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AI 3D asset platform combining parametric templates with text and image-to-3D generation.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Not publicly disclosed
Latest known valuation
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Total disclosed equity funding
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Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · Oslo, Norway / Austin, TX
Overview
Sloyd is an AI-powered 3D creation platform for game developers, 3D printing enthusiasts, and designers. Founded in 2021 and associated with Oslo and Austin operations, Sloyd combines parametric templates (slider-controlled, clean topology) with generative text-to-3D and image-to-3D workflows added in late 2024. Users export game-ready GLB/FBX assets with plugins for Unity, Unreal, and Blender. Sloyd participated in Andreessen Horowitz's Games Speedrun accelerator (cohort 001) and raised from a16z Speedrun, Antler, Autodesk, and other backers per CB Insights. The platform offers unlimited generation on paid tiers and targets indie studios that cannot afford full art teams.
Why Sloyd is interesting
Oslo-founded Sloyd merged parametric game-ready assets with generative AI — a16z Games Speedrun backed the team serving 300k+ creators.
Product & use cases
Sloyd lets creators generate and customize 3D models via parametric templates, text prompts, or reference images — with auto-rigging, style presets, and direct export to game engines and 3D printers.
- Indie game developers populating levels with optimized props
- 3D printing hobbyists generating printable meshes from prompts
- Motion designers exporting renders without manual Blender modeling
Key facts
- a16z Games Speedrun cohort 001 participant (speedrun.a16z.com)
- 300,000+ users cited on Speedrun profile; founded 2021
- Combines parametric templates with generative text/image-to-3D (sloyd.ai)
- Investors include a16z Speedrun, Antler, Autodesk per CB Insights
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Hybrid parametric + generative stack delivers cleaner topology than pure text-to-3D tools — important for real-time games.
Generative 3D is commoditizing fast. Sloyd's parametric kernel and Speedrun distribution help, but must keep quality ahead of free models bundled into Unity/Unreal.
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Meshy direct
AI text/image-to-3D; less parametric control emphasis.
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Kaedim direct
2D-to-3D for game art; different workflow.
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Blender + manual modeling incumbent
Free, full control; steep learning curve and slow iteration.
Notable stories
- Sloyd pursued text-to-3D before it was mainstream, building a proprietary parametric geometry kernel first — then layered generative AI in late 2024 when quality caught up (Sloyd about page).
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