Blender Development Fund

AI firm's controversial contribution to the Blender Development Fund becomes a single donation; funding process to be 'strengthened'.

Monday, May 4th, 2026

New Blender Lab-developed add-on also now connects Anthropic's Claude AI models to the open-source 3D software. Read our FAQs.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2026

Helldivers 2 dev becomes Blender's third new corporate sponsor in two weeks, donating €30,000/year towards the open-source 3D app.

Wednesday, February 4th, 2026

Animal Logic-incorporating Netflix subsidiary becomes 'first major animation studio to support Blender's continued development'.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Dell becomes the first major PC manufacturer to back development of the open-source 3D software, contributing €30,000/year.

Friday, January 23rd, 2026

Ambitious start-up's €240,000/year is the biggest contribution to Blender of any GPU manufacturer - before it has even shipped a card.

Tuesday, September 16th, 2025

Wacom ups its funding for Blender by €210,000/year in partnership to develop 'next-gen" Blender experience on Android tablets.

Monday, August 25th, 2025

Renderer developer's €30,000/year contribution to the open-source 3D app follows the release of the new official edition of V-Ray for Blender.

Friday, July 11th, 2025

OctaneRender developer becomes Blender's latest Corporate Patron, contributing at least €240,000/year to the open-source 3D software.

Friday, February 9th, 2024

First automotive firm to back Blender to give at least €120k/year to the open-source 3D software.

Sunday, October 16th, 2022

Chip giant pledges €30,000/year to fund future development of the open-source digital painting app.

Monday, September 19th, 2022

See news of Autodesk's latest acquisition, Blender's latest backer, and a free glossary of virtual production terms.

Tuesday, February 1st, 2022

New tools to improve workflow between Blender and iClone and Character Creator due this year.

Thursday, January 6th, 2022