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The video editing industry is being reshaped by artificial intelligence. New companies are creating tools that automate and simplify video production for everyone.

Italy's Bending Spoons has secured $4.2 billion in funding for its mobile applications. New York based Runway is also a major player, with $544.5 million raised for its AI video creation tools.

Below is our list of 18 Video Editing startups worth keeping an eye on.

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Runway builds an advanced creative suite of AI tools for video editing and content generation. Their platform is best known for its powerful text-to-video models, which enable creators to generate compelling videos from simple prompts.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2018
FoundersAlejandro Matamala Ortiz, Anastasis Germanidis, Cristobal Valenzuela Barrera
Funding Amount$544.5M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsNVIDIA, General Atlantic, Madrona, Lux Capital, Google

Bending Spoons builds a suite of widely used mobile applications for creativity and productivity. The company has become a major player in the app ecosystem by acquiring and scaling popular products like the video editor Splice and the AI photo enhancer Remini.

HeadquartersMilan, Lombardia, Italy
Year Founded2013
FoundersFrancesco Patarnello, Luca Ferrari, Luca Querella, Matteo Danieli, Tomasz Greber
Funding Amount$4.2B
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsHSBC, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Societe Generale, Wells Fargo

VideoVerse provides an AI-powered platform that streamlines video content creation, editing, and distribution. Their technology is used by media and sports companies to automatically generate highlights and manage their video workflows.

HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
Year Founded2016
FoundersAlok Patil, Saket Dandotia, Vinayak Shrivastav
Funding Amount$60.1M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsVenture Catalysts, Inflection Point Ventures, Moneta Ventures, Alpha Wave Global, InnoVen Capital

Synthesia builds an AI video platform that enables users to create videos from text using advanced AI avatars and voiceovers. Businesses use the technology to produce scalable training and communication content without the need for traditional filming equipment or actors.

HeadquartersLondon, England, United Kingdom
Year Founded2017
FoundersLourdes Agapito, Matthias Niessner, Steffen Tjerrild, Victor Riparbelli
Funding Amount$336.6M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsAccel, New Enterprise Associates, NVentures, FirstMark, World Innovation Lab

InVideo builds an AI-powered video creation platform that allows users to generate videos from simple text prompts. Their tools are designed to make video editing and production accessible, helping users create professional content without prior experience.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersAbhilash Hande, Anshul Khandelwal, Harsh Vakharia, Pankit Chheda, Sanket Shah
Funding Amount$52.5M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsLightspeed Venture Partners, RTP Global, Peak XV Partners, Titan Capital, Hummingbird Ventures

Adpipe provides a motion-first marketing platform for creating personalized and localized video advertisements. Their software helps brands produce humanized video content at scale, making their messaging feel more authentic to customers.

HeadquartersAthens, Georgia, United States
Year Founded2021
FoundersAndrew Levy
Funding Amount$21M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsAtlanta Ventures, LGVP, Engage, Tom Noonan, Emery Wells

Descript offers a collaborative audio and video editor that works like a document, transcribing media so it can be edited as text. Their AI-powered platform helps creators and teams streamline the production of podcasts, videos, and other media.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersAndrew Mason
Funding Amount$100M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsOpenAI, Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Redpoint, HubSpot Ventures

OpusClip offers a generative AI video tool that automatically turns long videos into shorter, shareable clips. Their platform analyzes content to identify the most engaging moments and then edits them into clips optimized for social media.

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States
Year Founded2022
FoundersGrace Wang, Jay Wu, Young Zhao
Funding Amount$50M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsAlumni Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, GTMfund, Samsung NEXT, SoftBank Vision Fund

Noctal develops AI-powered software to streamline the sound design process for creators. Their SaaS platform gives professionals in film, gaming, and social media the tools to produce unique audio.

HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
Year Founded2024
FoundersIsaiah Chavous, James Paul
Funding Amount$1.8M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeed
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VEED builds an online video editing platform designed to make creating professional-quality videos simple and accessible. Their suite of tools is popular with creators and teams for its intuitive interface, automatic transcription, and screen recording features.

HeadquartersBenfleet, Essex, United Kingdom
Year Founded2018
FoundersSabba Keynejad, Timur Mamedov
Funding Amount$35M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsSequoia Capital, s16vc

8 Additional Video Editing Startups Worth Following

Our top ten picks are just a small part of the picture. Other founders are building new video tools for all sorts of industries, from AI and media to manufacturing.

Here’s a look at the other startups shaping the video editing field. They include brand new companies and more established players, each adding something different to the mix.

StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Simpleshow logo SimpleshowAI2008$20.4MVenture Round
Subly logo SublyAI2019$3.5MSeed
Uppbeat logo UppbeatMedia2021£4.6MSeries A
Shook logo ShookEnterprise2021$2.2MPre-Seed
QUADRAC logo QUADRACManufacturing2009¥4.6BSeries C
Framedrop.ai logo Framedrop.aiMedia2021$1.1MPre-Seed
Rubbles logo RubblesMarketing2014$7.7MSeries B
Revo logo RevoInfrastructure2020$50kPre-Seed

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