AI startup Gracia AI raises $1.7 million to build first full-stack…

Team S · 2026-01-05T09:44:13.000Z

London-based artificial intelligence and spatial computing startup Gracia AI has secured $1.7 million in seed funding to develop the world’s first production-ready infrastructure for 4D Gaussian Splatting (4DGS) - a breakthrough volumetric video technology that enables dynamic, photorealistic 3D video for XR (extended reality), VFX, film, gaming and immersive media workflows. The round was backed by a mix of venture capital funds and angel investors with deep expertise in spatial computing, neural rendering and immersive technologies. Founded by long-time collaborators Andrey Volodin (CTO) and Georgii Vysotskii (CEO), Gracia grew out of a viral technical demo on social media demonstrating real-time Gaussian Splatting. The founders recognised that while volumetric content had captured widespread interest, the industry lacked full-stack production tooling and infrastructure to create and deploy high-quality 4D content at scale. Over the past year, the company has achieved several key milestones, including being the first to enable standalone VR headset playback (on Meta Quest 3/3S and Pico 4 Ultra) without requiring PC tethering, and launching a VFX/CG production pipeline that allows studios to integrate 4DGS into real-world visual effects and content workflows. With this seed funding, Gracia plans to expand its engineering team, accelerate platform development, and support wider adoption of its volumetric tools across entertainment, gaming, advertising and immersive content markets. Gracia’s technology addresses a critical bottleneck in the spatial content ecosystem: while volumetric capture and rendering have matured at the research level, industrial-grade tooling for consistent, high-fidelity 4D production has been largely unavailable. The company’s infrastructure enables creators and developers to produce dynamic, multi-angle volumetric video content with natural motion and parallax, unlocking new possibilities for digital storytelling and interactive experiences. #AI #SpatialComputing #4DGaussianSplatting #GraciaAI #SeedFunding #VolumetricVideo #XR #VFX #ImmersiveTech #TechInnovation #AIInfrastructure #GamingTech #CloudAI #ProductionTools

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