Overworld

Raised $4.5M in a Pre-Seed round, announced 20 January 2026.

Latest round Pre-SeedCountry United StatesSector AI

Round

Overworld announced its pre-seed alongside a research preview of its real-time local diffusion world model.

Amount: $4.5M
Stage: Pre-Seed
Announced: 20 January 2026
Lead: Kindred Ventures
Other investors: Amplify.LA, Garage Capital, Northside Ventures, Vital Stage, East Sunshine, Logan Kilpatrick
Use of funds: Overworld announced its pre-seed alongside a research preview of its real-time local diffusion world model.
Checked: Amount and date matched across 2 press sources
Sources: Overworld raises $4.5M pre-seed for local-first world models (date approx) thesaasnews.com
Overworld raises $4.5M pre-seed for local-first world models (date approx) pulse2.com

Real-time local-first diffusion world models for playable AI-native game worlds

How much has Overworld raised?

Overworld raised $4.5M in a Pre-Seed round, announced on 20 January 2026.

Who invested in Overworld?

Kindred Ventures led. Investors include Kindred Ventures, Amplify.LA, Garage Capital, Northside Ventures, Vital Stage and East Sunshine.