Hera (YC S25)
Backed byEurazeo
About Hera (YC S25)
Hera (YC S25) is your AI motion designer that creates professional animations in seconds. Video teams waste countless hours animating seconds of content. Motion design tools like After Effects require mastering complex user interfaces, turning creative work into button-clicking hell. Hera is the first AI motion designer that creates professional animations through conversation. Unlike video-gen tools, Hera generates code-based animations where every parameter can be fine-tuned through prompts or on-canvas editing, giving users the control of After Effects with the simplicity of Lovable. Hera has grown to a 6-figure ARR in less than 10 days after launching publicly.
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About the Team
Team Distribution
- Leadership50%
- Engineering25%
- Operations25%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.Nanyang Technological University Singapore
- 2.National Taiwan University
- 3.Technical University of Munich
- 4.HEC Paris
- 5.WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Team Worked At
- Vyond
- Huawei
- Yahoo
- Flatiron Health
- Economics Explained
Team Composition
3 people- Entrepreneurship2 senior2
Funding History
$470K
raised
Calendar app for virtual meetings Hera raised a $465K pre-seed and a $1.7M seed led by Eurazeo; Notion Capital, Kima Ventures and several angels participated.
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