AI Animation startups (2026)

7 ai animation startups tracked, with the largest concentration in US. Total tracked funding: $1.6B.

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Startups

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Total raised

$1.6B

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Countries

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Active deals

Funding by year — AI Animation

2022 → 2024

$5.6M

'22

$55M

'23

$220M

'24

Top countries

By startup count

US 3
CN 1

Stage breakdown

Latest round type

Series C 1
Series B 1
Series A 1
Corporate 1

Top investors backing AI Animation

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Spark Capital

1 deal

Lightspeed Venture Partners

1 deal

Top AI Animation startups by score

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#	Company	Location	Funding
1	Pika	Palo Alto, US	$215M
2	Captions	New York, US	$100M
3	HeyGen	Los Angeles, US	$65.6M
4	Kling AI	Beijing, CN	$1.2B
5	Synthesys	—	—
6	SoulGen	—	—
7	Viggle AI	—	—

Recent rounds in AI Animation

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Date	Startup	Round	Amount
Oct 2024	Pika	Series b	$80M
Feb 2024	HeyGen	Series A	$60M
Feb 2024	Pika	Series B	$80M
Nov 2023	Pika	Seed	$55M
Aug 2022	HeyGen	Seed	$5.6M

All AI Animation startups

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Pika

US est. 2023

AI-powered video generation and editing platform that turns text and images into dynamic videos.

Captions

AI that edits your video like a professional would.

HeyGen

US est. 2020

AI video platform with hyper-realistic avatars.

Kling AI

Verified

CN est. 2023

Next-generation AI video creation

Synthesys

Generate engaging AI videos with realistic voices and avatars, offering a complete AI content suite for scalable content creation.

SoulGen

All-in-one AI video generator with motion, sound, and talking characters.

Viggle AI

Remix anyone into viral memes with serious tech and silly fun.