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Chat3D

Category: Generative Media (Image / Video)

Chat3D is a technology company developing custom ML-powered software to optimize 3D production pipelines for studios, with an integrated 3D outsourcing studio (Overnight Studio). Chat3D was founded in 2023. The company is led by Félix Balmonet. Based in Saint-Étienne, France. Team size: 20. Total funding raised: $3.5M. Latest round: Seed, €3M, 2025-09-26, led by Mesh Ventures. Key investors include Bpifrance, Campus Fund, Mesh Ventures, Innov'Alpes, Savoie Mont Blanc Angels.

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Saint-Étienne, France
Team size
20
Total funding
$3.5M

Value proposition

To multiply artist productivity and reduce production costs by automating repetitive 3D pipeline tasks through custom ML tools that integrate into existing studio workflows.

Products and solutions

Custom ML-powered 3D production pipeline tools for studios (blocking, modeling, sculpting, retopology, UV unwrapping, texturing, validation), Overnight Studio - integrated 3D outsourcing studio powered by Chat3D's proprietary automation tools, Plugin integration directly into artists' existing 3D software (Maya, Blender, etc.)

Unique value

Chat3D builds targeted ML tools that automate specific stages of 3D production (blocking, retopology, texturing, validation) while integrating into artists' existing software. Their technology is battle-tested by Overnight Studio to meet AAA production standards before reaching clients.

Target customer

Video game and animation studios, 3D marketplaces, and retail companies needing high-volume 3D asset production.

Industries served

Gaming, Animation, Retail, Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing

Technology advantage

The core of Chat3D's advantage lies in its proprietary generative AI technology that can produce 3D models from natural language prompts or 2D images. This is significantly enhanced by a recent €3M seed funding round and a strategic partnership with Nvidia, which provides access to advanced computational resources and expertise.

How they differentiate

Chat3D differentiates through a modular, targeted approach — not full automation or 'one-click' solutions, but custom ML tools that integrate into existing studio pipelines. They co-design with artists and use Overnight Studio as a real-world testing lab. Three pillars: software designed around existing workflows, custom systems per studio, technology developed with artists.

Main competitors

Luma AI, Meshy, Spline, Kaedim, Tripo AI

Key partnerships

Nvidia, 3DVERSE (digital twin partnership)

Notable customers

Specific notable customers are not publicly available.

Major milestones

Secured €3M in a seed funding round (Sept 2025)., Established a partnership with Nvidia., Grown from zero to 20 employees in under a year., Launched Overnight Studio, an integrated 3D outsourcing studio serving as operational lab for technology development., Repositioned from general-purpose SaaS to custom studio pipeline solutions., Recognized with DeepTech and Jeune Entreprise Innovante de Recherche (JEIR) labels.

Growth metrics

Specific growth metrics are not publicly available.

Market positioning

Chat3D is positioned as a technology partner for 3D production studios, providing custom ML-powered pipeline tools and an integrated outsourcing studio (Overnight Studio) that serves as both a revenue stream and a real-world testing ground for their technology.

Geographic focus

European market with active expansion into North America. Attending GDC 2026 in San Francisco. Team spans France, UK, and India.

Patents and IP

No publicly available information on patents held by Chat3D.

About Félix Balmonet

Co-founder and CEO of Chat3D with a background in Computer Science and AI from INSA Lyon and an exchange program at Polytechnique Montréal. His focus is on developing Text-to-3D Generative AI to revolutionize 3D modeling.

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