Ventures II, backing transformative technologies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and interactive entertainment.
For further inquiries, please contact invest@hartmanncapital.com.
Disclaimers:
This is not an offering. This is not financial advice. Always do your own research. This is not a recommendation to invest in any asset or security.
Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. Investing in digital assets is risky and you have the potential to lose all of your investment.
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March 20, 2025
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