GFC is a globally oriented, stage agnostic venture capital firm that empowers gifted entrepreneurs. The firm seeks to invest in companies that operate within the internet, retail, financial software, media, communication, and information technology sectors. It was founded by Oliver Samwer in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Global Founders Capital

Sofreh Capital

500 Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm with $2.4 billion in assets under management. The firm invests in founders who are building fast-growing technology companies. It focuses on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can generate long-term value and economic growth. 500 Global collaborates with key stakeholders and provides advisory services to governments on fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems to support startups. The firm has invested in over 5,000 founders and more than 2,800 companies across 80+ countries. It has funded over 35 companies valued at more than $1 billion and over 160 companies valued at over $100 million, including those that are private, public, or have exited. The team consists of over 190 members based in more than 25 countries, with experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and operators from leading technology companies.

500 Global

LaunchHouse is a lean business accelerator that fosters entrepreneurial success and job creation through investing cash, hard work and collaboration with interesting, like-minded people. Our mission is to create a hub of entrepreneurial innovation for promising startups and to help transform ideas into successful companies.

LaunchHouse

Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm. The company seeks to invest in the technology sector.

Sound Ventures

MPGI is a private holding that invests in disruptive technology companies globally. Its portfolio companies have collectively raised over US$ 2.5 billion in capital, employ over 8,000 people and have operations in 30 countries across six continents.

MPGI

468 Capital is a Berlin and San Francisco based technology investment firm. We support leading software, AI and internet growth companies across multiple investment stages.

468 Capital

Buckley Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Josh Buckley.

Buckley Ventures

Flucas Ventures is a venture capital investor.

Flucas Ventures

IVC (Infinity Ventures Crypto) is a Web3 venture capital firm that invests in pioneering game, Web3, infrastructure, and DeFi projects. IVC leverages its global connections to innovate, build, and propel forward the next generation of founders.

Infinity Ventures Crypto

At Founders, Inc. we're quietly building the next gen. of emerging tech companies. We start companies from scratch through our venture Studio: - thirdweb ($30M raised)  - buildspace ($10M raised)  - Zeet ($4M raised)  - Scenario ($6M raised)  And we bet on early-stage builders - sometimes even before they're ready to start a company (past investments include Lexica, Levels.fyi, and more). Are you a prolific builder with an affinity for emerging tech? We'll be your first check.

Founders, Inc.

Spice Capital is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm.

Spice Capital

Founded in 2013, Round13 Capital is a leading venture and growth equity investment platform based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests in high-potential companies across a range of sectors, with a focus on supporting their growth and development over the long term. Round13's team of experienced investors and operators bring a wealth of expertise and insight to every investment, helping portfolio companies to realize their full potential. With a commitment to building an enduring 100-year firm, Round13 is dedicated to creating long-term value for its investors and the companies it supports. For more information, please visit www.round13.com.

Round13 Capital

NVIDIA is a computing platform company, innovating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI. The company specializes in the manufacture of graphics-processor technologies for workstations, desktop computers, and mobile devices. The company is a major supplier of integrated circuits used for personal computer motherboard chipsets, graphics processing units (GPUs), and game consoles.

NVIDIA

SBI Ven Capital, founded in 2007 and based in Singapore, is a private equity firm that invests in financial services and technology sectors across Asia.

SBI Ven Capital

CoreWeave developed a cloud infrastructure platform that provides computer power for blockchain and other initiatives. The company's platform includes a specialized GPU cloud system that accelerates the team's workflows with a production pipeline and provides access to compute resources that match model complexity, allowing clients to scale efficiently, design the variety of compute they require to create and innovate and adapt to rapidly changing compute requirements.

CoreWeave

Web3.com Ventures is a web3 investment firm, with a primary focus on equity/crypto investments.

Web3.com Ventures

WOMBO

Wombo is an AI-powered lip-sync app that creates deepfake copies of images lip-syncing to a selection of songs. The app allows anyone to use any image, with a majority of the popular shares using copyrighted characters and songs. Behind each song is a driving video that the developers make in their studio using motion capture. A user executes a series of facial, eye, and lip movements along with the song. That motion is applied to a model that is then mapped with the images users submit.

Wombo.ai is a Canada-based AI entertainment company specializing in the development of mobile applications with a focus on digital entertainment. The company’s first product (launched in 2021) was an AI-powered lip-sync app known as “Wombo,” which allows users to create deepfake videos by lip-syncing any image to a selection of songs. The company also launched another app called “Wombo Dream” in November 2021, which generates art using AI. It is also reportedly the first mobile app to enable image editing with text. The company differentiates itself by democratizing creativity through AI, with its apps achieving significant user traction globally. Both its products launched in 2021 have hit the number one spot in over 50 countries, cumulatively amassing over 85 million downloads as of October 2022​.

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Wombo.ai is a Canada-based AI entertainment company specializing in the development of mobile applications with a focus on digital entertainment. The company’s first product (launched in 2021) was an AI-powered lip-sync app known as “Wombo,” which allows users to create deepfake videos by lip-syncing any image to a selection of songs. The company also launched another app called “Wombo Dream” in November 2021, which generates art using AI. It is also reportedly the first mobile app to enable image editing with text. The company differentiates itself by democratizing creativity through AI, with its apps achieving significant user traction globally. Both its products launched in 2021 have hit the number one spot in over 50 countries, cumulatively amassing over 85 million downloads as of October 2022​.In November 2023, the company launched a new app called <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/24617">“Wombo Me” </a>that allows users to create multiple lifelike avatars from a single selfie.Key customers and partnershipsThe company’s user base (creators) ranges from Gen-Z to those from the 90’s generation. As of January 2022, Wombo and Wombo Dream had more than 10 million monthly active users.

DeckRobot is a platform compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint that leverages AI to transform raw slides into enterprise-ready presentations. DeckRobot AI transforms draft slides into professional, on-brand slides by adapting graphics from a vast library of slide examples. Users can apply an unlimited number of styles to any slide deck, including old documents, client materials, or web-sourced slides.DeckRobot offers enhancements for individual slides, such as adding approved icons and images, object alignment, slide resizing, and text validation through AI checks. DeckRobot's plugin acts as a time-saving tool for PowerPoint users, reducing manual work and potentially saving up to 80% of working time. The plugin emphasizes creating visually appealing presentations that adhere to company brand guidelines while maintaining content quality.Key customers and partnershipsAs of April 2024, the company reportedly worked with 70% of the largest consulting and audit companies.

DeckRobot

Based in Italy, Contents.com is a generative AI-powered multimedia creation tool directed at marketing teams, bloggers, publishers, web agencies, ecommerce sites, and large corporations looking to scale content output. The company operates as a SaaS platform that provides tools to support the entire content creation workflow, combining AI-generated output with manual finishing. Contents.com’s features include:1) Industry trends: Uses AI to provide an overview of popular content trends during a specified time period2) AI Chat: A natural language chatbot that can answer questions on any topic or be used to generate content ideas3) AI Writer: Generates content based on a selected template, including blog posts, social media posts, product descriptions, marketing emails, search engine optimized content, and summarized and rephrased content4) AI Art: Generates images based on text inputs, a selected style, and destination content type5) Text to Audio: Converts text documents into audio, with several AI voices available for selection and generates text transcripts from audio input6) AI Translation: Translates content into 25+ languages (January 2024) and offers human translation7) Professional writing services: Completion and review of AI-generated content or fully outsourced content creation by human writersContents.com also offers a customizable enterprise solution, enabling large organizations to automate their content creation processes.The firm claims that its solution can generate content 10x faster.In April 2023, Contents.com acquired Scribeur, its main French competitor, expanding its customer base to include major French and European brands. In the same month, the firm also acquired translation company Traduzione.it. In addition, in May 2023, the company acquired Scribox, an Italian content marketing marketplace, to leverage Scribox's expertise in custom content creation, SEO, and social media marketing.Key customers and partnershipsAs of May 2023, Contents.com’s users included Allianz, Billboard, IKEA, Oppo, and Accenture.

Contents.com

Estonia-based Alpha3D utilizes GenAI technologies to allow users to automatically convert text prompts or 2D images of real-world objects into interactive 3D digital assets. The platform aims at simplifying the 3D model creation process, making it more accessible and scalable for users regardless of their 3D-modeling knowledge. Alpha3D's technology has potential applications in various domains, such as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), virtual try-on (VTO), gaming, the metaverse, and even non-fungible tokens (NFTs), allowing a wide range of digital interactions and experiences​.The platform claims to automatically generate 3D content 10x faster and up to 100x cheaper than traditional methods, without requiring 3D modeling expertise.Key customers and partnershipsAs of September 2023, Alpha3D had managed to garner a user base of nearly 100,000 platform users, including Viva Technology, Threedium, Wanna, PwC, and FARFETCH.In June 2023, the company partnered with Tryme, a company specializing in custom software solutions, to advance the creation of AI-generated 3D models for eyewear by combining Alpha3D's rapid 2D-to-3D conversion with TRYME's virtual try-on platform.

Alpha3D

OASIS is a human-centric AI research lab that offers photorealistic AI avatars for remote work. Users can enter text, record audio, or write directly on the screen, and the AI will rewrite based on specified preferences or settings, allowing users to generate rewritten content for various purposes, such as improving clarity, style, or readability. The cross-platform app allows users to use the AI avatar when using a camera, including Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, and WhatsApp.

OASIS

Canada-based Maket specializes in utilizing GenAI to automate the design of residential floor plans, aiding architects, designers, and developers in efficiently creating various design iterations​. Additionally, Maket offers a suite of tools, including a virtual assistant for informed desig-making, assistance with navigating zoning codes, and regulatory compliance checks. The platform is also integrated with Rhino, Autodesk Autocad, and Autodesk Revit.Key customers and partnerships&nbsp;In April 2022, Maket formed a strategic partnership with <a href="https://mila.quebec/en/mila-and-maket-announce-a-new-partnership-to-leverage-ai-for-generative-architecture/#:~:text=MONTREAL%20%E2%80%93%20April%2020%2C%202022,architecture%2C%20engineering%20and%20construction">Mila</a>, a deep-learning research institute, to advance AI-powered architectural planning​.Key competitors: None comparable (Maket is the only design startup we have identified that uses GenAI to automate the design of residential floor plans.)

Maket

Companies that offer solutions to generate text from a prompt, where output is independent of previous interactions, such as specialized content creation tools

Companies that offer solutions to create and edit images and GIFs, including techniques such as inpainting, outpainting, upscaling, and stylizing

Companies that generate or synthesize voice and audio, including voice cloning, text-to-speech, and language translation

Companies that specialize in generating 3D content, including the creation of game assets (virtual worlds, non-playable characters), product visualization, and other 3D models

Companies that offer solutions to create and edit video content, including scene generation, background replacement, stylizing, and frame interpolation

Companies that offer solutions to generate contextually relevant text responses across multiple conversational exchanges, such as natural language chatbots

Generative AI applications are built on foundation models that are trained using advanced ML models

The technology allows the creation of digital avatars and virtual games

All companies within the space offer a product or service based on generative AI

The technology allows the creation of personalized content

Some applications leverage NLP to train models to process and respond to language-based prompts

Generative AI applications are built on in-house or third-party foundation models

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 Consumer AI application firm Wombo.ai secured USD 9 million in a funding round. The investment was spearheaded by Round13 Digital Asset Fund and saw contributions from NVIDIA, CoreWeave, SBI, Web3.com, and others.
 The newly acquired funds will aid in team expansion, aggrandizement of product development, support R&amp;D, and the development of w.ai. The w.ai project is an initiative to build a large AI supercomputer.

</div> Analyst QuickTake: 
 Wombo.ai reportedly has over 200 million downloads across its suite of applications. Despite facing challenges in a competitive environment, Wombo's focus on viral, user-friendly applications and backing from tech giants like NVIDIA suggest a positive trajectory. The funding will likely enhance its capabilities to innovate and capture a larger share of the consumer AI market.

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