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World Labs Raises $1 Billion as Autodesk Invests $200 Million in 3D World Models

The partnership starts with entertainment workflows under a research-level collaboration without data sharing.

Overview

  • Autodesk will advise World Labs under a research- and model-level collaboration that excludes data sharing.
  • Investors in the round include Nvidia, AMD, Andreessen Horowitz, Emerson Collective, Fidelity and Sea, according to the company.
  • World Labs’ Marble product generates editable, downloadable 3D environments from text or image prompts.
  • Early integration efforts focus on media and entertainment, with potential expansion into Autodesk’s broader design workflows.
  • World Labs spotlights applications in robotics and scientific discovery with future uses in AR/VR; it did not disclose a valuation, though prior reports cited talks near $5 billion.