The 3D printed portrait transforms from a “flash in the PAN” to a “long -term track”.
On February 19, 2025, according to the resource database, Hangzhou Second Life Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called “Second Life”) announced today that it had finished a series A of nearly $ 10 million US dollars. The funds raised this time will be mainly used for the iteration of algorithms and systems “everything can be printed” and “3D portal”, as well as the three strategic directions for the construction of global stores and the development of the Yuanti Cloud platform.
In less than half a year, two financiers were completed.
Technical barriers: the deep combination of color printing and AI algorithms
The main competitiveness of the “second life” comes from its “3D data portal” technology developed independently. The device can complement 196 multi-angle plans in 0.3 seconds and generate 3D models with a similarity of 95% with the real person in 10 minutes through AI algorithms, and finally get physical figures or digital clones thanks to full color 3D printing.
This technological chain incorporates three-dimensional scanning, synthesis + generative AI algorithms (iteration of the TSL-AMRS / DTS system) and digital twins technology, considerably reducing high and long problems of traditional 3D modeling.
Expansion of the scene: from the personalization of portraits to “everything can be printed”
The activities of the company have gone from the printing of portraits to PET images, IP figures, architectural models and other areas, and has proposed a Pan-Senario strategy of “everything can be printed”. Its offline stores cover high frequency consumption scenarios such as identification photos, wedding photos and cosplay.
At the same time, he cooperated with BYD to launch a “3D data transmission vehicle” to meet the collective needs of the collection of schools, businesses and other companies. This “photo studio” popularization model will push 3D printing technology from a niche market to a mass consumption market.
The integration of approval and industry resources has been reported by CCTV News several times
Lu Bingheng, an academician from the Chinese Engineering Academy (known as “Father of 3D printing in China”), serves as a technical technical expert, responsible for innovation in 3D printing technology and the research and development of 3D materials;
In addition, as an official service provider for large -scale events such as Hangzhou Asian Games and the World Internet conference, the company has quickly established the brand’s credibility through authority such as CCTV.
We always think that it is difficult to earn money by simply doing 3D printed portraits in the short term.
Looking at the 3D printed photo studio over ten years ago, dozens of brands such as Wuhan Jimeng Hall, Shanghai Pinla Statue and Jiangxi Huancai have disappeared in a few years, leaving only franchisees with “confused faces”. However, by 2022, 3D printed photo studios have returned and have become popular again. In addition to the second life, a certain number of marks of emerging 3D print portraits such as Suwa, Ode by and Tiancheng Fuying emerged as mushrooms after rain.
Subsequently, in order to discover it, the author also visited several local franchise stores, but the reality was not as optimistic as expected. Perhaps because Nanchang is a second-level city, the acceptance of the market is always limited. But that also gives us an important reminder: if we only count on a single category of 3D printed portraits, it is not enough to support a store currently. This is also the reason why we have not recommended to choose to join the store to start a business. On the contrary, if I ask who has a better chance, I think it will be a wedding studio or a cultural and tourist business, because they already have ready -to -use sites and resources, and the cost of introducing new projects is lower.
The second life has positioned itself as a fashionable toy technology company.
Back in life, we will see that it is not only a 3D printed portrait service provider, but also to finish the iteration of version 2.0 of the 3D printed photo studio. In simple terms, by scanning the data of the 3D model, it can not only release and produce physical figures, but also convert it into “digital twin active ingredients” of users and apply it to metal-university scenes such as virtual games and worlds.
For example, cooperation with games such as “Minecraft” and “Black myth Wukong” allows players to immerse themselves in the virtual world with digital clones, making a new commercial model of “virtual and real integration”. In short, the data will become “key entry” connecting reality and the virtual world in the future. At the same time, we have also noticed that the power of capital behind Second Life should not be underestimated.
The investor, Nano Labs (Stock Exchange Code: NA), is an underlying Metaverse infrastructure provider, and the products and services provided by the company have large application prospects in Metaversse and Web3 fields. Nano Labs technology will provide solid support for second life at the innovative and technical level. In other words, in addition to financial support, Nano Labs also brings technical strength to the second life and market resources not mentioned.
As a first stock of fashionable toys in China, Pop Mart is called “Moutai for young people” by Internet users, which also confirms the high demand for personalized consumption among young people. Thanks to the combination of 3D printing, artificial intelligence and metavers, the “personalized version of Trendy toys” of Second Life opens a separate path.
Finally, the concept of 3D printed portraits or live figures can gradually become vague and will be replaced by 3D -printed fashionable toys with more space of imagination.
