Cisco Ventures Invests in World Labs, Driving Next-Gen AI with Spatial Intelligence
The company enables machines to understand and interact with 3D environments using human-like spatial intelligence, with the potential to transform industries such as gaming and robotics.
Cisco announced that Cisco Investments, its venture capital arm, is investing in World Labs Technologies, Inc., a spatial intelligence AI startup. Founded by Dr. Fei-Fei Li, a renowned computer vision pioneer often called the “godmother of AI,” World Labs is driving the next paradigm shift in artificial intelligence. The company enables machines to understand and interact with 3D environments using human-like spatial intelligence, with the potential to transform industries such as gaming and robotics. This marks World Lab’s largest strategic investment to date.
“The next great platform evolution in AI will be built around spatial intelligence. By joining Fei-Fei and the world-class World Labs team on this journey, we are accelerating the development of a future where AI takes an active role in the physical environment with agents and devices capable of transforming industries, augmenting human capacity, and driving massive gains in productivity.”
– Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco
“World Labs is driven by a single passion: advancing AI to augment human potential and deliver real-world impact. Cisco’s leadership in secure, scalable infrastructure is a critical enabler for the next generation of AI and the evolution of physical AI. We are thrilled to work with them as we bring our vision to life.”
– Fei-Fei Li, Co-founder and CEO, World Labs
“The evolution of AI from linguistic intelligence to spatial intelligence marks the next revolutionary leap, as models move beyond understanding language to reasoning about, generating, and interacting with the physical world. World Labs is pioneering this frontier with Large World Models. We’ve long shared Fei-Fei’s vision for spatial intelligence and see huge potential for changing how AI engages with the world. Cisco’s investment reflects the importance of secure, scalable infrastructure in advancing this new era of AI.”
– Martin Casado, General Partner, a16z
This strategic investment in World Labs underscores Cisco’s commitment to its multi-pronged innovation strategy encompassing R&D, investments, M&A, and strategic partnerships across the AI landscape. By supporting World Labs’ pioneering work in developing LWMs, Cisco continues to reinforce its role as the critical infrastructure provider for the AI era, empowering customers globally to harness the power of secure, reliable, and trustworthy AI across digital and physical applications.
