# Overworld

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/over-world

Overworld makes Waypoint 2, a world model that turns a text or image prompt into an explorable world that runs locally on a PC or via streaming, plus a toolset for building first-person games from a prompt. Website: https://over.world

## Funding

Latest announced financing: $4.5M, Pre-seed, led by Kindred Ventures, announced January 20, 2026.

## Whether AI names Overworld

- On the World models map: named or cited in 1 of 38 answers to Presspool's World models questions on September 28, 2026 (ChatGPT 0 of 8, Gemini 0 of 8, Copilot 1 of 8, Google AI Mode 0 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 6). [See the map](https://presspool.ai/niches/world-models). Most often named in the same answers: [Decart](https://presspool.ai/companies/decart-ai) (1), [Odyssey](https://presspool.ai/companies/odyssey-systems) (1), [Runway](https://presspool.ai/companies/runway-com) (1), [SpAItial](https://presspool.ai/companies/spaitial-ai) (1), [World Labs](https://presspool.ai/companies/worldlabs-ai) (1).

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Sources

- [Own site](https://over.world/)
- [Independent source](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/20/3222189/0/en/overworld-unveils-real-time-diffusion-world-model-for-playable-ai-native-worlds.html)

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