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Reface

Category: Generative Media (Image / Video)

An AI-powered content creation ecosystem specializing in generative media that enables real-time face-swapping, video restyling, and photo animation for consumers and businesses. Reface was founded in 2018. The company is led by Anton Volovyk & Ivan Altsybieiev. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine. Team size: 100-200. Total funding raised: $22.0M. Latest round: Debt. Key investors include Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), PvX Partners, TQ Ventures, Scooter Braun.

AMW Analysis

Reface operates a generative media platform enabling one-shot, real-time face-swapping, video restyling, and photo animation, positioning itself as an accessible alternative to professional VFX and CGI workflows. Founded in 2019 and based in Kyiv, the company has built a large-scale consumer app portfolio, cited at 200 million downloads in earlier reporting and 300 million by the time of its December 2025 funding news, alongside its total raised of $22.0 million to date.

Recent news flow centers on capital structure rather than product change: in December 2025, Reface secured €15.2 million in non-dilutive, revenue-share funding from PvX Partners to scale its download base, a structure the reporting frames as a shift toward treating generative AI consumer apps as cash-flow assets rather than pure equity bets. Separately, in February 2026, Mirai, a company founded by former Reface and Prisma team members, raised $10 million in seed funding for on-device AI inference. This latter round reflects founder lineage connected to Reface rather than an action by Reface itself, and does not directly involve the company's own product or funding activity.

AMW analysis, generated from 3 tracked news signals.

Founded
2018
Headquarters
Kyiv, Ukraine
Team size
100-200
Total funding
$22.0M

Value proposition

Democratizes high-end VFX by allowing users to create hyper-realistic synthetic media instantly from a single photo ('one-shot'), eliminating the need for professional CGI skills or extensive rendering time.

Products and solutions

Reface App (Face-swap & AI Avatars), Unboring (Web Platform), Revive (Photo Animator), Restyle (AI Filters), Ink AI (Tattoo Try-on), Letsy (Virtual Fashion Try-on), BitePal (AI Calorie Tracker), Lightly (AI Journal / Wellbeing), Memomet (Meme Creator), Reface API (B2B)

Unique value

Utilizes proprietary 'One-Shot' learning architecture that maps a face from a single selfie onto a target video in seconds, unlike traditional DeepFakes that require hours of training.

Target customer

Gen Z and Millennials (B2C); Entertainment studios, marketing agencies, and developers (B2B)

Industries served

Generative AI, Consumer Mobile, Digital Entertainment, Marketing & Advertising, Fashion Tech, Health & Wellness, Nutrition

Technology advantage

Combines real-time processing speed with high-resolution (1080p+) GAN output and a scalable B2B API infrastructure.

How they differentiate

Proprietary 'One-Shot' face-swap technology requiring only a single photo for high-fidelity video output, combined with a strong focus on AI ethics and content safety.

Main competitors

FaceApp, Snapchat, ZAO

Key partnerships

Warner Bros. Pictures (The Matrix Resurrections), Amazon Prime Video (Borat), Republic Records (Justin Bieber), Gaming Industry Partners

Notable customers

Warner Bros. Pictures, Amazon Prime Video, Republic Records

Major milestones

Launched as Doublicat in Jan 2020, rebranded to Reface, Hit #1 in US App Store in Aug 2020, Raised $5.5M Seed from a16z in Dec 2020, Secured €15.2M non-dilutive funding in Dec 2025

Growth metrics

300M+ downloads; #1 App Store ranking (US) in 2020

Market positioning

Consumer AI entertainment leader & B2B VFX infrastructure provider

Geographic focus

Global (North America, Europe)

Patents and IP

Proprietary AI/ML architecture and trade secrets (Specific patent filings not publicly disclosed)

About Anton Volovyk & Ivan Altsybieiev

Anton Volovyk: MBA from Harvard Business School, former Investment Associate at Horizon Capital, Associate at BCG. Ivan Altsybieiev: Co-founder & former CPO of Reface, expert in product strategy and creative direction.

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