Hedra Raises $32M to Power Lifelike AI Character Videos
Summary
Hedra, an AI video platform startup, raised $32 million to build omnimodal foundation models like Character-3 that generate lifelike character videos from text, audio, and image inputs, empowering creators and marketers to produce narrative-driven content at scale.
Key Points
- Hedra raised $32M to build AI models for generating lifelike videos of characters from text, audio, and image inputs.
- Hedra's platform has gained over 3 million users and powered over 10 million videos since its launch in 2024.
- Hedra plans to invest heavily in AI model research for quality and controllable character video generation, tripling its headcount by year-end.