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Aive

Category: Foundation Models / LLMs

Aive is a generative AI video platform that automates and scales video post-production for businesses, enabling rapid editing, personalization, and optimization of video content. Aive was founded in 2019. The company is led by Olivier Reynaud. Based in Paris, France. Team size: 20-60. Total funding raised: Approximately €15 million (including over €3 million in seed funding and ~€12 million in Series A). Latest round: Series A (€12M, Jun 2025 led by Invus). Key investors include Entrée Capital, Afflelou Group, Pauline Duval (CEO, Groupe Duval), Renaud Visage (Eventbrite), Jon Oringer (Shutterstock), Investors from PeopleDoc, Hugging Face, Talentsoft, Back Market.

Founded
2019
Headquarters
Paris, France
Team size
20-60
Total funding
Approximately €15 million (including over €3 million in seed funding and ~€12 million in Series A)

Value proposition

Automates video post-production using proprietary Multimodal Generative Technology (MGT) that intelligently edits, personalizes, and optimizes video content, drastically reducing time and costs while enhancing creative control and output scalability.

Products and solutions

AI-powered video post-production automation platform, Multimodal Generative Technology (MGT) for video analysis and editing

Unique value

Offers a proprietary Multimodal Generative Technology (MGT) that integrates analytical and generative AI to transform existing video assets into structured data for nuanced editing, unlike traditional generative approaches.

Target customer

Brands, agencies, TV and media companies, and enterprises needing large-scale, high-quality video content.

Industries served

Marketing & Advertising, Media & Entertainment, Retail & E-commerce, Corporate Communications

Technology advantage

Claims to be up to 30 times faster and 20 times more cost-effective than traditional non-automated video post-production methods, enabling large-scale video versioning and adaptation with enterprise-grade creative control.

How they differentiate

Focuses on AI-driven automation of existing video assets for B2B clients using proprietary MGT, emphasizing deep content analysis, enterprise scalability, and creative control, contrasting with competitors that rely on template-based or simpler text-to-video approaches.

Main competitors

Veed.io, InVideo, Pictory

Key partnerships

Meetic, LVMH (La Maison des Startups program)

Notable customers

L'Oréal, Club Med, Nissan, Monoprix, Swile, Meetic, Publicis, GroupM

Major milestones

Founded in 2019 Beta launch in 2021 Seed funding of over €3 million in 2022 Official market launch in January 2024 Secured €12 million Series A funding (announced mid-2024)

Growth metrics

Rapid expansion with plans to triple the workforce from 20 to 60 by the end of 2026; official market entry in January 2024.

Market positioning

Positioned as an advanced Creative AI co-pilot for video, specializing in large-scale, high-quality post-production automation for brands, agencies, and broadcasters.

Geographic focus

Primarily focused on France and Europe, with clear plans for international expansion.

Patents and IP

Core IP based on MGT; specific patents or pending applications have not been publicly detailed.

About Olivier Reynaud

Olivier Reynaud is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in building and scaling technology startups. He co-founded Teads, a global media platform, which was acquired by Altice in 2017. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Aive, a generative AI video platform.

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