Runway
Creative tools for the age of generative video
Frontier video models (Gen-3) and an end-to-end studio for creators.
- Stage
- Series D
- Raised
- $536M
- Last round
- $308M
- HQ
- New York, NY
Startups · Ecosystem
The companies building it
A running index of AI startups from Y Combinator, TechCrunch, and venture-backed rounds — ordered by latest round.
- Tracking
- 4
- Combined raised
- $1.0B
- Updated
- Apr 23
TechCrunch
Character.AI
Personalized AI companions at scale
Consumer platform for character-driven conversations.
- Stage
- Acquired
- Raised
- $193M
- Last round
- $150M
- HQ
- Menlo Park, CA
Pika Labs
Idea-to-video, in a moment
Generative video for everyday storytelling.
- Stage
- Series B
- Raised
- $135M
- Last round
- $80M
- HQ
- Palo Alto, CA
Suno
Generative music, for anyone
Text-to-song model producing full vocal tracks in seconds.
- Stage
- Series B
- Raised
- $125M
- Last round
- $125M
- HQ
- Cambridge, MA