World Labs

World Labs is a frontier AI research and product company advancing spatial intelligence, the next frontier beyond large language models.

Foundation models and research

Latest funding

$1B Series B+ · February 18, 2026

Source: fundraisingfox.com

Latest round on record: Series B+, June 2026, amount undisclosed.

Total raised: $1.23B across 2 sourced rounds

All 3 rounds ↓

Acquired by AAMD on September 28, 2026 for $8.2B · WSJ.

Website: worldlabs.ai.

X: @theworldlabs · 115,952 followers.

Category: Foundation models and research.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2024.

Total raised: $1.23B in 2 sourced rounds.

Last round: Jun 5, 2026 · 163 days ago.

Headcount: 101–250 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 30, 2026.

Signals

X account@theworldlabs · created Jan 1, 2024 (2 years old) · 115,952 followers

Website registeredNov 22, 2023 (3 years old)

About World Labs

Co-founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Justin Johnson and Ben Mildenhall, the company is pioneering world models that perceive, generate, reason, and interact with virtual and physical worlds.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

World Labs | 296 days from website to first raise on record

@theworldlabs·Raised $1230M in 2 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Jun 5, 2026	Series B+	undisclosed	—	fundraisingfox.com
Feb 18, 2026	Series B+	$1B	—	fundraisingfox.com
Sep 13, 2024	Series A	$230M	NNEA	techcrunch.com

Timeline

September 28, 2026
Acquired by AAMD · $8.2B
Source: WSJ
January 1, 2024
X account created
November 22, 2023
Website created

Founders and team

FL
Fei-Fei Li Cofounder/CEO

@drfeifei · LinkedIn · source: x.com
BM
Ben Mildenhall Co-Founder

LinkedIn
CL
Christoph Lassner Co-founder

LinkedIn
JJ
Justin Johnson Cofounder

@jcjohnss · LinkedIn · source: x.com

Acquisitions

Acquired company	Price	Announced
SSceniX	Not disclosed publicly	Jul 21, 2026

Investors

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Sources and API

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