Haiper Closes $13.8 Million in Seed Round

Haiper Closes $13.8 Million in Seed Round

Haiper, a London, UK-based video-generative AI platform, has emerged from stealth mode and closed $13.8 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $19.2 million.

The round was led by Octopus Ventures.

Octopus is a multi-stage venture capital investor specializing in B2B software, bio, climate, consumer, deep tech, fintech, and health. Each year, the VC deploys more than £200M to help its portfolio companies scale at speed.

The investment will fuel the development and release of advanced models aimed at revolutionizing technology-enabled creativity and imagination.

Founded by Dr. Yishu Miao and Dr. Ziyu Wang, Haiper is building a foundation model for visual content that allows anyone, even those without technical experience to generate high-quality video content. The company focuses on generative AI for video content creation within the technology sector. It develops AI-driven tools that enable individuals to create and share video content across social media platforms. Haiper is on a mission to build the most powerful perceptual foundation models to empower creative expression.

Funding Details

Company: Haiper Limited

Raised: $13.8M

Round: Seed Round

Funding Month: March 2024

Lead Investors: Octopus Ventures

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Company Website: https://haiper.ai/

Software Category: Video-Generative AI Platform