After losing his best friend to a tragedy, all Harsha P Deka wanted to do was hold on to every bit of his memories.

Driven by grief and a passion for helping others save their loved ones' memories, he started platforms My3DSelfie and My3D Meta.

Born and raised in Assam, after completing his secondary education, Harsha moved to Canada for his bachelor’s degree.

It was while in Canada that he found out about his friend's passing. To capture his essence in physical form, he started to look for avenues.

In 2015, in a mall in California, Harsha came across a 3D scanner where they were making small figurines of scanned objects.

“The idea at the time was new and got the attention of many people. But there were loopholes too. For instance, if you want to give a gift to someone, you cannot ask them to come and get scanned. The element of surprise will be lost in that, so I decided to brainstorm more.”

After a year of research, he released My3DSelfie.com, where he created 3D figurines for his customers. “In about five years of functioning, in 2020, we became the largest library holder of human models.”

After living in Canada for several years, in 2019, Harsha decided to return to India. “I wanted to, most importantly, do something for Northeastern India. It is not as developed as other regions in the country and I believe the states still lie in a state of neglect,” he says.

He recently bagged a funding of Rs 10.5 crore and is all set to come up with a range of services with My3DMeta.com.

“What Canva did in 2D, we want to do in 3D with My3dMeta. For 2D graphics, one might have to learn Photoshop. Similarly for 3D, you have Zbrush. But learning these could take you years. With My3DMeta, you can do it within a couple of hours,” he says.