Singapore Video Startup Founded By Tencent's Former AI Head Bets Big On World Models

Video Rebirth, a Singapore-based AI video startup founded by Tencent’s former AI head, has raised $80 million to scale a model it says can generate real-time, interactive 3D environments. Competing in a crowded market dominated by well-funded tech giants, the company launched its flagship Bach model in May and entered an Artificial Analysis text-to-video leaderboard at No. 6, behind models from Alibaba, ByteDance, Kuaishou and xAI. The startup says Bach is the highest-ranked company model among startups and is the cheapest per minute of generated video among the top 10. With fewer than two years of operation, it employs about 30 people across Singapore and an office in Hong Kong and claims it is building a “world model” constrained by physical laws to simulate what happens next. Investors in the March seed round included AMD Ventures and Hyundai Motor’s ZER01NE, plus firms including Actoz Soft, Qiming Venture Partners and Gaw Capital. Video Rebirth plans a new funding round in July but gave no details.