Company:Krikey AI
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Jhanvi Shriram and Ketaki Shriram |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | krikey.ai |
Krikey AI is a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) animation company that converts videos to 3D character animations using generative AI. It also has a browser-based video editor with voice AI dialogue that uses ElevenLabs and Amazon Polly, a Canva app, and an Adobe Express Add-On.[1][2][3]
History
The company was founded by sisters Jhanvi Shriram and Ketaki Shriram in 2017 as an augmented reality gaming company[4][5][6][7] after the former worked at YouTube and the latter at Google and Facebook.[8] In 2018 and 2019, Krikey AI released an augmented reality game with the Audobon Society,[9] one with the Ellen Fund,[10] and one with Conservation International.[11]
The company's Series A funding round was led by Jio Platforms with the release of a game called YAATRA,[12] and as of 2020, Krikey AI had raised $22 million.[13][14][15]
See also
References
- ↑ Kemper, Jonathan (2023-02-16). "Krikey AI generates AI animations for human avatars" (in en-US). https://the-decoder.com/krikey-ai-generates-ai-animations-for-human-avatars/.
- ↑ "Krikey AI is empowering storytellers with accessible AI-driven 3D animation - AWS Startups". https://aws.amazon.com/startups/learn/krikey-ai-is-empowering-storytellers-with-accessible-ai-driven-3d-animation#overview.
- ↑ "How a Gen AI Startup solved its product gaps with the Canva Apps SDK - Canva Developers Blog" (in en-US). canva.dev. 2024-03-01. https://www.canva.dev/blog/developers/gen-ai-startup-solved-product-gaps-with-apps-sdk/.
- ↑ Amidi, Amid (2023-02-13). "Stable Diffusion Is Launching An AI Text-To-Animation Tool In Partnership With Krikey" (in en-US). https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/stable-diffusion-is-launching-an-ai-text-to-animation-tool-in-partnership-with-krikey-225919.html.
- ↑ "Jhanvi Shriram" (in en). https://www.widsworldwide.org/get-inspired/blog/people/jhanvi-shriram/.
- ↑ Rinker, Brian (24 Dec 2019). "Sisters find their niche in growing augmented reality startup". https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2019/12/sisters-find-their-niche-in-growing-augmented.html?page=all.
- ↑ "Post-Stanford, sisters found augmented reality startup" (in en-US). 2019-04-22. https://stanforddaily.com/2019/04/22/post-stanford-sisters-found-augmented-reality-startup/.
- ↑ "AR Founders Showcase the Krikey App at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival" (in en). https://onmogul.com/stories/ar-founders-showcase-the-krikey-app-at-the-2018-tribeca-film-festival.
- ↑ "Audubon & Augmented Reality Gaming App, Krikey, Bring Popular Board Game Wingspan To Life | Audubon" (in en). 2019-10-16. https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-augmented-reality-gaming-app-krikey-bring-popular-board-game-wingspan.
- ↑ "First year of Apple Entrepreneur Camp offers invaluable experiences to 100 innovators" (in en-US). https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/10/first-year-of-apple-entrepreneur-camp-offers-invaluable-experiences-to-100-innovators/.
- ↑ Harris, Austin. "New AR shark game is probably funner than Shark Week was this year" (in en-US). https://appdevelopermagazine.com/new-ar-shark-game-is--probably-funner-than-shark-week-was-this-year/.
- ↑ "Jio-invested gaming company Krikey launches mobile game YAATRA". The Economic Times. 2020-12-02. ISSN 0013-0389. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/jio-invested-gaming-company-krikey-launches-mobile-game-yaatra/articleshow/79533349.cms.
- ↑ Singh, Manish (2020-12-02). "Jio Platforms backs SF-based AR gaming startup Krikey" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/02/reliance-jio-platforms-backs-sf-based-ar-gaming-startup-krikey/.
- ↑ Srivastava, Moulishree (2020-12-03). "Reliance Jio invests in AR gaming startup Krikey" (in en). https://kr-asia.com/reliance-jio-invests-in-ar-gaming-startup-krikey.
- ↑ Inc42, Team (2020-12-03). "Reliance Jio Leads Series A Funding Of Mobile Gaming Startup Krikey" (in en). https://inc42.com/buzz/reliance-jio-leads-series-a-funding-of-mobile-gaming-startup-krikey/.
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