22亿，黄仁勋苏姿丰联手，投了一家“世界模型”公司

Core Insights - Runway, founded in 2018 by three NYU alumni, has raised a total of $815 million (approximately 5.6 billion RMB) in funding, with the latest round in April 2025 securing $308 million (approximately 2.1 billion RMB) from investors including SoftBank and NVIDIA, leading to a valuation exceeding $3 billion (approximately 20.7 billion RMB) [5][10] - The company is renowned for its video generation products and recently launched its latest model, Gen-4.5, which can produce high-fidelity outputs suitable for film, including complex scenes and realistic physical effects [5][10] - Gen-4.5 currently ranks third in the global AI text-to-video model performance leaderboard, outperforming notable models from Google and OpenAI [5][6] Funding and Future Plans - The new funding will be utilized to train the next generation of world models and expand into new products and industries [7] - Following the release of Gen-4.5, Runway introduced the General World Model (GWM-1), designed for real-time simulation and interaction, with three variants aimed at different applications [7][9] Technological Advancements - Runway is leveraging the NVIDIA Rubin platform to enhance its video generation and world model technologies, being one of the first teams to showcase video generation models on this platform [9] - The company has partnered with CoreWeave, a US AI cloud service provider, to expand its infrastructure and computational capabilities, with NVIDIA being a key supporter and supplier [9] Market Position and Competition - Runway's recent advancements have rekindled investor interest, especially after surpassing competitors like OpenAI Sora and Kuaishou Keling in benchmark tests [10] - The company is making significant investments in the world model sector, which is highly competitive, with advancements from Stanford's World Labs and Google's DeepMind [10]