What Campfire does

Campfire (Campfire 3D, Inc.) is a cloud-based 3D spatial collaboration platform founded in 2018 that enables automotive, aerospace, defense, heavy-equipment, and industrial-manufacturing teams to view, annotate, and collaborate on 3D CAD models in real time across desktops (Windows, Mac), iPads, and XR headsets (Meta Quest, HTC VIVE, Samsung Galaxy XR). The platform ingests 40+ 3D file formats including FBX, glTF, OBJ, USD, STEP, CATIA, SolidWorks, Revit, Creo, and NX, addressing the workflow fragmentation where 3D model files are scattered across slides, drives, and chat threads. Technical capabilities include 3D scene composition, model-anchored annotations (laser pointer, sketch, text, measurements), sub-millimeter collision detection via the Kinematics add-on, PBR materials editing, AI-assisted onboarding through Spark AI, and Shared Spatial Anchors for multi-user in-room collaboration on Meta Quest.

The company operates a hybrid product-led-growth / enterprise-field-sales GTM. A free Starter tier (up to 5 projects, 25 MB files, 5 GB storage) drives self-serve adoption and funnels into a paid Enterprise tier with unlimited file sizes, 20 GB storage, admin-portal controls, organization-wide sharing, and custom per-seat pricing. Additional revenue comes from Guest Days for occasional collaborators and the Kinematics add-on module. The platform is SOC 2 Type 2 certified with a hybrid cloud model allowing customers to host data in their own AWS or Azure accounts.

Campfire is a privately held Delaware/California corporation headquartered in San Diego (with a corporate notice address in San Mateo), raised $8M in April 2021 from Kli Capital, frogVentures, OTV, and Tuesday Capital, and has an 11-50 employee footprint. Named enterprise customers span Collins Aerospace, Raytheon, Volvo, Coca-Cola, Komatsu, Whirlpool, Daikin, KTM, Teradyne, TechnipFMC, Astec Industries, Cirrus Aviation, and Rheem. The company has won back-to-back Auggie Awards (Best Enterprise Solution 2024, Best Collaboration Tool 2025) and was one of the first apps to launch on Samsung's Galaxy XR platform in January 2026.

Name

Campfire

Legal name

Campfire 3D, Inc.

Website

https://campfire3d.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Campfire is a cloud-based 3D collaboration platform that enables automotive, aerospace, defense, and industrial manufacturing teams to view, annotate, and share 3D CAD models in real time across desktops and XR headsets, offered via a free Starter tier and custom-priced Enterprise plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Starter (Free): Free tier providing basic access to the platform with limited project creation (up to 5 projects), file size restrictions (25MB per file), and 5GB total storage. Serves as a lead-generation and evaluation funnel for the paid tiers.
2. Subscription - Enterprise: Enterprise tier with no file size limits, 20GB total storage, access to all 40+ format support, organization management features, admin portal, and premium support. Priced on a per-seat Core Seat model with custom pricing based on organization needs.
3. Guest Days: Enterprise add-on for occasional collaborators and stakeholders (managers, trainees, customers, external partners) who need view-only or commenting access. First day free, subsequent days billed as Guest Days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Campfire is a 3D spatial collaboration platform that enables industrial, automotive, and aerospace design and engineering teams to view, annotate, and review 3D CAD models across mixed-reality headsets, desktop, and iPad devices. The platform supports 40+ 3D file formats, AI-assisted guidance, and kinematics validation, allowing distributed teams to collaborate on full-scale 3D scenes in real time.

Product overview

Campfire is a unified 3D spatial collaboration platform designed for automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing teams. The core Campfire platform enables real-time collaboration on 3D models across XR headsets (Meta Quest, HTC VIVE, Samsung Galaxy XR), desktop (Windows, Mac), and iPad. The platform is offered in two tiers: a free Starter plan (up to 5 projects, 25 MB files, 5 GB storage) and an Enterprise plan (unlimited files, 20 GB storage, advanced admin features). Two key modules extend the platform: Spark AI provides an AI-powered virtual assistant for onboarding and guidance, while Campfire Kinematics (an Enterprise add-on) enables hands-on procedure validation with collision detection for tool and part clearance checks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Campfire Platform
• Campfire Kinematics

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MetacoreTechnology or IntegrationCampfire is available on Meta Quest headsets (Quest 2, 3, 3S, Pro) through the Meta Quest Store. The partnership enables immersive VR/XR collaboration experiences using Meta's hardware platform, including support for Meta Shared Spatial Anchors for in-room collaboration features.
• HTCcoreTechnology or IntegrationCampfire supports HTC VIVE Focus Vision headsets, enabling enterprise VR collaboration. Available through VIVE Streaming for wired and wireless tethering to Windows PCs.
• SamsungcoreTechnology or IntegrationCampfire launched on Samsung Galaxy XR in January 2026 as one of the first apps for Samsung's new Android XR headset. Available from Google Play Store with single controller support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spatial: Spatial offers a spatial collaboration platform for 3D/XR meetings and design reviews, with avatar-based multi-user sessions across Quest, Web, and mobile. It is the closest direct competitor to Campfire in enterprise XR collaboration, including shared design reviews.
• Glue: Glue is a VR collaboration platform purpose-built for distributed teams, with multi-user immersive sessions for design reviews and workshops. It overlaps directly with Campfire on XR-first multi-user 3D collaboration targeting enterprise customers.
• Arthur: Arthur (arthurxr.com) provides enterprise XR collaboration software with persistent spaces, design review, and training workflows. It targets the same enterprise XR collaboration use case as Campfire, with emphasis on large organizations.
• MeetinVR: MeetinVR is a VR collaboration platform for meetings, design reviews, and training with persistent rooms. It competes directly with Campfire in the multi-user XR collaboration category for enterprise and SMB.
• Virbela: Virbela builds immersive 3D virtual worlds for enterprise collaboration, events, and training. It overlaps with Campfire on persistent multi-user 3D spaces and is often evaluated alongside XR collaboration tools for enterprise adoption.

Broad incumbents

• NVIDIA Omniverse: NVIDIA Omniverse is a 3D collaboration and simulation platform for industrial digital-twin and design workflows. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Campfire for industrial 3D collaboration, but is positioned as full ecosystem/platform rather than a focused review tool.
• Microsoft Mesh: Microsoft Mesh delivers 3D/immersive collaboration within Teams and Microsoft 365, targeting enterprise meetings and shared experiences. As a broad incumbent bundled into Microsoft 365, it competes with Campfire for enterprise collaboration budget and IT mindshare.
• PTC: PTC offers Creo, Vuforia (AR), and ThingWorx (IoT), providing PLM, AR visualization, and connected-operations capabilities for industrial manufacturers. It is a broad incumbent whose AR/PLM bundle competes with Campfire for design-review and stakeholder-collaboration budget in the same industrial verticals.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software: Siemens provides Teamcenter, Solid Edge, and visualization/VR tools within its Xcelerator portfolio for industrial product development. It is a broad incumbent competing with Campfire for design-review, factory-layout, and PLM-adjacent collaboration spend in large manufacturers.
• Dassault Systèmes: Dassault Systèmes offers the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, including 3DEXCITE for real-time 3D visualization and collaborative review. It is a broad incumbent whose PLM/3D experience suite competes with Campfire for enterprise 3D collaboration and design-review budget, particularly in automotive and aerospace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Campfire3D
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/campfire3d
• Xx.com/Campfire3D

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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