The company has acquired both CGStudio and TF3DM.
We’ve been admiring what Silviu has been able to build for quite a while now. He launched TF3DM while still in high school, and has turned it into the largest site for free 3D models in the world. He’s one of the few people that truly understands the insandouts of running a digital marketplace, and we’re thrilled to add him to the team.
Matt Wisdom, TurboSquid CEO
TF3DM.com was launched in 2011 (originally as thefree3dmodels.com) and is focused on hosting and sharing 3D models. It was an almost immediate success, and it has become one of the most visited 3D sites in the world. After enjoying the rapid growth of TF3DM, Claponea and a fellow university student started CGStudio in 2014 to enter the professional 3D space.
I’ve been fascinated with 3D from an early age, and what began as a labor of love has become a way of life for me. I’m excited about the opportunity to work on an even bigger platform with the rest of the TurboSquid team.
Silviu Claponea
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.