ValkaAI
Category: Computer Vision
An AI-native entertainment platform that creates real-time interactive video with lifelike digital avatars and personalized content for sports, esports, and media, transforming passive video into dynamic, responsive user experiences. ValkaAI was founded in 2025. The company is led by Vlastimil Venclík. Based in Prague, Czech Republic. Team size: 45. Total funding raised: $12.9M. Latest round: Pre-Seed ($12.9M, Feb 2026). Key investors include Rockaway Ventures, J&T Ventures, Tensor Ventures, BD Partners, Fond Naše Česko.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Team size
- 45
- Total funding
- $12.9M
Value proposition
Enables creation of fully controllable digital characters capable of real-time interaction at scale, reducing live content production costs while delivering personalized, emotionally engaging viewer experiences.
Products and solutions
Real-time Interactive Digital Avatar Platform, AI Sports Commentary System, Dynamic Content Environment Generator, Personalized Video Experience Engine, Low-Latency Digital Human Framework
Unique value
Pioneers a hybrid framework combining low-dimensional motion representation with intelligent motion guidance models to achieve real-time video generation without sacrificing quality.
Target customer
Sports media companies, esports organizations and tournament operators, entertainment studios, gaming platforms, and content creators
Industries served
Sports Media & Broadcasting, Esports & Gaming, Digital Entertainment, AI/Computer Vision, Interactive Media Technology
Technology advantage
Solves the quality-speed paradox in video synthesis through a novel 'language of motion' approach - using abstract data points instead of pixel processing to achieve computational efficiency 10-100x faster than traditional methods.
How they differentiate
Pioneers a proprietary hybrid framework combining low-dimensional motion representation with intelligent motion guidance models, achieving 10-100x faster real-time video generation than traditional pixel-processing methods. Specializes in sports/esports verticals.
Main competitors
Soul Machines, Synthesia, D-ID
Key partnerships
Strategic university research collaborations, Early commercial pilot partners in sports and esports sectors, Rockaway Ventures, Realms Group
Major milestones
Founded in 2025 with presence at SIGGRAPH 2025, Secured €12M pre-seed funding in February 2026, Assembled team of 45 specialists including world-class researchers, Preparing early commercial pilots with sports and esports sector partners
Growth metrics
Raised one of the largest pre-seed rounds in Central and Eastern Europe history; scaling R&D team to 45 specialists including researchers from Meta and DeepMind
Market positioning
Early-stage technology pioneer in real-time interactive AI video, positioning as a foundational infrastructure company for AI-native entertainment.
Geographic focus
Global operations with headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic and offices in San Francisco (US) and Dubai (UAE)
Patents and IP
Company-specific patents pending/not disclosed; Principal Research Scientist has co-invented several patents in photorealistic digital human generation and stylized video rendering.
About Vlastimil Venclík
CEO of Realms Group, a leader in esports entertainment and innovation. Founder of Oddin.gg, which became one of Central Europe's fastest-growing tech companies and topped the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe ranking in 2024. Previously founded Hodei, an esports predictive technology and data infrastructure platform.
Official website: https://valka.ai