Fast Company has named 8th Wall as one of The World’s Most Innovative Companies in its prestigious Most Innovative Companies list for 2021. 8th Wall was selected as one of 10 Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality companies in this year’s annual list which features groundbreaking businesses across the globe and industries.

The World’s Most Innovative Companies is Fast Company’s signature franchise and one of its most highly anticipated editorial efforts of the year. It provides both a snapshot and a roadmap for the future of innovation across the most dynamic sectors of the economy. 

“We are extremely honored to be recognized as one of The World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company,” said Erik Murphy-Chutorian, CEO and Founder of 8th Wall. “We share this recognition with our talented partners and developers who use 8th Wall every day to create extraordinary experiences that not only demonstrate the power of augmented reality, but also deliver real business and end user value. We are seeing firsthand how WebAR has unlocked the massive opportunity of augmented reality to brands and marketers who now consider this technology an essential part of their business strategy to engage customers wherever they are—including at home.”

We celebrate this distinction with our incredible community of developers who are making the web a powerful place for augmented reality, including the creative agencies and studios that make up the 8th Wall Partner Network. Thanks to you, the 8th Wall platform has now powered over 600 commercial experiences for top-tier brands across industry verticals which have demonstrated the value of WebAR–whether this is earning awards, making headlines, achieving significant dwell time or engaging millions of users.

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