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Tavus

Tavus builds real-time AI video agents—digital replicas and conversational AI humans—delivered via API to developers and enterprises.

tavus.io · San Francisco

CALL NO.CS·TAVUS·26
StageSeries BNovember 2025 · led by CRV[1][4][10]
Raised$64Mdisclosed rounds[3][6][10][12][9]
Headcount85sources disagree, see below[9][12]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2020[6][9]
Money

Raised $64M across disclosed rounds.[3][6][10][12][9]

Series B closed November 2025, led by CRV.[1][4][10]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include CRV, Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, HubSpot Ventures, Flex Capital, Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners.[3][6][10][4]

People

Hassaan Raza, Co-Founder & CEO[7][9][12]

Quinn Favret, Co-Founder & COO[7][9][12]

Ioannis Patras, Head of Research[8][17][9]

Ari Korin, Head of Engineering[8][17][9]

Eloi du Bois, Principal ML Researcher[8][17][9]

Cory Barnard, Head of Sales[8][17][9]

Tim Huang, Head of Partnerships[8][17][9]

Teodora I., GTM Operations Lead[8][17][9]

Geoff Barnes, Head of Design[8][17][9]

Damian Wilary, Research Lead[8][17][9]

Headcount: sources disagree
85as of May 2026

Tavus · May 2026[9]

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Signals
May 15 2026newsIntroducing Image-to-Replica company claim, not independently confirmed[14]
May 12 2026newsAI customer support: when video resolves issues faster than chat company claim, not independently confirmed[16]
Apr 27 2026fundingTavus Raises $40 Million Series B to Accelerate Development of AI Humans and Expand Generative.[15]
Apr 21 2026newsTavus company claim, not independently confirmed[9]
Comps

HeyGen · heygen.com · Same product category (AI video avatars with voice/face cloning via API) and same developer/enterprise buyer workflow for personalized video at scale; named alongside Tavus in AI video tool comparison listings.[18][19][20]

Synthesia · synthesia.io · Same buyer segment (enterprise product and marketing teams), same core mechanism (text-to-video with AI talking-head avatars), and directly named as a Tavus competitor in market comparison sources.[18][19][21]

D-ID · d-id.com · Same developer API surface (talking-head video generation from still images and text), same enterprise buyer, and listed as a direct alternative to Tavus in tool-review and competitor-mapping sources.[18][19][20]

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Tavus

CALL NO.CS·TAVUS·26

Tavus builds real-time AI video agents—digital replicas and conversational AI humans—delivered via API to developers and enterprises.

tavus.io · San Francisco

StageSeries B
Raised$64M
Headcount85
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2020
CompsHeyGen +2

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