Adam, a San Francisco, CA-based company building an AI-powered computer-aided design (CAD) tool, has raised $4.1 million in Seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by TQ Ventures, with participation from 468 Capital, Pioneer, Script Capital, and Transpose Platform, as well as angel investors Tim Glaser (PostHog), Trevor Blackwell (YC), and Theo Browne (T3 Chat).
TQ Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City. The firm manages around $1 billion in assets and invests globally across sectors such as software, fintech, and consumer technology. TQ Ventures typically backs startups from pre-seed to Series A.
Adam Use of Funds
The company will use the funds to expand AI and engineering hiring, enhance its 3D copilot capabilities, and grow from consumer-facing tools into enterprise-grade CAD solutions.
About Adam
Founded by Zach Dive and Aaron Li, Adam is developing an AI-powered CAD tool designed to simplify and modernize the 3D modeling experience. The company’s text-to-3D model app allows creators to generate 3D objects from natural language prompts. Designed for makers and now expanding toward mechanical engineers, Adam aims to streamline repetitive modeling tasks and enable AI-assisted parametric design across platforms. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, its mission is to eliminate the gap between engineering and reality, so more great ideas can come to life.
Funding Details
Company: Adam
Raised: $4.1M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: October 2025
Lead Investor: TQ Ventures
Additional Investors: 468 Capital, Pioneer, Script Capital, Transpose Platform, Tim Glaser, Trevor Blackwell, Theo Browne
Company Website: https://adam.new/
Software Category: AI / 3D Design / CAD Automation
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/yc-alum-adam-raises-4-1m-to-turn-viral-text-to-3d-tool-into-ai-copilot/