$13M AI Startup Aims to Build Realistic 3D Worlds from Text

A top European AI researcher raised $13M to turn text prompts into interactive 3D worlds.
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$13M AI Startup Aims to Build Realistic 3D Worlds from Text
AI Startup SpAItial Raises $13M to Build Interactive 3D Worlds from Text Can AI create lifelike, interactive 3D environments from a simple text prompt? That’s the question many innovators, developers, and investors are asking in 2025. The answer may be just around the corner—thanks to one of Europe’s leading AI researchers. Matthias Niessner, formerly of Synthesia, has launched a groundbreaking startup called SpAItial , aimed at solving what many call the “holy grail” of generative models: building fully immersive, interactive 3D worlds from natural language. With AI-generated 3D environments , spatial computing , and text-to-3D generation among the hottest topics in tech, this venture is already drawing serious attention.                       Image Credits:SpAItial Niessner, currently on leave from the Technical University of Munich’s Visual Computing and AI Lab, has secured a massive $13 million seed round—a standout figure for a European AI startup. Leading the investment is Earlybird V…