Sketchfab

Sketchfab

Marketplace and platform for 3D models

Overview

Sketchfab provides a platform to publish, share, and sell 3D models, with a large marketplace and catalog across categories like animals, architecture, vehicles, and fashion. Creators upload 3D models, buyers purchase via subscriptions or the marketplace, and businesses use tools like 3D viewers, configurators, and asset-management/distribution to integrate 3D content into workflows. It stands out by hosting over a million creators and offering broad web, mobile, AR, and VR access, plus team-focused features and enterprise solutions. Its goal is to make it easy to create, distribute, and use 3D content for individuals and brands across commerce, advertising, gaming, and education.

About Sketchfab

Simplify's Rating
Why Sketchfab is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

VR & AR

Consumer Software

Enterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$13.1M

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

2012

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What believers are saying

  • Toggle3D.ai integration adds unlimited AI texturing and one-click access.
  • NoAI and CreatedWithAI tags empower creators to control AI usage.
  • Enterprise solutions boost eCommerce, advertising conversions across industries.

What critics are saying

  • Epic Games diverts resources to Unreal Engine, eroding marketplace independence.
  • AI integrations flood platform with cheap models, slashing human creator commissions.
  • OpenAI Point-E and Shap-E eliminate demand for downloadable 3D assets.

What makes Sketchfab unique

  • Largest platform with millions of 3D models across web, AR, and VR.
  • Marketplace enables confident transactions via real-time viewer and inspector.
  • Enterprise tools provide 3D configurators, asset management for brands.

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Funding

Total Funding

$13.1M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

6 Rounds

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

1%
VentureBeat
Feb 26th, 2025
Htc Launches Viverse Worlds For Sharing Web-Based 3D Content

HTC has launched Viverse Worlds, a destination for sharing 3D content that is accessible from just a web link. No downloads are necessary as you explore the Viverse Worlds platform for discovering 3D content. It’s a kind of metaverse where visitors can not only view 3D spaces but interact with them as well, said Andranik Aslanyan, head of growth at HTC Viverse, in an interview with GamesBeat.With no download necessary, Aslanyan said the content for the spatial computing platform is accessible to just about anyone with a computer. Just like YouTube did for video, Viverse Worlds makes 3D content easy to discover, access, and embed on any website for any device, he said. “We’ve gained a lot of creators, and we felt like it was time for us to focus on the actual content,” Aslanyan said. “On the consumer end, we saw a huge variety of different types of content being made, and a lot of requests to support different types of engines and delivery methods

Road to VR
Feb 26th, 2025
HTC Launches Browser-based 3D & VR Platform 'VIVERSE Worlds', Aims to Be 'YouTube of 3D Content'

To boot, Viverse Worlds also closely integrates with Sketchfab, the marketplace and hosting platform for millions of 3D models.

Trending Topics
Feb 23rd, 2024
Viarsys: Realistische 3D-Modelle Made In Kaisermühlen

Die VR-Firma Viarsys, die von ihrem Standort mitten in Kaisermühlen aus fleißig die Welt des Metaverse vorantreibt, hat eine neue, innovative Anwendung: Einen eigenen 3D-Scanner, mit dem sich realistische, dreidimensionale Modelle von Menschen anfertigen lassen. Wir waren mal wieder zu Besuch bei Viarsys und konnten die Technologie selbst ausprobieren. Das Besondere an den Modellen: Während andere Anwendungen dieser Art oft die Hilfe von AI benötigen, sind die 3D-Modelle von Viarsys „handgemacht“. Wir haben den Eingang ins Metaverse entdeckt, und er liegt in Kaisermühlen„Mensch mit allen Ecken und Kanten abbilden“. Der 3D-Scanner von Viarsys ist eine komplexe, kreisförmige Vorrichtung, an der insgesamt 58 Kameras fixiert sind. Diese Kameras machen synchron Fotos von einer Person, die in der Mitte des Kreises steht und dabei die aus der Videospiel-Welt bekannte „T-Pose“ macht, also die Arme seitwärts von sich streckt

Stockhouse
Aug 17th, 2023
Toggle3D.ai Integrates With Sketchfab Offering New Unlimited AI-Generated 3D Model Texturing Options & One-Click Account Access

Toggle3D.ai integrates with Sketchfab offering new unlimited ai-generated 3D model texturing options & one-click account access.

Windows 8 Downloads
Aug 13th, 2023
FrontSketch - Windows 8 Downloads

FrontSketch - windows 8 Downloads.

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