Akool Inc. is an American company founded in 2022 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, that specializes in generative artificial intelligence research and technologies.[1] The company creates products and models for generating videos, images, and various multimedia content.[2][3]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Artificial intelligence Machine learning Software development |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Santa Clara, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Website | akool |
History
editThe company was founded in 2022 by Jiajun (Jeff) Lu, who previously worked at Google as a technical lead.[4]
Services and technologies
editAkool offers AI-powered tools for content creation, with emphasis on video generation and visual marketing applications.
Avatar
editAkool’s Stream Avatar is an AI virtual avatar tool that enables users to create and broadcast lifelike, customizable digital personas for live streaming and video content.[1]
Live Camera
editLive Camera is Akool's real-time AI video generation technology, launched in May 2025. It is designed for video conferencing platforms.[6]
Face Swap
editAkool's face swap technology allows users to replace faces in photos and videos. The technology has been used in marketing campaigns, including Qatar Airways' "AI Adventure" campaign.[7]
Video Translation
editThe platform provides automated translation and dubbing capabilities for video content.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Sherry, Ben (2025-08-12). "How AI Avatars Powered This Startup to Become America's Fastest-Growing Company". Inc. Archived from the original on 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (2025-02-26). "Akool combines GenAI models with 2D avatars to create lifelike characters". GamesBeat. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ Tudoran, Paula. "Coca-Cola, Amazon, Google, And Nvidia Have Used This Startup's AI Avatars — Inside Jeff Lu's $40M Rise To America's Fastest-Growing Company". Benzinga. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ Adebayo, Kolawole Samuel. "Could Live AI Video Become The Next Zoom?". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ Salves, Victoria (2025-08-26). "Meet San Jose's 52 Fastest-Growing Private Companies". Inc. Archived from the original on 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (2025-05-28). "Akool Live Camera can translate video calls in real time, swap faces, and get live virtual avatars to mimic human movements". GamesBeat. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ "AKOOL". Adobe Video Partner Program. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (2024-08-21). "D-ID launches an AI video translation tool that includes voice cloning and lip sync". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-08-08.