Yellow is a technology company.
Yellow has raised $140.0M across 6 funding rounds.
Key people at Yellow.
Yellow was founded in 2018 by Oscar Pierre (Co-Founder).
Yellow has raised $140.0M in total across 6 funding rounds.
Key people at Yellow.
Yellow was founded in 2018 by Oscar Pierre (Co-Founder).
Yellow has raised $140.0M in total across 6 funding rounds.
Yellow's investors include 14Peaks Capital, 2150, Bling Capital, byFounders, Casa Verde Capital, Expa, Iterative, Locus Ventures, MetaProp Ventures, QED Investors, Ameet Ranadive, Balaji Srinivasan.
Yellow is an AI startup founded in 2023 and based in Palo Alto, California, that builds advanced 3D generation tools to empower digital creators, game developers, and studios.[1][5] It serves professional game-makers, creative studios, and digital world builders by solving the challenges of time-intensive 3D content creation, enabling rapid scaling of immersive experiences through AI-driven software.[1] With a fully distributed global team, Yellow focuses on amplifying human creativity rather than replacing it, targeting industries like gaming, virtual production, and metaverse development amid surging demand for efficient 3D assets.[1]
Yellow emerged in March 2023 from a team of leading scientists, technologists, and creative professionals with expertise in AI, graphics, gaming, and product development.[1] Headquartered in Palo Alto but operating remotely across the US, Canada, UK, Germany, Poland, and beyond, the company was co-founded by Mandeep Waraich as CEO, bringing a focus on transforming cutting-edge 3D AI research into practical tools.[1][5] Early momentum stems from this interdisciplinary blend, positioning Yellow to address the bottlenecks in professional 3D workflows from day one.[1]
Yellow distinguishes itself in the AI-3D space through:
Yellow rides the explosive growth of generative AI in 3D content creation, fueled by trends in gaming, AR/VR, and metaverses where high-quality assets are essential but labor-intensive.[1] Timing is ideal post-2023 AI breakthroughs, as studios face scaling pressures amid rising demand for immersive digital worlds—Yellow's tools cut development timelines, aligning with market forces like Unity and Unreal Engine integrations.[1] By empowering creators globally, it influences the ecosystem, democratizing advanced 3D for indie devs to AAA studios and accelerating adoption in virtual production.[1]
Yellow is poised to capture a slice of the booming 3D AI market as game engines and metaverses evolve toward real-time generation. Expect expansions in developer tools, partnerships with platforms like Roblox or Epic, and deeper AI integrations for photorealistic assets. Trends like agentic AI and multimodal models will shape its path, potentially evolving Yellow into a cornerstone for next-gen digital worlds—transforming raw ideas into scalable realities, just as it set out to do.[1]
Yellow has raised $140.0M across 6 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Seed in September 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2024 | $10.0M Seed | 14Peaks Capital, 2150, Bling Capital, byFounders, Casa Verde Capital, Expa, Iterative, Locus Ventures, MetaProp Ventures, QED Investors, Ameet Ranadive, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Dylan Field, Yishan Wong | |
| May 1, 2024 | $5.0M Seed | Andreessen Horowitz | |
| May 1, 2019 | $50.0M Venture Round | Andreessen Horowitz, Highbury Group, Notable Capital, SciFi VC, Turtle Ventures | |
| Sep 1, 2018 | $63.0M Series A | Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Highbury Group, monashees, Notable Capital, SciFi VC, Turtle Ventures | |
| May 1, 2018 | $3.0M Seed | Accel, Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Fifth Wall, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Highbury Group, IPD Capital, K2 Global, Maveron, monashees, Notable Capital, SciFi VC, Turtle Ventures, Alex Tang | |
| Apr 1, 2018 | $9.0M Seed | Accel, monashees |
