Martini — Startup Profile

AI Video Production for Professionals

HQ: San Francisco, CA | Founded: 2025 | Employees: 2 | Stage: Seed | Website: https://martini.film

About

Martini is a collaborative, AI-native workspace for professional film and video production. Founded by Koh Terai (a Cannes-screened cinematographer with Stanford Design and CS background) and Long Hoang, the platform shifts AI video creation from prompt-wrestling into a professional filmmaking process. It integrates the best generative video models (Veo, Kling, Sora, Minimax) into a unified interface, giving filmmakers precise control over shots using cinematic parameters. Over 200 films have been created on the platform, including TV commercials, digital artwork, and viral content. Martini is model-agnostic and does not train its own video models.

The Take

Martini is a collaborative, AI-native platform for professional filmmaking. Backed by Y Combinator (W26), it gives filmmakers granular control over camera position, lenses, and movement rather than relying on text prompts alone.

Key Metrics

• STAGE: Seed
• EMPLOYEES: 2
• FOUNDED: 2025
• HQ: San Francisco, CA
• FUNDING (BACKERS): Y Combinator (W26)
• VALUATION: Undisclosed

Funding Rounds

• Round: Undisclosed (2026-01) — Y Combinator (W26)

Key People

• Alice Johnson
• Bob Smith
• Carol Lee

Key Competitors

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Timeline Highlights

• 2023-10-01: Product Development Begins
• 2023-09-15: Seed Funding Secured
• 2023-01-01: Company Founded

Recent News

• Martini: AI Video Production for Professionals (2026-01-01)
• Martini Brings a Film Set Mentality to AI Video Production (2026-01-15)

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