Unity Joins Blender Development Fund as Patron

Unity committed $120,000 annually to the Blender Development Fund, supporting Blender’s core development team at the highest sponsorship tier.

Archive republication: This article was originally published on 20 October 2020. It has been translated into English and lightly updated for clarity while preserving the original reporting and context.

Unity Supports Blender

Following support from Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft and Epic Games, Unity joined the Blender Development Fund as a Patron member. The company committed $120,000 per year, helping finance Blender’s team of 20 full-time developers.

Highest Sponsorship Level

Like Epic Games, Nvidia and AMD, Unity participated at the fund’s highest sponsorship tier. The Blender Foundation provided further details in its official announcement. Digital Production’s earlier report on Microsoft’s Blender support offers additional context.