Tripo AI

Generative AI · 3D Graphics · Gaming

Funding

Tripo AI raises $446M Series B/B+ to scale 3D foundation models

Its new quad-topology mesh output solves a rigging headache that has kept AI-generated 3D assets out of production pipelines.

• Tripo AI raised roughly $446 million (about 3 billion yuan) across combined Series B and Series B+ rounds announced September 1, 2026, led by China-focused VC firm MPCi.
• Developed by Beijing-founded, Hong Kong-headquartered startup VAST, Tripo builds 3D-native foundation models that turn text and images into production-ready 3D assets via Tripo Studio and the Tripo API.
• The round coincided with the preview of Tripo P2.0, which the company says is the first foundation model to natively generate clean quad-topology meshes, easing rigging and animation.
• Quad topology supports 500 to 25,000 faces per asset versus 500 to 50,000 for triangle meshes, covering most game props and hero characters.
• Tripo's fundraising over the past six months now totals about $744 million (roughly 5 billion yuan), following a nearly $200 million Series A+/A++ round in June that first pushed it to a $1 billion valuation.
• The raise lands months after rival Meshy AI closed nearly $400 million in its own Series B, underscoring surging investor appetite for generative 3D infrastructure.
• As generative AI pushes beyond images and video, production-ready 3D output is the next bottleneck enterprises need solved for gaming, manufacturing, and XR pipelines.