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Yellow funding, valuation and investors

Generative AI for 3D character creation and rigging (YellowSculpt).

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Seed

$5M · 2023

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$5M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

seed · United States

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Yellow (YellowSculpt) builds generative AI tools for creating and rigging 3D characters — enabling artists and creators to produce game-ready meshes from prompts and references. The company raised a $5M seed round in 2023 led by Andreessen Horowitz and partnered with Daz Studio for distribution to the creator community. Note: separate from Viggle, another a16z-backed 3D character AI company in this directory.

Why Yellow is interesting

a16z-led $5M seed for AI-assisted character meshes — Daz Studio partnership for creator distribution in 3D content pipeline.

Product & use cases

YellowSculpt generates rigged 3D character models using AI — reducing manual modeling time for game developers, animators, and metaverse creators. Daz Studio partnership extends reach to established 3D asset community.

  • Indie game developers prototyping character assets quickly
  • Animators generating base meshes for further sculpting in Daz or Blender
  • Virtual world creators populating environments with custom characters

Key facts

  • Seed (2023): $5M led by a16z — a16z announcement
  • YellowSculpt AI 3D character generation
  • Partnership with Daz Studio for creator distribution

Funding history (newest first)

Seed

2023 $5M

Source: https://a16z.com/announcement/investing-in-yellow

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Yellow's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Daz Studio distribution partnership provides immediate channel to large 3D creator base — GTM advantage vs. standalone AI mesh tools.

3D character AI is fragmenting across meme video (Viggle), professional mesh (Yellow), and platform tools (MetaHuman). Yellow's seed and Daz partnership position it for creator-prosumer market. Commercial licensing and quality consistency determine retention vs. novelty.

  • Viggle direct

    Also a16z-backed 3D character AI; overlapping meme/game animation space.

  • Meshcapade adjacent

    AI human mesh generation; Yellow broader character stylization.

  • MetaHuman (Epic) incumbent

    High-fidelity digital humans; Yellow targets faster AI generation for indie creators.

Notable stories

  • Yellow partnered with Daz Studio to distribute AI-generated characters into an established 3D creator ecosystem (a16z investment announcement).

Industries

AI & Machine Learning Media & Entertainment

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FAQs about Yellow

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Yellow builds generative AI for 3D character creation and rigging — product branded YellowSculpt.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led the $5M seed in 2023.
Both are a16z-backed 3D character AI companies. Yellow emphasizes mesh generation and Daz partnership; Viggle emphasizes social video/memes.
Yellow integrated with Daz Studio to reach 3D creators using that platform for character assets.
2023 seed, $5M.
Game developers, animators, and 3D creators needing rapid character mesh generation.
Seed ($5M, 2023).
No. This Yellow is 3D character AI (YellowSculpt), not blockchain payment protocols.
Licensing terms on Yellow's website govern commercial use of generated assets.
No public profitability disclosure.
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