World Labs
SaaS & TechSan Francisco, United States
Spatial intelligence research lab building world models, deep learning systems that generate and sustain consistent three-dimensional environments for robotics and simulation. Co-founded in 2024 by Fei-Fei Li, it emerged from stealth with a $230 million seed round and is being acquired by AMD.
Funding
World Labs has raised $231M across 2 disclosed rounds, most recently a Series B in Feb 2026.
$231MRaised
Series BLatest round · Feb 2026
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Feb 2026Series B$1MAMD among participants
2024Seed$230MUndisclosed
Leadership
The World Labs journey
2024 · founded
Founded in San Francisco by Fei-Fei Li.
2024 · funding
Seed — $230M, led by Undisclosed.
Feb 2026 · funding
Series B — $1M, led by AMD among participants.
Feb 2026 · funding
Closes a Series B of roughly $1 billion at a $5 billion valuation, with AMD among the participants, taking total capital raised to about $1.23 billion. ↗
Sep 2026 · acquisition
Agrees to be acquired by AMD in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.2 billion, roughly 64 per cent above its February valuation. Fei-Fei Li joins AMD as chief scientist. ↗
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What is World Labs?
Spatial intelligence research lab building world models, deep learning systems that generate and sustain consistent three-dimensional environments for robotics and simulation. Co-founded in 2024 by Fei-Fei Li, it emerged from stealth with a $230 million seed round and is being acquired by AMD.
Who founded World Labs?
Fei-Fei Li is the founder or leader of World Labs on record at StartupFox.
How much funding has World Labs raised?
World Labs has raised $231M across 2 disclosed rounds. The most recent was a $1M Series B in Feb 2026.
Who are World Labs's investors?
Disclosed investors in World Labs include AMD among participants, Undisclosed.
What is the latest news on World Labs?
The most recent StartupFox coverage is “AMD Is Buying World Labs For $8.2 Billion, Seven Months After Valuing It At $5 Billion” (30 September 2026). All stories are listed on this page.
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This profile is compiled by the StartupFox desk from company announcements, regulatory and exchange filings (RoC/MCA, NSE/BSE) and our own reporting. 0 of 2 funding rounds link to a named source.
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