Overview

• Hedra raised $32 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz's Infrastructure fund, with participation from previous investors Index Ventures, Abstract Ventures, and a16z Speedrun.
• The funding values the San Francisco-based startup at approximately $200 million, according to sources close to the deal.
• Hedra's Character-3 model blends text, image, and audio to create lifelike digital characters, enabling applications in creator content and enterprise marketing.
• The company plans to triple its workforce from 20 to 60 employees and develop interactive features for its AI-generated characters.
• Hedra's platform has gained traction with viral trends, such as AI-generated talking baby podcasts, and is now expanding its focus to enterprise use cases.