Company:Akool
| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Artificial intelligence Machine learning Software development |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | akool |
Akool Inc. is an American company founded in 2022 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in generative artificial intelligence research and technologies.[1] The company creates products and models for generating videos, images, and various multimedia content.[2][3]
History
The company was founded in 2022 by Jiajun (Jeff) Lu, who previously worked at Google as a technical lead.[4]
In 2025, it was ranked first on the Inc. 5000.[5]
Services and technologies
Akool offers AI-powered tools for content creation, with emphasis on video generation and visual marketing applications.
Avatar
Akool’s Stream Avatar is an AI virtual avatar tool that enables users to create and broadcast lifelike, customizable digital personas for live streaming and video content.[1]
Live Camera
Live Camera is Akool's real-time AI video generation technology, launched in May 2025. It is designed for video conferencing platforms.[6]
Face Swap
Akool's face swap technology allows users to replace faces in photos and videos. The technology has been used in marketing campaigns, including Qatar Airways' "AI Adventure" campaign.[7]
Video Translation
The platform provides automated translation and dubbing capabilities for video content.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sherry, Ben (2025-08-12). "How AI Avatars Powered This Startup to Become America’s Fastest-Growing Company" (in en-US). Inc. https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/how-ai-avatars-powered-this-startup-to-become-americas-fastest-growing-company/91220073.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (2025-02-26). "Akool combines GenAI models with 2D avatars to create lifelike characters" (in en-US). https://gamesbeat.com/akool-enhances-content-creation-with-genai-models-to-create-lifelike-avatars/.
- ↑ Tudoran, Paula. "Coca-Cola, Amazon, Google, And Nvidia Have Used This Startup's AI Avatars — Inside Jeff Lu's $40M Rise To America's Fastest-Growing Company" (in English). https://www.benzinga.com/news/topics/25/08/47174894/coca-cola-amazon-google-and-nvidia-have-used-this-startups-ai-avatars-inside-jeff-lus-40m-rise-to-americas-fastest-growing-company.
- ↑ Adebayo, Kolawole Samuel. "Could Live AI Video Become The Next Zoom?" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/kolawolesamueladebayo/2025/05/29/could-live-ai-video-become-the-next-zoom/.
- ↑ Salves, Victoria (2025-08-26). "Meet San Jose's 52 Fastest-Growing Private Companies" (in en-US). Inc. https://www.inc.com/victoria-salves/san-jose-52-fastest-growing-private-companies-inc-5000/91229991.
- ↑ Takahashi, Dean (2025-05-28). "Akool Live Camera can translate video calls in real time, swap faces, and get live virtual avatars to mimic human movements" (in en-US). https://gamesbeat.com/akool-live-camera-can-translate-video-calls-in-real-time-swap-faces-and-get-virtual-avatars-to-mimic-human-movements/.
- ↑ "AKOOL" (in en-US). https://www.adobevideopartner.com/partners/akool/.
- ↑ Perez, Sarah (2024-08-21). "D-ID launches an AI video translation tool that includes voice cloning and lip sync" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/21/d-id-launches-an-ai-video-translation-tool-that-includes-voice-cloning-and-lip-sync/.
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