World Labs said it has raised about $1 billion to accelerate Marble, its 3D “world model” that creates spatially coherent, high-fidelity 3D scenes, the company announced on Feb. 18, 2026.
World Labs framed the funding as backing for Marble, which the startup describes as a commercial system for generating interactive 3D environments from images and other sensor data. The company posted a blog saying the round includes strategic partners and will power Marble’s integration into design and XR workflows.
TechCrunch and Yahoo Finance reported the $1 billion figure and noted Autodesk committed $200 million as part of the round, calling Autodesk’s check a strategic bet on using world models in 3D design pipelines.
World Labs and industry coverage list other backers, including chipmakers and institutional investors. TechCrunch and company materials name AMD and NVIDIA among supporters and cite Emerson Collective and Fidelity as institutional investors in the round.
World Labs launched publicly after a prior 2024 stealth phase and has positioned Marble as a tool for automating aspects of 3D content creation and spatial reasoning. The company blog describes Marble as enabling “spatially cohesive, high-fidelity” outputs and as a foundation for products that connect 3D scene understanding to design tools.
Analysts following spatial-AI startups say strategic corporate bets like Autodesk’s aim to fold world models into existing software workflows for architecture, engineering and entertainment. TechCrunch reported Autodesk’s $200 million as a signal that design-software users are a primary commercial path for Marble.
Industry coverage places the round among the largest for spatial-intelligence startups, and some outlets report World Labs’ post-money valuation in the multiple billions, citing the size and strategic profile of the investors.
While World Labs’ blog and press coverage detail the funding and partners, they do not disclose specific product timelines or revenue forecasts tied to Marble. The company presented the round as long-term support to expand engineering and partner integrations rather than a near-term commercial performance promise.
For readers tracking the wider AI industry, the raise follows other big strategic investments in compute and software: Nvidia and chipmakers continue to attract capital, and enterprise software makers are placing strategic bets on generative and spatial models. See coverage of market bets and AI infrastructure in our recent pieces.
Sources
- World Labs — corporate blog announcing the $1 billion round and describing Marble as a commercial 3D world model.
- TechCrunch — reported the $1 billion total and Autodesk’s $200 million strategic investment.
- Yahoo Finance — republished TechCrunch coverage of the funding round and investor names.
- Silicon Republic — wrote about the raise as backing for spatial-intelligence work and Marble.
