Kaedim raises $15M to fund AI-based 3D asset creation solutions

Kaedim, which offers tools to streamline 3D asset content creation, announced it has raised $15 million in its Series A funding round. The startup recently launched a new AI-powered marketplace of 10,000 pre-generated 3D assets, which will also showcase user-created 3D assets. It plans to use the funding to augment its platform and expand its team and market space.

A16z Games led the round, with participation from Pioneer Fund. Its other investors include Scott Gelb (former President of Games of Riot Games), Nate Mitchell (Oculus co-founder), Eden Chen (Pragma CEO) and Siqi Chen (Runway CEO) among others.

Kaedim has released new solutions to help creators build 3D assets, building a full suite of tools intended to augment artists’ efforts rather than replace them. These tools include a 3D workflow solution that integrates with existing workflows such as Unreal and Blender; a toolset of smart add-ons for a 3D modeling pipeline, such as automatic UV unwrapping; a managed service for custom 3D asset generation that uses Kaedim’s machine learning models; and other enterprise features.

Konstantina Psoma, Kaedim’s CEO, said in a statement, “We have seen massive growth in 3D technology over the past five years in a variety of markets, including e-commerce, gaming, 3D printing, AR/VR and more. We are empowering the next phase of 3D content creation, similar to what DALL-E did for 2D images and concept art.”