Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Arrowhead Game Studios just joined the Blender Development Fund as a Corporate Gold sponsor (€30,000+ per year).
The studio behind Helldivers 2 uses Blender in production — and now they’re investing back into open-source 3D.
With companies like Netflix Animation and Dell also joining, is Blender’s financial future finally stabilizing?

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