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RecordWhat it isPlaceLinksConfidence
AdludioCompaniesRan a mobile advertising business that used AI and in-house design tools to turn brands' existing creative into interactive mobile adverts; now in liquidation. wound_downLondonCompanies House · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · uktech.news/news/london-adtech-company-adludio-fverified
Affinity LabsCompaniesBuilds AI-powered software products in partnership with creators.tech.eu/2026/10/19/european-tech-weekly-recap-moone source
Anything WorldCompaniesUsed AI to build, rig and animate 3D models and environments for games, augmented reality and virtual reality; now in liquidation. wound_downLondonCompanies House · uktech.news/vr/anything-world-20221110 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Assistant Engineering LtdCompaniesLondon start-up building an AI tool to extract metadata from video, developed with LADbible.Londondigicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/cr · digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/bridgeaone source
Audio AnalyticCompaniesCambridge developer of software that lets devices recognise sounds such as smoke alarms or a baby crying. acquiredCambridge (CB5 8AB)Companies House · tech.eu/2022/11/09/meta-acquires-audio-analytic/ · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
AudioStackCompaniesMakes software that turns a text prompt into finished audio adverts, with AI voiceover and music, for digital marketing.Londonuktech.news/ai/audiostack-generative-ai-voices-2 · digicatapult.org.uk/case-studies/study/de-riskin · digicatapult.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mone source
Camera IntelligenceCompaniesLondon start-up making a camera with an AI assistant and automatic editing software that works through a phone. Active — Active proposal to strike offLondon (NW1 8NJ)Companies House · uktech.news/ai/camera-intelligence-closes-1-4m-s · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · digicatapult.org.uk/case-studies/study/de-riskinverified
Charisma.aiCompaniesMakes software that lets writers build characters that hold spoken or typed conversations with audiences, for interactive stories and training. renamedBrighton (BN1 6SB)Companies House · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · digicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/aione source
Charismatic.aiCompaniesMakes a system that turns a written prompt into short animated drama episodes, developed with Channel 4 and Aardman Animations.Oxford (OX2 0DP)Companies House · channel4.com/press/news/consortium-secures-ps104 · broadcastnow.co.uk/tech-innovation/charismaticai · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
ChoppityCompaniesDurham start-up whose AI analyses video and audio to do routine video editing.Durhamuktech.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Regional-one source
ColossyanCompanies · also on LabsMakes software that turns a written script into a video presented by a computer-generated presenter, used mainly for workplace training.
Models and products (1)
  1. NEO avatar models (Colossyan: NEO, NEO 1.5, NEO 2) 2026-09 liveColossyan's own avatar models that turn audio into talking-head and full-body presenter video; NEO 2 also powers its dubbing.
London (EC4A 3TW)Companies House · tech.eu/2024/02/06/colossyans-ai-text-to-video-p · uktech.news/ai/colossyan-funding-20230228 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Deep RenderCompaniesBuilt software that compresses video and images using machine learning rather than conventional codecs; bought by the US research and licensing firm InterDigital in 2025. acquiredLondon (E1 1LN)Companies House · tvbeurope.com/business/deep-render-acquired-by-i · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Dragonfly AICompaniesSoftware that predicts where people will look in an image, video or web page.qmul.ac.uk/eecs/research/industry-partnerships--one source
EchoboxCompaniesSoftware that uses AI to help news publishers decide what to post on social media and when.London (EC2V 6DN)Companies House · uktech.news/news/echobox-gets-3-4m-round-led-by- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Edit CloudCompaniesCloud post-production platform for video editing teams, which described its tools as AI-fuelled; now in liquidation. wound_downLondon (E14 5AB )Companies House · uktech.news/saas/edit-cloud-funding-20240718 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Exactly.aiCompanies · also on LabsLets illustrators and artists train generative image models on their own work.Londonuktech.news/ai/ai-art-exactly-ai-funding-2024053one source
FactmataCompaniesBuilt machine-learning software that flagged fake, low-quality and hateful online content, first for advertisers and later for public-relations monitoring. acquiredLondon (E14 5HU)Companies House · uktech.news/news/investment-news/twitters-biz-st · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
First ConceptsCompaniesAI-native workspace for early creative work that coordinates AI models and creative software for agencies.London (N1 6DA )Companies House · uktech.news/funding/first-concepts-secures-750k- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
FlawlessCompaniesFilm technology company whose software changes actors' mouth movements on screen so that dubbed dialogue in another language matches the picture. In AdministrationLondon (WC2H 9JQ)Companies House · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · au.variety.com/2024/film/news/flawless-ai-lip-duverified
Flossy AI LtdCompaniesUses AI to power a merchandise personalisation and fan co-creation platform for music artists; BridgeAI creative cohort.Londondigicatapult.org.uk/about/press-releases/post/cr · digicatapult.org.uk/programmes/programme/bridgeaone source
GendoCompaniesAI that turns architects' text prompts and sketches into realistic building visualisations.LondonCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/gendo-architectural-visualisation · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.one source
Immersive FoxCompaniesTurns written prompts into video presentations with AI presenters, for businesses.London (as published)Companies House · uktech.news/ai/immersive-fox-seed-20230704 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
iSIZECompanies · also on LabsBuilt deep-learning software that prepares video so it streams at lower bitrates with better quality; bought by PlayStation's owner Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2023. acquiredLondonCompanies House · sonyinteractive.com/en/sony-interactive-entertai · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · arxiv.org/pdf/1908.00812verified
iTero GamingCompaniesMade AI coaching software for competitive gamers that analysed past matches and suggested characters and tactics; bought by esports group GIANTX in 2024. acquiredCardigan, West WalesCompanies House · uktech.news/tech-hubs/wales/esports-itero-gaming · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
KohortCompaniesDevelops AI agents for mobile games companies; London; £5.1m seed, May 2026.Londonuktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-thisone source
Magic Pony TechnologyCompaniesUsed machine learning to sharpen and improve low-quality images and video; bought by Twitter in 2016. acquiredLondon (W1B 5AN)Companies House · gov.uk/government/news/magic-pony-technology-twi · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
MarkerCompaniesMakes a word processor with AI feedback and editing that helps authors write, while leaving the writing to them.Londonuktech.news/ai/ai-assisted-writing-tool-marker-s · uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-thisone source
MirriadCompaniesMade software that inserted brands and products into television, streaming and music video after filming; now in administration. wound_downLondonCompanies House · stockopedia.com/share-prices/mirriad-advertising · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · businesscloud.co.uk/news/could-stricken-mirriad-verified
Move AICompaniesUses AI to turn video of people moving into 3D motion-capture animation.LondonCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/move-ai-animation-funding-2023100 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Mozart AICompaniesMusic-making software with generative AI that suggests chords, generates parts and remixes sounds.Londonuktech.news/ai/mozart-ai-generative-music-creatione source
PapercupCompanies · also on LabsMade software that dubbed video into other languages with synthetic voices checked by human editors; sold its technology to RWS in 2025 and is in liquidation. wound_downLondonCompanies House · rws.com/about/news/2025/rws-acquires-papercups-i · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · uktech.news/ai/papercup-funding-16m-20220610 · tvbeurope.com/artificial-intelligence/papercup-iverified
RecraftCompanies · also on LabsAI tools that generate brand-consistent graphics, vector images and illustrations for designers.
Profile
Legal name
Not stated (site footer reads "© 2026 Recraft, Inc." — not confirmed as legal name)
Founded
2022 (in the US)
Founders
Anna Veronika Dorogush — founder and CEO
Chief executive
Anna Veronika Dorogush
Hq
London (England: London); other_offices: not stated
Headcount
Not stated (research team "fewer than 20 people" per 30 May 2026 release; total not stated)
What it does
Recraft trains its own image-generation models and runs a design tool for designers, illustrators and marketers that makes and edits images, vector art, icons and illustrations, with control over brand style and text in images.
Research focus
Image models "optimised for aesthetics, to go beyond prompt accuracy"; vector output and text rendering.
Models and products
Recraft V3 — image model that led leaderboards for more than five months — before May 2025; Recraft V4, V4.1, V4.1 Vector — image models — not stated; Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro — text-to-image model, fifth on the Artificial Analysis Image Arena — 30 May 2026; Chat mode — on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs — 16 Sep 2025
Customers or partners named
NVIDIA — investor and GPU supplier — 28 Jul 2025 / 16 Sep 2025 — https://www.recraft.ai/press-releases; teams at Amazon, NVIDIA, Salesforce and Uber named as users — May 2025 — https://www.recraft.ai/press-releases/series-b-announcement
Rounds found
18 Jan 2024 — Series A — $12m — not stated in release — not stated (already DEAL-LB-114); 1–5 May 2025 — Series B — $30m — Accel — Madrona Ventures; existing Khosla Ventures, Nat Friedman, Elad Gil, RTP Global (already DEAL-LAB-5025); 28 Jul 2025 — Series B addition — not disclosed — NVIDIA, Ethan Eismann (already DEAL-LAB-5026)
Status now
Trading; released Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro in May 2026 and reports over 3 million users.

Labs Round 8 deep profile (31 Oct 2026), as the researchers wrote it; confidence: one source.

Sources

  1. recraft.ai/about
  2. recraft.ai/press-releases/series-b-announcement
  3. recraft.ai/press-releases/recraft-v4-1-utility-p
  4. recraft.ai/press-releases/welcoming-new-investor
Models and products (5)

Version chainsRecraft V2 → V3 → V4 → V4.1 → V4.1 Flash

  1. Recraft V4.1 Flash 2026-09-23 released (product and API)Recraft's fastest image model, producing a picture about 1.3 seconds after the prompt.
  2. Recraft V4.1 (incl. Utility, Vector, Pro and Flash) 2026-05-14 liveRecraft's latest family of nine image models, from fast drafts to high-resolution and editable vector output.
  3. Recraft V4 (V4, V4 Pro, Vector, Vector Pro) 2026-02-17 liveRecraft's rebuilt image model family, including versions that output editable vector (SVG) files from a text prompt.
  4. Recraft V3 2024-10-30 earlier model (still listed in docs; V4 is now the default)Recraft's 2024 image model for designers, able to place text in images and produce vector art.
  5. Recraft V2 (Recraft 20B) 2024-03-13 superseded (product)Recraft's image model pitched as the first built for designers, with about 20 billion parameters.
London (WC2B 5AH )Companies House · uktech.news/ai/recraft-ai-graphic-design-2024011 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · recraft.ai/blog/recraft-introduces-a-revolutiona · recraft.ai/news/series-b-announcementverified
SataliaCompaniesAI and optimisation company bought by advertising group WPP to build AI tools for its clients. acquiredLondon (SE1 9GL)Companies House · wpp.com/en/news/2021/08/wpp-acquires-leading-ai- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
ScripticCompaniesLondon studio making interactive dramas for phones and creative tools that use generative AI.LondonCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/scriptic-secures-4-5m-20230630 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
SetmixerCompaniesRecords live concerts as multitrack audio that is mixed automatically, and is building an AI-assisted tool to produce release-ready mixes.LondonCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/setmixer-funding-ai-recordings-li · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
Signal AICompanies · also on Software and toolsSoftware that reads large volumes of news and data to tell companies how they and their brands are being talked about.LondonCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/signal-ai-social-360-acquisition- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
SonanticCompaniesBuilt software that produced realistic, expressive synthetic voices from text for games and film; bought by Spotify in 2022. dissolvedLondonCompanies House · musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-to-acquire-ai · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
SphereTraxCompaniesHereford start-up running an AI-based music licensing platform for film, advertising and games makers.HerefordCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/music-licensing-platform-spheretr · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
TrintCompaniesMakes software that turns recorded speech into editable, searchable text, used by newsrooms and other organisations.LondonCompanies House · techcrunch.com/?p=1810399 · uktech.news/news/london-transcription-startup-tr · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
VEEDCompaniesRuns a browser-based video editor for social media creators and marketers, now with AI tools for avatars, voice and dubbing.London (EC2A 4LJ)Companies House · techcrunch.com/2022/02/02/veed-an-online-video-e · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
WaveShaperCompaniesConsultancy building real-time neural-network audio processing for clients.qmul.ac.uk/eecs/news-and-events/news/items/from-one source
Wonder StudiosCompaniesA production studio that makes films, series and music videos with generative AI tools, and runs an app linking AI creators with work.Londontechcrunch.com/2025/10/23/openai-backed-wonder-s · ibc.org/artificial-intelligence/news/ai-producti · uktech.news/ai/ai-creative-studio-wonder-raises- · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.one source
WondercraftCompaniesMakes a browser tool that turns typed text into podcasts, audiobooks, adverts and other spoken audio using synthetic voices.LondonCompanies House · uktech.news/ai/wondercraft-ai-canva-funding-2024 · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
YAiCompaniesAI content studio where marketers generate text and images, scored for quality before publication.London (EC2A 4NE )Companies House · businesscloud.co.uk/news/ai-content-creation-fir · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov. · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified
ZOO DigitalCompaniesSubtitles, dubs and localises film and television for studios and streamers, using AI tools for transcription, subtitling and synthetic voice.Sheffield (S1 4LW)Companies House · zoodigital.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Zoo-Di · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.verified

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