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Lemon Slice

Lemon Slice is building a video foundation model for human motion and emotion, backed by a $6M seed from Y Combinator, Matrix Partners, The Chainsmokers and others; it has generated 1M+ videos and trains models as part of GenAI strategy.

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Location
San Francisco, United States
Team size
1-10
Founded 2024
Total raised
$10.5M
Seed · last round Jan '26

About Lemon Slice

Lemon Slice is building the world's best video foundation model for human motion and emotion. The company has raised a $6 million seed round from investors including Y Combinator, Matrix Partners, The Chainsmokers, Emmett Shear, and Arash Ferdowsi among others. It has generated over 1 million videos on its platform and trains its own video models as part of a vertically integrated strategy in the GenAI wave. Founders Lina Colucci, Sidney Primas, and Andrew Weitz bring deep ML and bioengineering credentials, with Colucci co-founding a profitable ML company and holding PhDs from MIT and Harvard, Primas co-founding Edge Analytics with an MIT ML PhD, and Weitz holding a Stanford Bioengineering PhD and leading ML at Edge Analytics. The company has attracted notable coverage and recognition, including features on All In Podcast, the front page of Hacker News, and a top 5 ranking on Product Hunt, signaling a growing market position.

Funding

$10.5Mtotal raised

Jan '26
  • Jan 2026 · Seed
    $10.5M

Company at a glance

Founded2024
Location
San Francisco, United States
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The team at Lemon Slice

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Why Clera highlights Lemon Slice

Great funding - Raised a $6M seed roundStrong investors - Investors include Y Combinator, Matrix Partners, The Chainsmokers, Emmett Shear, Arash FerdowsiStrong team - Founders with PhDs from MIT, Harvard, and Stanford, with experience in AI/ML and successful startupsRapid growth - Over 1M videos generated on the platform

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Great funding - Raised a $6M seed round. Strong investors - Investors include Y Combinator, Matrix Partners, The Chainsmokers, Emmett Shear, Arash Ferdowsi. Strong team - Founders with PhDs from MIT, Harvard, and Stanford, with experience in AI/ML and successful startups. Rapid growth - Over 1M videos generated on the platform

Lemon Slice is based in San Francisco, United States.

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