Third Dimension secures $7 million in funding to create virtual environments for real-time engines

PRESS RELEASE — Third Dimension AI, a pioneering 3D Generative AI company, has proudly announced the successful closure of its Seed financing round totaling an impressive $7 million. This funding round was led by Felicis, with contributions from esteemed investors such as Abstract Ventures, MVP, Soma Capital, Solari Capital, and several others. The injection of capital will be instrumental in expanding the Third Dimension team, as well as advancing the training of 3D generative AI models. These models will play a crucial role in realizing Third Dimension’s vision of becoming the premier 3D company in the industry.

Co-founded by esteemed experts in the fields of autonomous vehicles and gaming, namely Tolga Kart, Piotr Sokolski, and Özgun Pelvan, Third Dimension is on a mission to empower engineers and artists with the ability to effortlessly generate highly detailed, realistic worlds, both tangible and imagined, at the click of a button. Kart, the CEO of Third Dimension, previously served as the VP of Engineering at Parallel Domain, a synthetic data company. Prior to that, he held impactful roles at prestigious companies such as Tesla and Activision. Sokolski’s background includes significant contributions at Wayve and Google, focusing on building neural simulators for self-driving cars. Pelvan is a distinguished machine learning engineer, with multiple published papers on neural networks and data imputation.

Third Dimension’s offerings are tailored to cater to professionals across a multitude of industries, providing immersive quality and rendering engine ready content. Their diverse range of target clientele spans from the U.S. Military, video game developers, to autonomous vehicle companies.

According to Tolga Kart, the CEO of Third Dimension, “The ability to simulate the real world is one of the last frontiers in solving some very difficult engineering problems. 3D content generation is on the brink of a transformative moment. Just as text and code generation have evolved with innovations like ChatGPT, the same revolution is now sweeping through image generation and soon, video generation. The next frontier for generative content lies in 3D generation.”

Third Dimension is dedicated to developing a comprehensive tool that streamlines companies’ capabilities to create immersive worlds, enabling artists to achieve high-quality results quicker and empowering engineers to construct either fantastical or precise representations of the real world in high fidelity. This cutting-edge technology is poised to revolutionize development workflows, significantly reducing timelines from months to mere days or hours, and assisting companies in saving substantial amounts on graphics development budgets.

Partnering with Third Dimension, Aydin Senkut, the Managing Partner and Founder at Felicis, expressed his enthusiasm by stating, “Third Dimension is poised to redefine the landscape of 3D creation. Their innovative technology, which effortlessly generates intricate 3D environments with a single click, is set to revolutionize how engineers and artists create and simulate a wide array of environments, both real and imagined. By expediting creativity and enhancing the level of detail in simulations, Third Dimension opens up a myriad of new possibilities across various industries, from defense to video games, and beyond.”

To connect with the Third Dimension team, you can reach out via email at [email protected] and explore their job board here.

As we look towards the future, it’s clear that Third Dimension’s innovative approach to 3D generative AI is poised to reshape industries and redefine the boundaries of creativity. With a talented team and a visionary leadership, Third Dimension is set to lead the way in revolutionizing the world of 3D content generation. Stay tuned for more exciting developments from this trailblazing company!