Haiper, a London, UK-based video-generative AI platform, has emerged from stealth mode and closed $13.8 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $19.2 million.  

SaaS Investors 

The round was led by Octopus Ventures.   

Octopus is a multi-stage venture capital investor specializing in B2B software, bio, climate, consumer, deep tech, fintech, and health. Each year, the VC deploys more than £200M to help its portfolio companies scale at speed.  

Haiper Use of Funds 

The investment will fuel the development and release of advanced models aimed at revolutionizing technology-enabled creativity and imagination.  

About Haiper 

Founded by Dr. Yishu Miao and Dr. Ziyu Wang, Haiper is building a foundation model for visual content that allows anyone, even those without technical experience to generate high-quality video content. The company focuses on generative AI for video content creation within the technology sector. It develops AI-driven tools that enable individuals to create and share video content across social media platforms. Haiper is on a mission to build the most powerful perceptual foundation models to empower creative expression.  

Funding Details

Company: Haiper Limited  

Raised: $13.8M        

Round: Seed Round                

Funding Month: March 2024                          

Lead Investors: Octopus Ventures  

Additional Investors:    

Company Website: https://haiper.ai/   

Software Category: Video-Generative AI Platform  

Source: https://siliconcanals.com/news/startups/london-based-haiper-bags-12-6m/