The facts
World Labs at a glance.
Read Oct 20, 2026. Valuations and amounts are copied as each source states them; a figure that is only reported (talks, or people familiar with the deal) is labeled as reported.
- Kind of company
- World models and digital worldsAI that generates interactive 3D and video worlds, for games, film and training robots.
- Based in
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2024SiliconANGLE, Feb 18, 2026
- Last closed-round valuation
- No valuation reported
- What it has shipped
- Has a product
Founders
- Fei-Fei Li: "computer vision pioneer"; previously directed Stanford University's AI Lab and co-founded the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (SiliconANGLE, Sep 1, 2026)
- Justin Johnson: described with the other co-founders as "leaders in machine learning, generative AI, computer vision, and graphics" (World Labs (company-reported))
- Ben Mildenhall: described with the other co-founders as "leaders in machine learning, generative AI, computer vision, and graphics" (World Labs (company-reported))
- Christoph Lassner: described with the other co-founders as "leaders in machine learning, generative AI, computer vision, and graphics" (World Labs (company-reported))
AMD agreed to acquire World Labs in an all-stock deal "valued at approximately $8.2 billion", expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals; Fei-Fei Li to become AMD executive vice president and chief scientist. Sep 28, 2026
AMD press release (company-reported); also TechCrunch, Sep 28, 2026
What it has built
Shipped, or not yet.
“Has a product” is what our search found: something the public can use or buy, a model or API, research only, or nothing public.
2 rounds
Funding, as reported.
Every round we found, with the amount, valuation and investors as the source states them.
| When | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors named | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | launch financing (came out of stealth) | $230 million | $1 billion (previous valuation, as Bloomberg describes it) | Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Radical Ventures, Nvidia's venture arm | Bloomberg |
| Feb 18, 2026 | not named | $1 billion | Not stated | Nvidia, AMD, Autodesk ($200 million), several others | SiliconANGLE |
Our note
Worth knowing.
Our note: Still private as of 2026-10-20, but under a pending acquisition by AMD (TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/amd-will-acquire-fei-fei-lis-world-labs-for-8-2-billion/). In January 2026 Bloomberg reported talks at about $5 billion, citing people familiar; SiliconANGLE's February report of the $1 billion close gives no valuation, so the valuation of that round is not confirmed here. SiliconANGLE (Sept 2026) puts total funding at $1.2 billion. The Marble month comes from the URL of an earlier SiliconANGLE article dated 2025-11-12, which the Atlas article links.
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