We proudly announce that Eminence has led the Angel round investment in WarpEngine, aiding in developing its AI-powered 3D visual foundation models and its first beta product, Viggle.ai. With two successful funding rounds completed and a total capital raise of $5 million, WarpEngine is poised to further develop its products for greater achievements. Welcome WarpEngine to our Eminence family!

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Early this year, WarpEngine launched the JST-1, the first video-3D foundation model with actual physics understanding. In late March, WarpEngine introduced its AI-powered 3D animation video generation product, Viggle, to the global market. The product has seen explosive growth within its Discord community, gaining nearly 1 million registered users in 7 weeks since the initial launch. Creators have used Viggle to produce high-quality videos, which have sparked broad discussion and garnered numerous “likes” on Twitter (click to view Viggle's product showcase on X ), YouTube, and Bilibili.

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                                                                  Replacing iconic Lil Yachty concert video with Joaquin Phoniex’s Joker by Viggle AI

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The founding team of WarpEngine consists of global leaders in 3D content generation. CEO Hang Chu was the former Chief AI Research Scientist at Autodesk's AI Lab, the inventor of NVIDIA's first AI-based virtual city generation algorithm, and the proponent of the Meta’s modular, communication-grade, fully realistic digital avatar. CTO of WarpEngine, Ming Liang, received his Computer Science Ph.D. from Tsinghua University. After graduation, he worked on developing 2D/3D models at Apple and later joined Uber as a technical leader in developing autonomous driving systems. Both core team members possess strong capabilities in attracting top talents in the technical field.

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Joy Dai, Senior Investment Director at Eminence, highlights: "Viggle.ai is the first product based on the JST-1 model with actual physics understanding. Many creators have enthusiastically adopted and creatively utilized it since its launch. WarpEngine is in the process of raising additional funds to develop its foundation models to further understand the real physical world and unlock greater commercial possibilities, propelling the company towards greater success."