98 indexable 3D Animation companies headquartered in California, United States, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $2.5B across 41 funded companies, including 4 unicorns.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
World Labs
Unicorn Developer of artificial intelligence models for research automation and analysis |
$230M | — | Series E | Series E Feb 2026 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 2 |
Unity
Unicorn Developer of a real-time development platform for 2D and 3D content |
$893.5M | $6B as of 2019 |
Public | Post IPO Feb 2025 | 7,703 | 2004 | ↑ Active |
| 3 |
Luma AI
Unicorn Developer of artificial intelligence models for image and video generation |
$72.8M | — | Series C | Series C Nov 2025 | 10 | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 4 |
Vntana
Provider of a content management platform for AR applications |
$13.2M | — | Series A | Series A Dec 2025 | 12 | 2012 | ↑ Active |
| 5 |
Akool
AI-powered platform offering video editing solutions |
$40M | — | Seed | Seed Mar 2025 | 17 | 2021 | ↑ Active |
| 6 |
Volcano Platforms
Automated and predictive simulation tools to generate training data for AI and ML |
$5.5M | — | Series A | Series A Aug 2025 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 7 |
Recraft
Platform offering AI-powered design tools |
$12M | — | Series B | Series B May 2025 | — | 2022 | ↑ Active |
| 8 |
Backflip.ai
AI-based 3D design technology |
$30M | — | Series A | Series A Dec 2024 | — | 2020 | ↑ Active |
| 9 |
AssetHub
Developer of an AI-native 3D editor for professional 3D modeling |
$2M | — | Seed | Seed Aug 2025 | — | 2023 | ↑ Active |
| 10 |
Uthana
Provider of AI-based 3D animation solutions |
$4.3M | — | Series A | Series A Mar 2025 | — | 2022 | ↑ Active |
| 11 |
Cadence
Provider of electronic design automation software for semiconductor industry |
$351.7M | — | Public | Post IPO Apr 2023 | 3,177 | 1988 | — |
| 12 |
All3D AI
Provider of AI-based 3D scanning and animation solutions |
$8.8M | — | Series A | Series A Sep 2024 | 46 | 2019 | ↑ Active |
| 13 |
Genies
Unicorn Developer of tools for creating customizable, intelligent, and dynamic characters |
$264.5M | $1B as of 2022 |
Series C | Series C May 2022 | 39 | 2011 | — |
| 14 |
alt
Pioneering Personal AI and World Clone technologies for human augmentation |
$54.2M | — | Public | Series D Sep 2023 | 70 | 2015 | — |
| 15 |
Vizcom
Provider of AI creative tools for artists and designers |
$20M | — | Series A | Mar 2024 | 8 | 2021 | — |
| 16 |
Polycam
Cross-platform 3D reality capture for professionals: document, measure, design |
$22M | — | Series A | Series A Feb 2024 | 21 | 2020 | — |
| 17 |
Nfinite
Provider of visual content solutions and data infrastructure for physical AI |
$118.7M | — | Series B | Series B Jun 2022 | 306 | 2016 | — |
| 18 |
Soul Machines
Developer of a platform for creating and deploying digital AI workers |
$135M | — | Series B | Series B Feb 2022 | 14 | 2016 | — |
| 19 |
Deep Sim
AI-powered physics simulation platform for accelerating the design and development of AI chips |
$1M | — | Seed | Seed Sep 2024 | 2 | 2020 | ↑ Active |
| 20 |
Bezi
3D design platform |
$13M | — | Series A | Series A Nov 2023 | — | 2021 | — |
| 21 |
DigitalCarbon
AI powered platform for creating 3D models |
$500K | — | Seed | Seed Oct 2024 | — | 2024 | ↑ Active |
| 22 |
IMVU
Provider of an online 3D avatar-based social network |
$65M | — | Series E | Series E Jan 2021 | 229 | 2004 | — |
| 23 |
DoubleMe
Developer of extended reality solutions integrating virtual, augmented, and mixed realities |
$26M | — | Series A | Series A Apr 2022 | 2 | 2014 | — |
| 24 |
Ai Foundation
Provider of AI-powered personal 3D avatars |
$28M | — | Series B | Series B Jul 2020 | 24 | 2017 | — |
| 25 |
ObEN
Photo-real 3D virtual avatar using AI |
$23.8M | — | Series A | Series A Jan 2018 | 12 | 2014 | — |
| 26 |
DeepBrain
Provider of AI video generation, dubbing, translation, and editing tools |
$7.8M | — | Series B | Series B Aug 2021 | 74 | 2016 | — |
| 27 |
withpoly
Visual content creation platform |
$4M | — | Seed | Seed Sep 2022 | 5 | 2022 | — |
| 28 |
DeepMotion
Motion intelligence platform for animation |
$2.2M | — | Acquired | Series A Mar 2023 | 15 | 2014 | — |
| 29 |
Mixamo
Graphics tool provider for the game developers |
$11.8M | — | Acquired | Series A Jan 2014 | 14 | 2008 | — |
| 30 |
Clay3d
Provider of 3D modelling review software |
$3.3M | — | Series A | Conventional Debt May 2021 | 4 | 2021 | — |
| 31 |
Latent Space
Provider of an AI-based 3D rendering engine |
$8M | — | Series A | Series A Apr 2017 | 3 | 2015 | — |
| 32 |
Loom.ai
Platform to create avatars for applications in AR, VR, gaming, and messaging |
$5.9M | — | Acquired | Seed May 2018 | 18 | 2016 | — |
| 33 |
Hyprsense
Provider of facial motion capture solutions for AR/VR applications |
$4.5M | — | Acqui-Hired | Series A Jul 2018 | 8 | 2018 | — |
| 34 |
Unomi
Provider of software for facial animation |
$3.7M | — | Series A | Series A Feb 2018 | 5 | 2016 | — |
| 35 |
Centroid Lab
Provider of CAD-based 3D modelling platforms for industrial process simulation |
$447.9K | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Feb 2022 | — | 2015 | — |
| 36 |
Pinscreen
Provides application for user-generated and personalized 3D virtual avatars |
$1.8M | — | Seed | Seed Aug 2017 | 16 | 2015 | — |
| 37 |
Vibrado Technologies
Wearable sensors to help athletes train |
$1.4M | — | Deadpooled | Series A Aug 2014 | 3 | 2012 | — |
| 38 |
Faceware Technologies
Facial motion capture solutions: cutting-edge technology for believable animation |
$346.5K | — | Funding Raised | Conventional Debt Feb 2021 | 19 | 2012 | — |
| 39 |
Mamoca
Developer of markerless motion capture technology |
$750K | — | Acqui-Hired | Angel Apr 2007 | 3 | 2005 | — |
| 40 |
Enflux
Provider of motion capture clothing for instructors |
$120K | — | Seed | Seed Feb 2016 | 5 | 2012 | — |
| 41 |
Lucid AI
Provider of AI-powered world models and interactive video simulations |
$75K | — | Funding Raised | Conventional Debt Dec 2010 | 6 | 2008 | — |
| 42 |
Luxion
Advanced rendering and computer based lighting simulation provider |
— | — | Late Stage | PE Apr 2021 | 19 | 1999 | — |
| 43 |
Krikey
Developer of AI-integrated 3D avatar creation platforms |
— | — | Series A | Series A Dec 2020 | 20 | 2017 | — |
| 44 |
in3D
Provides 3D body scanning solutions with a smartphone |
— | — | Seed | Seed Jan 2020 | 13 | 2019 | — |
| 45 |
Autodesk
Developer of design and engineering software for 3D modeling and production |
— | — | Public | Post IPO Jul 2018 | 13,700 | 1982 | — |
| 46 |
Lightbox
3D meshes and models for AR development |
— | — | Seed | Seed May 2018 | — | 2016 | — |
| 47 |
OTOY
Unbiased GPU rendering solutions, holographic media, and digital human capture |
— | — | Series E | Series E Apr 2016 | 74 | 2010 | — |
| 48 |
3DExport
Provider of an online marketplace for 3D models |
— | — | Public | — | 8 | 2004 | — |
| 49 |
3dMetal
Online platform featuring 3D model templates |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 2021 | — |
| 50 |
3DTraining
Offers 3D software training courses |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 6 | 2005 | — |
Developer of artificial intelligence models for research automation and analysis. Provides software systems that process datasets, generate insights, and support experimental workflows across scientific and technical domains. Offers tools for data ingestion, model training, evaluation, and deployment within research environments. Enables automation of literature review, hypothesis testing, and analytical reporting th
Developer of a real-time development platform for 2D and 3D content. The platform provides tools and services for creating games and industry applications. It supports multiple platforms and offers features for monetization, user acquisition, and collaboration. The platform also provides learning resources, documentation, and community support.
Developer of artificial intelligence models for image and video generation. The company provides tools for creating images and videos using artificial intelligence. It offers models for generating high-fidelity images and videos. The company’s application programming interface enables building and scaling creative products. It also publishes news and research related to its models.
Provider of a content management platform for AR applications. It develops holograms that allow users to interact directly with holographic objects such as any product, or celebrity in the digital space simply by moving their hands in front of the display. After the visualization, users receive an email with photos or videos of their interaction and can also share the same on social media. It has applications in the
AI-powered platform offering video editing solutions. It is a platform that provides tools for creating video content, including face swapping, AI-generated avatars, and multilingual video translation. It supports various languages and provides features like real-time AI streaming avatars and lip-synced video translations for various industries such as marketing, education, and film production, enabling users to prod
Automated and predictive simulation tools to generate training data for AI and ML. The platform leverages graphics processing units to support simulation. It streamlines the process of creating computational meshes for simulations, and develops algorithms to support the reliability of simulations.
Platform offering AI-powered design tools. The platform enables users to generate and edit vector art, icons, 3D images, and illustrations in multiple styles suitable for websites, print, and marketing. It leverages AI to generate images in a style using style images, color palettes, and presets.
AI-based 3D design technology. It offers 3D design technology for the physical and digital world including automobiles, buildings, video games, movies, and metaverse.
Developer of an AI-native 3D editor for professional 3D modeling. The editor facilitates 2D concept art editing and 3D mesh generation using artificial intelligence. It offers texture generation, brush editing, inpainting, and segmentation features. The editor supports PBR maps, shadow removal, and multiple formats like FBX, GLB, and OBJ.
Provider of AI-based 3D animation solutions. It provides users with a company that uses machine learning and novel generative AI to automate motion capture and increase the speed of production. It can be used for designing characters and other virtual content.
Provider of electronic design automation software for semiconductor industry. The company supplies computational software, hardware, and IP for designing integrated circuits, systems-on-chips, and printed circuit boards. Tools cover schematic capture, simulation, synthesis, layout, physical design, verification, and analysis for digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits. Solutions support system-level design for ele
Provider of AI-based 3D scanning and animation solutions. Its software enables users to create and render 3D models of products, simulate 3D environments with a 360-degree view, customise 3D assets, and scan products using its depth-sensing 3D scanning app. The scanned object is then converted into a 3D model. It caters to real estate developers, e-commerce, advertisers, interior designers, 3D artists, gamers, consum
Y Combinator
Andreessen Horowitz
Evolution VC Partners
New Enterprise Associates
AMD
Abstract Ventures
Alchemist Accelerator
Anorak Ventures
Autodesk
Basis Set Ventures
General Catalyst
Khosla Ventures
Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-21.
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