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Runway

AI · New York, US

Generative AI models for video and world models (Gen 4.5) for media and industries.

Founders

Cristobal Valenzuela (Chile · ♂) — A Santiago-born economics graduate who moved into film and software, met his co-founders at NYU's ITP program, and co-founded Runway in 2018 to build generative AI tools for video and art, serving as CEO.
Anastasis Germanidis (Greece · ♂) — An Athens-born programmer who came to the US to study neuroscience, film and computer science, met Valenzuela at NYU ITP, and co-founded Runway as co-CEO/CTO.
Alejandro Matamala (Chile · ♂) — A Santiago native who studied advertising and ran a design firm before co-founding Runway in 2018 as Chief Innovation Officer.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Feb 2026	Series D Plus Runway closed a $315 million Series E led by General Atlantic at a $5.3 billion valuation for its video generation world models.	$315M
Jun 2023	Series C Video-generation AI company Runway raised a $141M Series C from Google, Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures.	$141M
Dec 2022	Series B AI video-editing company Runway closed a $50M round led by Felicis at a $500M valuation.	$50M

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