Meshy Secures Nearly $400M in Largest AI 3D Funding Round
Generative AI platform Meshy has closed a Series B funding round of nearly $400 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, marking the largest investment to date for an AI 3D generation company.
Meshy, a company specializing in generative AI for 3D content, has announced the closure of its Series B funding round, securing close to $400 million and achieving a valuation of $1.5 billion. This funding represents the most substantial investment received by a company focused specifically on AI-driven 3D generation and is the first time Meshy has publicly disclosed its valuation. The round saw participation from all existing investors, joined by new global financial backers. The company plans to allocate these funds primarily towards research and development initiatives and expanding its international presence.
The substantial investment is underpinned by Meshy's significant commercial success. As of July 2026, the company reports an annual recurring revenue growth of approximately 12 times year-over-year. Meshy boasts a user base exceeding 12 million registered users and has facilitated the creation of over 100 million 3D models.
Founded by Ethan Hu, who holds a PhD from MIT, Meshy's technology enables the generation of usable 3D models from a single line of text or an image in approximately one minute. The company highlights that this process previously required specialized skills, expensive software, and considerable time.
Alongside the funding announcement, Meshy has introduced four new product releases, with three already available. The flagship product is Meshy 3D Agent, described as the first AI agent designed for 3D creation. This agent can transform conversations, text prompts, photos, or sketches into print-ready models, exporting them in formats like FBX, OBJ, GLB, or STL. It also assists in brainstorming and generating concepts in batches before converting a chosen idea into a model in a single step. Meshy claims a high slicer success rate of up to 97% for 3D printing and offers compatibility with Unity, Unreal, and Blender for game development.
Another new tool, Auto Split, addresses the challenge of breaking down complex 3D models into printable, reassemblable parts. This one-click function repairs surfaces and arranges parts on the print bed, ensuring each component is a watertight solid with seams strategically placed along concealed boundaries. Meshy asserts that the output from Auto Split has been validated on physical printers, differentiating it from rival tools that may produce parts suitable for on-screen display but prone to assembly issues in the real world.
Meshy has also released Smart Topology, a proprietary tool that generates clean, native geometry in about ten seconds, with polygon counts adjustable from 100 to 15,000, catering to real-time rendering applications. An upcoming release, 8K Texture, will offer enhanced high-resolution texture generation.
This significant funding round for Meshy underscores the growing demand for AI-driven solutions that streamline 3D content creation. By focusing on the entire workflow from generation to print-ready files, Meshy addresses a critical bottleneck in additive manufacturing, making 3D design more accessible. This development aligns with the broader industry push to democratize 3D printing and could accelerate applications in sectors like gaming, consumer goods, and potentially even rapid prototyping for aerospace and space exploration.
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