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Irreverent Labs funding, valuation and investors
AI video generation startup building short-form video foundation models.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
$40M · 2022
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$45M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series a · Seattle, Washington
Overview
Irreverent Labs builds AI foundation models for short-form video generation. The Seattle startup initially raised for MechaFightClub, an NFT-based robot fighting game, before pivoting to generative video after the 2022 crypto downturn. The company raised a $5M seed in 2021 and a $40M Series A in 2022, both led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Samsung Next joining a 2023 follow-on.
Why Irreverent Labs is interesting
Irreverent Labs pivoted from NFT fighting game MechaFightClub to generative video — a16z led both seed and Series A as the team chased the foundation-model wave.
Product & use cases
Irreverent Labs trains foundation models for short-form video synthesis — generating and editing video content for creators and media applications.
- Short-form video generation for social content
- Creative prototyping for media studios
- AI video tools for marketing and entertainment
Key facts
- Seed (2021): $5M led by a16z — GeekWire
- Series A (2022): $40M led by a16z — TechCrunch
- Pivoted from MechaFightClub NFT game to AI video
Funding history (newest first)
Series A
2022 $40MSource: https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/23/irreverent-labs-40m/
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Early pivot from crypto gaming to video foundation models with a16z backing through both thesis shifts.
Generative video is among the most capital-intensive AI categories. Irreverent Labs competes against well-funded Runway, OpenAI, and Luma. The MechaFightClub pivot history shows team adaptability but also category risk.
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Runway direct
Leading generative video platform.
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Pika Labs direct
AI video generation startup.
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OpenAI Sora incumbent
Foundation-model lab entering video generation.
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Luma AI direct
Dream Machine text-to-video competitor.
Notable stories
- Irreverent Labs originally built MechaFightClub, an NFT robot fighting game, before pivoting to AI video generation after the 2022 crypto crash — a16z backed both iterations.
- Samsung Next joined a 2023 follow-on round, signaling strategic interest in device-distributed video AI.
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