World Labs Raises $1 Billion for Spatial AI
Analysis based on 8 articles · First reported Feb 18, 2026 · Last updated Feb 21, 2026
The US$1 billion funding round for World Labs underscores sustained investor interest in next-generation AI systems, particularly those extending beyond language-based models. This event signals a positive outlook for the AI sector, potentially driving further investment and innovation in spatial intelligence and related technologies.
World Labs, an artificial intelligence startup founded by computer scientist Fei-Fei Li, has successfully raised US$1 billion in a new funding round. This investment will support its work on 'spatial intelligence,' which involves AI systems that reason about the three-dimensional world. Investors in this round include chipmakers AMD and Nvidia, design software firm Autodesk, Emerson Collective, Fidelity Management & Research Company, and Sea Ltd. Autodesk specifically invested $200 million and will also serve as an adviser to World Labs. The company's valuation is reportedly around $5 billion. World Labs' foundational models, such as Marble, are designed to perceive, generate, and interact with 3D environments, with potential applications in augmented reality, virtual reality, and robotics. This funding highlights the growing investor confidence in AI systems that process visual data from physical surroundings to enable advanced reasoning, a field also explored by entities like Alphabet Inc.===Google DeepMind and AMI Labs.
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