Decart AI
Category: AI Infrastructure
Decart AI is a vertically integrated frontier AI research lab building real-time world models and ultra-optimized AI infrastructure for physical AI, immersive experiences, and enterprise deployment. Decart AI was founded in 2023. The company is led by Dean Leitersdorf. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel & San Francisco, USA. Team size: 51-200. Total funding raised: $453M. Latest round: Series B. Key investors include Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Zeev Ventures, Aleph VC, Radical Ventures, NVIDIA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Adobe Ventures, Toyota Ventures, eBay Ventures.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Tel Aviv, Israel & San Francisco, USA
- Team size
- 51-200
- Total funding
- $453M
Value proposition
Enables the creation of interactive AI-generated worlds and experiences in real-time, without lag, and at significantly lower cost by optimizing GPU efficiency.
Products and solutions
Mirage/Lucy: World Transformation/Editing Models for real-time video transformation (Lucy 2.0 launched, Lucy 2.5 upcoming), Oasis: Interactive world model — Oasis 3 launched for Physical AI (robotics, autonomous vehicles), DOS (Decart Optimization Stack) 2.0: Ultra-optimized inference and training platform for LLMs, agents, video, and world models across NVIDIA GPU, Google TPU, and Amazon Trainium
Unique value
Ability to perform real-time transformation of video and game environments with minimal latency. Fully vertically integrated lab developing both AI models and infrastructure for real-time interactive AI experiences.
Target customer
Enterprises and individual consumers/creators.
Industries served
Gaming, Entertainment & Media, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (VR/AR), AI/ML Development
Technology advantage
Highly efficient AI models and infrastructure reduce the cost and time of training and inference, enabling accessible real-time generative AI. Strong business model by funding GPU compute costs through revenue.
How they differentiate
Focus on real-time, interactive generative AI models with instantaneous generation and transformation of video and game environments, plus cost-effective GPU efficiency making advanced AI more accessible.
Main competitors
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google
Key partnerships
Sequoia Capital (Investor), Benchmark (Investor), Zeev Ventures (Investor), Aleph VC (Investor), Radical Ventures (Investor), NVIDIA (Investor & Technology Partner), Amazon Web Services (Strategic Customer & Go-to-Market Partner), Comcast (Edge AI Infrastructure Collaboration with NVIDIA), Etched (Collaboration on AI-generated Minecraft demo), Cerebrium (Case study partner for reducing model costs), Backblaze (Partner for AI training data storage)
Notable customers
Amazon Web Services (Strategic customer and go-to-market partner for Trainium deployment), Comcast (Edge AI infrastructure deployment with NVIDIA), Cerebrium (case study on reducing Llama 2 70B costs), The 'Oasis' interactive AI demo, which went viral as a public showcase of their technology.
Major milestones
Raised a $100M Series B round at a $3.1B valuation (Aug 2025)., Raised a $300M Series B round at a ~$4B valuation led by Radical Ventures with NVIDIA, Adobe, Toyota, eBay (May 2026)., Launched DOS 2.0, achieving 1,600+ tokens/sec for agentic inference and 100 FPS for video/world models., Launched Oasis 3, the first API-accessible world model for Physical AI (robotics, autonomous vehicles)., Launched Lucy 2.0, a real-time world transformation model for commerce, advertising, and gaming., Ranked first in Calcalist's list of the 50 most promising Israeli startups.
Growth metrics
Reached 1 million users within 3 days of launching the 'Oasis' interactive demo.
Market positioning
Positioned as a leader in generative AI focused on dynamic, interactive experiences targeting consumer tech, gaming, and enterprise sectors with real-time AI capabilities.
Geographic focus
Headquartered in San Francisco, USA, with strong presence in Tel Aviv, Israel; targeting global markets.
Patents and IP
No publicly available information on patents or specific intellectual property.
About Dean Leitersdorf
Co-Founder & CEO of Decart AI. Holds a PhD, Master's, and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Recognized for research excellence and is an alumnus of the elite IDF Unit 8200.
Latest news about Decart AI
- Anthropic edges out Nvidia in race to acquire Israeli startup Decart for $7B
- Decart AI Raises $300M at $3.9B Valuation to Build Real-Time AI Infrastructure
- Decart has unveiled Lucy 2, a generative AI world model that produces 1080p video at 30fps in real time with zero buffering. By slashing operating costs from hundreds of dollars to just 3 dollars per
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Official website: https://www.decart.ai/
