The problem
Making 3D assets takes specialist skills, expensive software and weeks of work per model
What they do
AI models that turn text or images into production-ready 3D models for games, film and 3D printing
Traction $100M ARR (Sep 2026), up from $1M end-2024; 15M users, 3,000+ business customers; #31 on a16z Top 50 Consumer AI Apps by revenue (Oct 2026)
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 21
- Ops roles
- 2
- Headcount
- ~175
Headcount ~65 → ~175 YoY (+169%, LinkedIn est.); 26 open roles across Bay Area and China offices
Hiring in
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- SF Bay Area
- Remote (Canada)
- Remote (US)
Glassdoor
5.0 ★ 1 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- ~$400M
- Stage
- Series B
- Date
- Jul 2026
Led by IDG Capital, Matrix Partners China, Monolith Management
- Hiring+1.521 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency+2Series B · ~$400M, Jul 2026 (3 months ago): 6 months or less = +1.5, $100M+ round +0.5
- Traction+1.5Strong growth: $100M ARR (Sep 2026), up from $1M end-2024; 15M users, 3,000+ business customers; #31 on a16z Top 50 Consumer AI Apps by revenue (Oct 2026)
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total5.01.5 + 2 + 1.5 − 0 = 5.0 → Sprint (4.75 or more)
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: learns from use
Created and leads AI 3D (first to $100M ARR, the only 3D company on a16z's revenue list, used by game studios and 3D-printer brands), but the category is young and Tripo AI raised ~$350M in 2026 to chase it.
Sources: PR Newswire: Meshy surpasses $100M ARR (Sep 2026) ↗ · Tech Funding News: Meshy $400M round; Tripo AI's rival raises (Jul 2026) ↗ · a16z Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps, 7th ed. (Oct 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026