
The next generation multimodal content creation platform, powered by Character-3 ✨ careers @ https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hedra

The next generation multimodal content creation platform, powered by Character-3 ✨ careers @ https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hedra
What they do: Web-based AI creative studio for generating and editing video, image, and audio (Hedra Studio)
Proprietary tech: Character-3 model for expressive, controllable AI characters
Founded / HQ: Founded 2023; San Francisco and New York
Funding: $42M total reported; $32M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz (May 2025)
Team size: ~50 employees
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Automating and accelerating creative content production (video, image, audio) using multimodal AI.
2023
Technology, Information and Internet
$10,000,000
Seed round with participation from Index Ventures, Abstract Ventures, and a16z Speedrun (reported)
$32,000,000
“Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Abstract Ventures, and Amazon's Alexa Fund”
About Hedra Hedra is a pioneering generative media company backed by top investors at Index, A16Z, and Abstract Ventures. We're building Hedra Studio, a multimodal creation platform capable of control, emotion, and creative intelligence.
At the core of Hedra Studio is our Character-3 foundation model, the first omnimodal model in production. Character-3 jointly reasons across image, text, and audio for more intelligent video generation — it’s the next evolution of AI-driven content creation.
At Hedra, we’re a team of hard-working, passionate individuals seeking to fundamentally change content creation and build a generational company together. We value startup energy, initiative, and the ability to turn bold ideas into real products. Our team is fully in-person in SF/NY with a shared love for whiteboard problem-solving.
Overview We are seeking a Research Scientist to lead innovation in video generation distillation, including step distillation, model size reduction, and efficient inference methods. This role focuses on making state-of-the-art video diffusion models faster, lighter, and more deployable without sacrificing quality. The ideal candidate will be experienced in model compression techniques and capable of bridging cutting-edge research with production needs.
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We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement — we value curiosity, creativity, and the drive to solve hard problem