BUD is one of the biggest global metaverse UGC platforms, allowing everyone to create and share 3D interactive experiences with its easy-to-use creation tools. Former Snap engineers Risa Feng and Shawn Lin founded BUD in 2019, which has received multiple rounds of funding from global established investors such as GGV Capital, Source Code Capital, Qiming Venture Partners and Sky9 Capital. Headquartered in Singapore, BUD will have localization operations and development teams across the world. Since its launch in June 2021, more than 10 million 3D content has been created on the platform and 3D assets have been traded more than 70 million times. Within a month of global launch, BUD has gained traction through its viral growth on social media platforms and has made it to the top 10 social apps on the App Store in many countries, including SEA region and North America. BUD has become a digital social hub where millions of people come to create, play and hangout.