When was Kartel founded?

Kartel was founded in 2024 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

How many employees does Kartel have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Kartel is 35.

Is Kartel a funded company?

Kartel is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Jul 18, 2025.

When was the latest funding round of Kartel?

Kartel's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Jul 18, 2025, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Kartel rank among its competitors?

Kartel ranks 2nd amongst 113 active competitors, of which 11 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Kartel, which secured $2M in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Kartel?

Kartel's top competitors include 90 Seconds, CreatorUp and VA. Among them, Kartel secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

Kartel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of systems that scale creative vision into operational power. The company designs and deploys systems to remove drag and translate creative vision. It builds infrastructure for brands, focusing on custom generative workflows and creative systems engineering. The company develops proprietary models and offers low-rank adaptation training.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2024

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$2M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Jul 18, 2025, $*****

Investors

Connetic Ventures & 1 more

Ranked

2^nd among 113 active competitors

Employee Count

35 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

90 Seconds & 141 more

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Kartel is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
KARTEL AI, INC CIN: 5438058 , United States, Active	Oct 07, 2024	-	-	-

Kartel has raised a total funding of $2M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jul 18, 2025 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Kartel has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kartel:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 18, 2025	2658680	Seed	6510688	5211344	3860319	8389562

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Kartel's employee count trend

Kartel has 35 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Kartel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Kartel include 90 Seconds, CreatorUp and VA. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kartel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	90 Seconds 2010, Singapore (Singapore), Series B	Cloud-based video production platform	$28.4M	Peak XV Partners, Right Click Capital & 28 others	46/100
2nd	Kartel 2024, Seed	Provider of systems that scale creative vision into operational power	$2M	Connetic Ventures, Fourward Ventures	46/100
3rd	CreatorUp 2013, Los Angeles (United States), Series A	Marketplace on video creation and promotion	$6.02M	New Markets Venture Partners, Gaingels & 8 others	43/100
4th	VA 2021, Seoul (South Korea), Series A	Online platform offering video production services	$80M	Paratus Investment	39/100
5th	Storyvine 2012, New York City (United States), Seed	Provider of a guided video creation platform with automagic editing	-	New York Angels, OAK’S LAB & 2 others	36/100
6th	Lemonlight 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of video production services for businesses across various industries	-	Lakewest Venture Partners, Network Ventures	34/100
7th	GliaCloud 2015, Taipei (Taiwan), Seed	AI based Video generator to automatically convert text articles to videos	$500K	Headline, SparkLabs Taiwan	34/100
8th	Yarn 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed	AI-powered video creation platform for agency-quality product videos	$500K	Y Combinator, Eight Capital Management	32/100
9th	VideoStir 2011, Tel Aviv (Israel), Deadpooled	Video creation tool	$777K	TheTime, Startupbootcamp & 1 others	29/100
10th	Shootsta Videos 2015, Crows Nest (Australia), Seed	Corporate video production services	$1M	Adcorp	28/100