# World Labs: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `b72a3791-6cbf-47c7-ad6e-f38eb12dbb4a`

- **Slug:** world-labs
- **Founded:** 2024
- **HQ:** Palo Alto, California, USA
- **Valuation of record:** $5B (Company-claimed, as of Feb 2026; Priced round: [Series B post-money](https://www.worldlabs.ai/blog/funding-2026)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (4)

- [Fei-Fei Li](/people/fei-fei-li.md) Co-founder & CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Fei-Fei Li](/people/fei-fei-li.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Justin Johnson](/people/justin-johnson.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Ben Mildenhall](/people/ben-mildenhall.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Christoph Lassner](/people/christoph-lassner.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (3)

- [World Labs x SceniX (acquisition)](/partnerships/world-labs-x-scenix-acquisition.md) with SceniX _investment_
- [AMD x World Labs (strategic investment & compute partnership)](/partnerships/amd-x-world-labs-strategic-investment-compute-partnership.md) with AMD _investment_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)
- [Cisco x World Labs (strategic investment)](/partnerships/cisco-x-world-labs-strategic-investment.md) with Cisco _investment_ (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

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## Common questions

### What is World Labs?

Spatial intelligence company founded by Stanford AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li. Builds Large World Models that perceive, generate, reason, and interact with 3D physical worlds. First product [Marble](/models/marble) generates explorable 3D virtual worlds from a single image, video, or text prompt. Acquired robotics simulation startup SceniX in July 2026 to extend its technology from virtual worlds to real-world robot training.

### What does World Labs make?

World Labs is a robot brain developer: 1 foundation model or autonomy stack on the DEPLOY registry are credited to World Labs.

### Where is World Labs headquartered?

World Labs is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA.

### Is World Labs a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, World Labs ranks in roughly the top under 1% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was World Labs founded?

World Labs was founded in 2024.


## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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