Matterless Studios is a verified Augmented Reality studio (founded ~2021) that raised ~$1.25M to build digital companions (e.g., 'Aura'). However, the project submission contains severe inaccuracies, claiming 'everyone' as the audience and that 'most people' have used the product, which contradicts reality (likely <5,000 active users). While the technical implementation of shared AR and 'monocular hand reconstruction' shows promise, the lack of recent verifiable growth signals and the extremely low quality of the submission result in a low score. The project fits the profile of a 'minimal traction' venture with potential but unproven mass utility.
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