# The ARIA Network

> The ARIA Network is a media-and-technology company turning ordinary objects, faces, and places into augmented-reality gateways and original "living" NFTs. Through its ARIA Recognition platform, 360-degree AR campaigns, and the Hedera-powered ARIA Exchange, it pairs brands and sports legends with consumers using shoppable, immersive content - already activated in 100+ Brookfield malls and with nearly 1,500 NBA, WNBA and Harlem Globetrotters legends.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founders:** Darren Mann (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Rebecca Jonah (Co-Founder & Co-CEO)
- **Team size:** ~26 employees
- **Products:** ARIA 360 AR, ARIA Recognition, ARIA Exchange
- **Notable:** Exclusive AR/VR partnership with Brookfield Properties spanning 100+ malls, 5-year exclusive NFT deal covering ~1,500 NBA/WNBA/Globetrotter legends, Built one of the first carbon-negative NFT exchanges on Hedera Hashgraph

## Products & services

- **ARIA 360 AR** — An advanced augmented reality platform for brand campaigns and immersive 360-degree experiences.
- **ARIA Recognition** — AI-driven facial, image and object recognition that opens AR experiences when users point a smartphone at the real world.
- **ARIA Exchange** — An NFT marketplace built on Hedera Hashgraph, featuring 'living' NFTs whose content evolves over time. Carbon-negative and multi-currency.

## Achievements

- Exclusive AR/VR partnership with Brookfield Properties spanning 100+ malls
- 5-year exclusive NFT deal covering ~1,500 NBA/WNBA/Globetrotter legends
- Built one of the first carbon-negative NFT exchanges on Hedera Hashgraph
- Recruited senior leadership from the GRAMMYs, Nike, adidas (Ivy Park), Beats, and Warner Bros in 2021

## Latest updates

- **2021-06** — Announced ARIA Exchange with exclusive NBA Legends partnership for ~1,500 retired players.
- **2021-09** — Expanded executive team with hires from The Recording Academy, adidas, Nike, Warner Bros and the VR Company.
- **2021-02** — Closed $1.5M seed round to scale the AR media and NFT exchange platforms.

## Links

- Website: https://thearianetwork.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vrm-aria
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thearianetwork
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/thearianetwork/

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Last updated: 2026-06-29