Hour One AI
AI-based Synthetic Video Platform
Startup Acquired Media & Entertainment Technologies Est. 2019
Total Raised
$25M
Acquired
Last Round
$20M
3 rounds
Investors
9
9 public
Team
3
11-50 employees
Confidence
100/100
News
2
articles
About
Hour One specializes in leveraging AI technologies to create realistic synthetic video. The company provides computer-generated video production capabilities that are used by some of the world's biggest media agencies and brands. Hour One's synthetic character platform is based on real-life people for professional and commercial use, with characters that are completely computer generated. The platform turns text-based content into engaging, human-centered videos, making information more memorable and meaningful, ultimately leading to action. The company has clients in a variety of markets including eCommerce, eLearning, remote interviews, and weather reporting.
Classification
Sector
Media & Entertainment TechnologiesDigital Content Production
Core Technology
Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIComputer Vision
Target Customer
Enterprise & Professional ServicesFood Retail & Consumption
Business Model
B2BB2C
Tags
videoweb-platformmachine-learningcomputer-visionhre-learningartificial-intelligenceecommercelanguagecustomer-engagementcustomer-supportreal-estate
Funding & Events
May 2025
Exit Undisclosed
Mar 2019
Pre-Seed Undisclosed
Remagine Ventures
Aug 2020
Seed $5M
Galaxy Interactive (Lead), Remagine Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Amaranthine
Apr 2022
A Round $20M
Insight Partners (Lead), Remagine Ventures, Cerca Partners, Kindred Ventures, Launchbay Capital, Semble Ventures, Galaxy Interactive, Eynat Guez
News (2)
Apr 25, 2022 · venturebeat.com
growth-positive
Hour One's custom digital avatars aim to transform the future of work
InvestmentExpand
Aug 17, 2020 · techcrunch.com
growth-positive
Hour One raises $5M Seed to generate AI-driven synthetic characters from real humans
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Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Exact Count
36
District
Center District
Founded
2019
Registrar
515981231
Crunchbase
hourone-ai
Locations
HaMasger St 35, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
13 E 19th St, New York, NY 10003, USA
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Careers
Admin
Last Update
May 25, 2025
Verified by
Yotam Maman
Claimed
Yes
Missing
video or image, markets
Team (3)
Oren Aharon
Co-founder & CEO
Founder
Lior Hakim
Co-founder & CTO
Founder
Gil Ariel
Head of Growth
Internal
Created by
Hilla Gorokhovsky (hilla.gorokhovsky@sncentral.org)
Created
2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Jenny Sotnik-Talisman (jenny.sotnik@sncentral.org)
Status
Acquired by Wix on May, 2025