Pika
An idea-to-video platform that brings your creativity to motion.We believe the next breakthrough in AI won't be building better models; it will be building future of creativity and creative work. That means giving giving storytellers, artists, and creators more agency over what they create, and expanding the definition of creation itself through generative media.We’re expanding our team in Palo Alto, CA, and looking for creative technologists who bridge the gap between heavy engineering and artistic expression.Who we're looking to bring on: Product Engineers (Priority)Full‐stack and backend‐leaning builders who can own creator-facing features end‐to‐end—shipping fast, making crisp product decisions, and sweating latency, polish, and reliability.Also hiring across these roles:Senior & Staff Engineers (RecSys, Infra, Distributed Systems, ML): Architects focused on ultra‐low‐latency inference pipelines and scalable systems that power real‐time gen media creation.Head of Sales & GTM Leadership: Commercial leaders who can partner with creative platforms, agencies, and enterprise studios to bring generative tools into production workflows.Creative Technologists, Product & Research Talent: Builders, researchers, and design‐engineers who treat code as a creative medium and care deeply about latency, style, and craft.If you’re building in generative media, multimodal AI, real‐time inference, or creator software—and especially if you identify as both a builder and a creator—we’d love to talk! Send your resume to recruiting@pika.artCheck out our open roles: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pika
Pika is a technology, information and internet company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. The team counts 106 people, up 7% over the last year. Pika has a website drawing 1.8M monthly visits and most of the team based in USA.
Employee growth
Pika grew from ~1 employees in February 2022 to 45 by September 2024, reaching 106 by September 2026, tracked weekly in Crustdata's proprietary dataset since February 2022.
Capital raised
Pika has raised $135M across 4 rounds since 2023 - from a $5M Seed Round to a $80M Series B - most recently 831 days ago.
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In June 2024, Pika raised $80M in a Series B round led by Spark Capital, with SV Angel, SignalRank, Sahin Boydas, Neo, and Nat Friedman participating.
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In November 2023, Pika raised $35M in a Series A round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with SV Angel, Ricky Horwitz, Nat Friedman, Homebrew, and Factorial Capital participating.
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In September 2023, Pika raised $5M in a Seed Round round led by Josh Gier.
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In January 2023, Pika raised $15M in a Pre Seed Round round led by Nat Friedman, with Daniel Gross participating.
Investors
Pika's 29 backers include leading firms such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, AIspace Ventures, and Ben’s Bites, plus individuals including Aaron Levie, Adam D’Angelo, and Alex Chung.
Leadership
Pika's leadership includes Co-Founder & CEO Demi G., Co-Founder & CTO Chenlin Meng, Creative Partner Sagar Chogale🌘🌑🌒, and Creative Partner Spirit Novel.
Industries & markets
Pika is classified across the following industries, categories, and markets that Crustdata tracks for competitive analysis and sector benchmarking.
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In the news
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Pika Growth Score
Pika has a Crustdata Growth Score of 7 out of 100, which points to modest growth. Behind the number: headcount grew 7% year over year, web traffic fell 1% quarter over quarter, and it last raised funding 28 months ago.
Pika FAQs
Below are 11 of the most common questions about Pika, answered with data tracked and refreshed weekly using Crustdata's proprietary dataset.