Kinetix
Kinetix is an AI company founded in 2020, specializing in generative AI technology for 3D animation. Their flagship product, the AI Emote Creator, allows players to generate custom 3D animations from videos, enhancing user engagement and content creation in games. With a focus on user-generated content (UGC), Kinetix provides easy integration for game developers through SDKs for Unity and Unreal Engine. The company has seen significant traction, with over 220,000 players creating emotes and 3 million emotes played in-game, positioning itself as a leader in the gaming industry for innovative animation solutions.
Kinetix
Kinetix is an AI company founded in 2020, specializing in generative AI technology for 3D animation. Their flagship product, the AI Emote Creator, allows players to generate custom 3D animations from videos, enhancing user engagement and content creation in games. With a focus on user-generated content (UGC), Kinetix provides easy integration for game developers through SDKs for Unity and Unreal Engine. The company has seen significant traction, with over 220,000 players creating emotes and 3 million emotes played in-game, positioning itself as a leader in the gaming industry for innovative animation solutions.
TL;DR
Headquarters & founding: Paris; founded in 2020
Core product: AI video-to-animation pipeline and SDKs to enable user-generated 3D emotes for games and virtual worlds
Funding: Seed: USD 11,000,000 (May 2022)
Founders: Yassine Tahi and Henri Mirande
Traction: Over 220,000 players created emotes and ~3 million emotes played in-game
Company Overview
Problem Domain
3D character animation and user-generated emotes for games and virtual worlds
Founded
2020
Industry
AI-powered 3D character animation for gaming and virtual worlds
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
USD 11,000,000
Round participants reported to include The Sandbox, ZEPETO and other investors.
Investor Signal
“Investor base includes institutional and individual backers; reported investors mentioned include Top Harvest Capital (lead), ZEPETO, The Sandbox, Xavier Niel, MetaVision International, Sparkle Ventures, NAVER Z, and Entrepreneurs First.”