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VAST secured $50M Series A funding led by Alibaba and Hengxu Capital, with its Tripo platform genera...
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The article updates the player map for generative 3D media and highlights the increasing competitiveness of Chinese-backed labs in the multimodal/world-model space.
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VAST secured $50M Series A funding led by Alibaba and Hengxu Capital, with its Tripo platform generating nearly 100M 3D models for 6.5M creators. The new Tripo P1.0 generates professional 3D assets in just 2 seconds, making it over 100x faster than existing solutions. This signals the democratization of 3D content creation at unprecedented speed and cost. VAST's upcoming world model positions them in the race toward spatial intelligence, a market projected to grow from $1.2B to $276B by 2030. Chinese AI companies are demonstrating serious competitiveness in 3D foundation models and world models.