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Adobe
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Integrates Firefly generative AI across Creative Cloud with Premiere Pro embedding Sora, Runway, and Pika models.

Creative Suites & Workflows · IPO $16M

Creative Suites & Workflows

IPO

$16M

#02

Shutterstock

SSTK

Integrates AI image generation into stock content platform with contributor compensation model.

Stock Content & Generation · Pending Acquisition

Stock Content & Generation

Pending Acquisition

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#03

Topaz Labs

Produces AI-powered photo and video enhancement software for upscaling, denoising, and sharpening.

Image Editing & Enhancement · grant $200K

Image Editing & Enhancement

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#04
Freepik

Combines stock content library with AI image generation tools for designers and marketers.
Stock Content & Generation · Growth
Stock Content & Generation
Growth
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HQ
#05
Kuaishou
HKEX:1024
Develops Kling AI video generation platform with native audio and multi-modal capabilities.
Foundation Models - Video · IPO $5.4B
Foundation Models - Video
IPO
$5.4B
HQ
#06
Canva

Delivers Magic Studio AI suite for design automation with drag-and-drop interface for non-designers.
Creative Suites & Workflows · Secondary / Employee Tender
Creative Suites & Workflows
Secondary / Employee Tender
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HQ
#07
Figma
NYSE:FIG
Delivers collaborative design platform with AI features including Check Designs linter and Text-to-Layout for UI/UX work.
Creative Suites & Workflows · IPO $1.2B
Creative Suites & Workflows
IPO
$1.2B
HQ
#08
Framer

AI-native website design and publishing tool — designers prompt, edit visually, and ship a live site from a single canvas.
Creative Suites & Workflows · Series D $100M
Creative Suites & Workflows
Series D
$100M
HQ
#09
Pexels

Provides free stock photos and videos; owned by Canva and integrated into creative workflows.
Stock Content & Generation · Acquired Canva
Stock Content & Generation
Acquired
Canva
HQ
#10
AIVA

Generates orchestral and cinematic music compositions with MIDI export for classical and film-style scoring.
Foundation Models - Music · Series A
Foundation Models - Music
Series A
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HQ
#11
Artlist

Provides royalty-free music and video assets with AI Toolkit integrating Kling 3.0 and other video models.
Stock Content & Generation · Growth $48M
Stock Content & Generation
Growth
$48M
HQ
#12
Hugging Face

Operates AI model hub and inference API hosting 500,000+ models including Flux, Stable Diffusion, and others.
Infrastructure & APIs · Series D $235M
Infrastructure & APIs
Series D
$235M
HQ
#13
Descript

Offers text-based video editing with Underlord AI co-editor, Studio Sound audio enhancement, and Overdub voice cloning.
Video Editing & Production · Series C $50M
Video Editing & Production
Series C
$50M
HQ
#14
Synthesia

Generates AI avatars and video from text in 160+ languages for enterprise training and communications.
AI Avatar & Dubbing · Series E $200M
AI Avatar & Dubbing
Series E
$200M
HQ
#15
Runway

Builds Gen-4.5 video generation model and creative suite for filmmakers, editors, and content creators.
Foundation Models - Video & Image · Series E $315M
Foundation Models - Video & Image
Series E
$315M
HQ
#16
NightCafe

Aggregates multiple AI art models in platform with social features, contests, and community galleries.
Creative Suites & Workflows
Creative Suites & Workflows
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HQ
#17
Replicate

Operates cloud platform to run 50,000+ open-source ML models via API with auto-scaling and pay-per-use billing.
Infrastructure & APIs · Acquired Cloudflare
Infrastructure & APIs
Acquired
Cloudflare
HQ
#18
HeyGen

Provides AI video generation with avatars, voice cloning, and integration of Sora/Veo/Kling models.
AI Avatar & Dubbing · Series A $60M
AI Avatar & Dubbing
Series A
$60M
HQ
#19
Kive

AI-native creative platform for asset management, mood-boarding, and brand-locked image generation, used by agencies and studios.
Creative Suites & Workflows · Seed $7M
Creative Suites & Workflows
Seed
$7M
HQ
#20
Riverside

Browser-based remote podcast and video recording studio with AI-assisted editing, transcription, and clip generation.
Audio & Video Production · Series C $30M
Audio & Video Production
Series C
$30M
HQ
#21
Spline

Browser-based 3D design platform with collaborative editing and AI-assisted scene generation for designers and product teams.
3D Design & Motion · Series A $10M
3D Design & Motion
Series A
$10M
HQ
#22
Stability AI

Builds Stable Diffusion image models and Stable Audio for open-weight generative AI across visual and audio domains.
Foundation Models - Image & Audio · Growth
Foundation Models - Image & Audio
Growth
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HQ
#23
Luma AI

Develops Dream Machine and Ray3 model for text-to-video and image-to-video generation with HDR pipeline.
Foundation Models - Video · Series C $900M
Foundation Models - Video
Series C
$900M
HQ
#24
Midjourney

Operates independent research lab creating AI image generation model known for artistic quality and aesthetic refinement.
Foundation Models - Image
Foundation Models - Image
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HQ
#25
ElevenLabs

Builds voice cloning and Eleven Music generation with commercially-safe licensing from Merlin and Kobalt.
Foundation Models - Voice & Music · Series D $500M
Foundation Models - Voice & Music
Series D
$500M
HQ