Bryn Mooser sold RYOT to Verizon in 2016, becoming a senior vice president.
18 Facts About Bryn Mooser
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Bryn Mooser helped launch virtual reality news reporting with the Associated Press in 2015.
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Bryn Mooser helped bring augmented reality to Time magazine in 2018.
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In 2019, Bryn Mooser launched XTR, a new company focused on non-fiction film and television studio based in Echo Park, Los Angeles.
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Bryn Mooser began his career as a humanitarian aid worker in the Peace Corps in West Africa.
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In 2010 following the Haiti earthquake Bryn Mooser moved to Port-au-Prince and became the country director for Artists for Peace and Justice, while there he helped build a secondary school, and film and music school.
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Bryn Mooser's work expanded to include 360 video and virtual reality and aimed to provide an immersive experience whereby one could interact with the visual content and take actions, such as donating for relief operations via Apple Pay.
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Bryn Mooser later incorporated Augmented Reality into their projects as part of the goal of making documentaries more immersive.
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Bryn Mooser served as the CEO and co-founder of RYOT until November 2018, when he left the company to pursue new opportunities.
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In 2019, Bryn Mooser's XTR closed an investment round led by the McLarty Arquette Group with investments from former AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, Josh Kushner, Christina and David Arquette, and Lyn and Norman Lear, and others.
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Bryn Mooser announced partnerships with Anonymous Content, VICE Studios and Futurism at the same time.
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In 2016, Bryn Mooser was a Peabody Award finalist for his work in "The Gardeners of Eden".
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Bryn Mooser received Academy Awards nominations when he co-produced Body Team 12 with David Darg.
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Bryn Mooser won Emmy award for the same in "Outstanding short documentary" category.
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Bryn Mooser was brought in as a member of the Motion Picture Academy in July 2019, as part of their efforts of bringing in new members every year.
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Bryn Mooser grew up in Bar Harbor, Maine, and went to MDI High School.
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Bryn Mooser studied film at the Bennington College before joining the Peace Corps.
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Bryn Mooser spent three years in the Peace Corps in West Africa and was the country director for Artists for Peace and Justice in Haiti.