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Snap quietly acquired 3D-scanning startup Th3rd last year

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Snap quietly acquired Amsterdam-based 3D-scanning studio Th3rd in the second quarter of last year, at a time when the company was looking to bolster its AR-powered commerce ambitions. Yesterday, Snap announced it would start offering its AR tools to enterprise customers. In July 2021, it acquired 3D and AR commerce company Vertebrae.

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3D model provider CGTrader raises $9.5M Series B led by Evli Growth Partners

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3D model provider CGTrader has raised $9.5 Founded in 2011 by 3D designer Marius Kalytis (now COO), CGTrader has become a significant 3D content provider — it even claims to be the world’s largest. million 3D models and 3.5 Ex-Rovio CEO Mikael Hed also invested and joins as board chairman. In its marketplace are 1.1

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Singapore’s PixCap draws $2.8M to power web-based 3D design

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A freshly funded player is PixCap , which is entering the fray with a no-code, web-based 3D design tool. CJ Looi , CEO of PixCap, is building the company when the web experience is undergoing what he called an “evolution from 2D to 3D.” 3D templates from PixCap. million from a seed funding round.

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Speckle snags $5.5M seed to build open source platform for 3D drawings

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It enabled them to see and understand firsthand the issues associated with exchanging large proprietary 3D files from vendors like Autodesk and Trimble. Stefanescu said the goal is to provide a platform to open up the process and make it easier for companies to exchange information in 3D formats.

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AM Ventures extrudes $100M to support industrial 3D printing

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Munich-based AM Ventures just closed a $100 million fund focusing specifically on the early growth stages of industrial and commercial 3D printing applications. million financing into the ultra-high-resolution 3D printing company that can print finely enough to aid in semiconductor and display manufacturing. . The firm led the $9.5

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Uber branches out into AI data labeling

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Uber no longer offers just rides and deliveries: It’s created a new division hiring out gig workers to help enterprises with some of their AI model development work. Its first customers include Aurora Innovation, which makes self-driving software for commercial trucks, and game developer Niantic, which is building a 3D map of the world.

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Autonomous drone maker Skydio raises $170M led by Andreessen Horowitz

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Skydio’s fresh capital comes on the heels of its expansion last year into the enterprise market, and it intends to use the considerable pile of cash to help it expand globally and accelerate product development. Samsara provides a platform for managing cloud-based fleet operations for large enterprises. Skydio’s U.S.

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