Pika, which builds AI tools for generating and editing videos, raised $55M, including a $35M Series A led by Lightspeed, after emerging from stealth in May 2023
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Discussion
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@pika_labs
@pika_labs
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Introducing Pika 1.0, the idea-to-video platform that brings your creativity to life. Create and edit your videos with AI. Rolling out to new users on web and discord, starting today. Sign up at https://pika.art/ [video]
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@emostaque
Emad
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Amazing work by @pika_labs , congrats to @chenlin_meng & @demi_guo_ shipping great stuff with a small, talented & focused team. Check it out!
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@nickfloats
Nick St. Pierre
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Runway is cool and all but don't sleep on @pika_labs I've had a chance to peek at what they're working on with Pika 1.0 and it's absolutely incredible. This video gives you a taste of what's to come. Very excited for this!!🔥 [video]
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@0xgaut
Gaut
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chatgpt but for making videos the world isn't ready [video]
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@chrmanning
Christopher Manning
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Congratulations to @demi_guo_ and @chenlin_meng - for leading the rapid development towards great quality video!
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@matthartman
Matt Hartman
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So excited to share @ClementDelangue & Factorial are backing @demi_guo_ & @chenlin_meng team alongside @mignano @lightspeedvp @natfriedman and other amazing AI optimists. Amazed by what @pika_labs has done already and what's to come.
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@aravsrinivas
Aravind Srinivas
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Demi and Chenlin are relentless. Hence why they will succeed big time. Watching their execution and pace since I participated in their seed round makes me realize one thing: stay relentless.
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@demi_guo_
Demi Guo
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Excited to share that I recently left Stanford AI PhD to start Pika. Words can't express how grateful I am to have all the support from our investors, advisors, friends, and community members along this journey! And there's nothing more exciting than working on this ambitious &..…
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@levie
Aaron Levie
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We have reached a new level of AI
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@jasoncrawford
Jason Crawford
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We are at the dawn of a golden age of creativity. 100x as many people will be able to make their vision into reality, new blockbusters will come out of nowhere, and everyone will benefit. (And we will escape the endless sequels and franchise reboots)
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@karpathy
Andrej Karpathy
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You know how image generation went from blurry 32x32 texture patches to high-resolution images that are difficult to distinguish from real in roughly a snap of a finger? The same is now happening along the time axis (extending to video) and the repercussions boggle the mind just.…
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@chenlin_meng
Chenlin Meng
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Super excited for the launch of Pika 1.0! I am extremely grateful to be working with such an amazing and talented team on this journey! ❤️ I am also very thankful for the support from our incredible investors, advisors, friends, and community members. We couldn't have achieved...