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Krea AI

Category: Generative Media (Image / Video)

An AI-powered creative suite providing a unified platform for designers and creatives to leverage multiple generative AI models for real-time image and video generation and enhancement. Krea AI was founded in 2022. The company is led by Víctor Perez. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team size: 50-100. Total funding raised: $83 million. Latest round: Series B. Key investors include Bain Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Abstract Ventures, Pebblebed, HF0, A*, Gradient Ventures.

Founded
2022
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, USA
Team size
50-100
Total funding
$83 million

Value proposition

Simplifies and enhances the creative workflow by integrating various cutting-edge AI models into a single, intuitive, real-time interface that offers precise creative control without requiring deep technical expertise.

Products and solutions

Real-time AI image generation, AI image upscaling and enhancement, AI video generation (Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video), AI 3D generation (Text-to-3D, Image-to-3D), Krea 2 foundation image model (Medium/Large API, Raw & Turbo open weights), Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.5 video models, Krea Agent, Krea Node Agent, Voice Mode

Unique value

Real-time interactive generation capabilities with a unified interface that abstracts the complexity of multiple AI models, offering fine-grained user control.

Target customer

Designers, visual creatives, artists, and professionals in creative industries such as film, gaming, and product design.

Industries served

Creative Industries, Design, Gaming, Film & Animation, Marketing & Advertising, E-commerce

Technology advantage

Provides a user-friendly layer over complex AI models, enabling non-technical creatives to harness advanced generative AI. Benefits from a strong community and rapid, user-feedback-driven feature iterations.

How they differentiate

Stands out with real-time interactive generation, integration of multiple generative AI models into a seamless interface, and a focus on precise creative control for professionals.

Main competitors

Adobe (Firefly suite), Midjourney, Runway ML, Pika Labs

Key partnerships

HF0 Residency (early participation), Strategic VC backing including Bain Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Abstract Ventures. Forbes AI 50 list (2026). Partnership with a16z Cultural Leadership Fund at Cannes Film Festival (May 2026). Official API partnership with fal for Krea 2 (May 27, 2026), ComfyUI/Runware/Nous Hermes day-0 API distribution. Enterprise partnership with Henning Larsen (May 21, 2026). Krea 2 Raw/Turbo open weights on Hugging Face (June 23, 2026).

Notable customers

Perplexity AI, Loop Earplugs, Pixar, LEGO, Samsung, Nike, Microsoft, Shopify, Henning Larsen

Major milestones

Founded in 2022 via HF0 residency, Launched public beta in late 2023, Secured $83M in total funding across pre-seed/seed, Series A, and Series B, Achieved $500M valuation, Expanded product suite to include real-time image and video generation, Gained significant traction among creative professionals and notable companies, Named to Forbes AI 50 (2026), Cannes with a16z Cultural Leadership Fund (May 2026), Launched Krea 2 foundation model (May 2026), open-sourced Krea 2 Raw & Turbo weights (June 23, 2026), Released Seedance 2.5 on platform (Aug 2026)

Growth metrics

Valued at $500 million post-Series B with over 30 million users across 191 countries (confirmed mid-2026), serving enterprise clients including LEGO, Samsung, Nike, Microsoft, Shopify, and Henning Larsen; repositioned as AI research lab with Krea 2 open weights (200k+ HF downloads), Seedance 2.5, and Krea Agent GA.

Market positioning

Positioned as a comprehensive, user-friendly 'one-stop shop' creative suite for leveraging generative AI in professional creative workflows.

Geographic focus

Global (web-based platform), with operations based in San Francisco

Patents and IP

Not publicly available

About Víctor Perez

Victor Perez is the Co-founder and CEO of Krea AI. He has a background in Machine Learning and has been instrumental in the company's growth and securing significant funding. His work has been published in prestigious conferences like ICCV and NeurIPS.

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