MESHY RAISES $400M AT $1.5B VALUATION
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Meshy, an AI platform for generating 3D assets from text and image prompts, closed a Series B funding round of approximately $400 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. The company claims this is the largest funding round raised by any dedicated AI-3D company.
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