ChainCatcher 消息，流媒体服务巨头 Netflix 宣布收购 a16z 支持的元宇宙身份平台 Ready Player Me，具体收购金额和条款暂未披露。据悉 Ready Player Me 将在 2026 年 1 月 31 日停止服务，团队成员将全部被纳入 Netflix 公司。此前消息，Ready Player Me 总计获得约 7,200 万美元投资，Roblox 联创 David Baszucki、Twitch 联创 Justin Kan、GitHub 联创 Tom Preston-Werner 等多位业内知名人士均是该公司的投资人。

ChainCatcher 消息，流媒体服务巨头 Netflix 宣布收购 a16z 支持的元宇宙身份平台 Ready Player Me，具体收购金额和条款暂未披露。据悉 Ready Player Me 将在 2026 年 1 月 31 日停止服务，团队成员将全部被纳入 Netflix 公司。此前消息，Ready Player Me 总计获得约 7,200 万美元投资，Roblox 联创 David Baszucki、Twitch 联创 Justin Kan、GitHub 联创 Tom Preston-Werner 等多位业内知名人士均是该公司的投资人。

Netflix 收购 a16z 支持的元宇宙身份平台 Ready Player Me

ChainCatcher reports that streaming giant Netflix has announced its acquisition of Ready Player Me, a metaverse identity platform powered by a16z. The specific acquisition amount and terms have not yet been disclosed. Ready Player Me will cease operations on January 31, 2026, and its team members will be integrated into Netflix. Previously, it was reported that Ready Player Me received approximately $72 million in funding, with investors including prominent figures such as Roblox co-founder David Baszucki, Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, and GitHub co-founder Tom Preston-Werner.

According to ChainCatcher, streaming giant Netflix has announced the acquisition of Ready Player Me, a metaverse identity platform powered by a16z. The specific acquisition amount and terms have not yet been disclosed. Ready Player Me will reportedly cease operations on January 31, 2026, and its team members will be integrated into Netflix. Previously, it was reported that Ready Player Me had raised a total of approximately $72 million in funding, with several well-known figures in the industry, including Roblox co-founder David Baszucki, Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, and GitHub co-founder Tom Preston-Werner, among others.

Netflix acquires Ready Player Me, a metaverse identity platform backed by a16z.

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