Location
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Region: California
Country: US
Continent: North America
About
Tavus is a San Francisco-based AI research lab and the human computing company building PALs—AI humans that remember, empathize, and grow with you. They offer an API platform to create real-time, embeddable conversational video experiences with out-of-the-box building blocks for chat, voice, and vision, designed to be secure, white-labeled, and scalable. Tavus focuses on rendering AI that perceives, speaks, and interacts with people in a humanlike way, enabling applications such as AI recruiters, tutors, agents, and companions. The company positions itself at the intersection of advanced multimodal models and practical deployment across enterprise and developer ecosystems.
Tavus is an AI research company that provides an API platform for creating real-time, embeddable conversational video experiences. The service enables developers to build digital twins and interactive video agents for enterprise applications in sales, customer service, and education. Its technology focuses on human-like multimodal interactions, including voice, vision, and natural language process
Tavus Inc.
2020
for_profit
active
Industries
Primary Industry: Software
Categories
Funding & Financials
Series A
24100000
1m-10m
private
Investors
Founders
Hassaan Raza
Quinn Favret
Leadership
Technology Stack
Products
Conversational Video Interface: A system that enables AI agents to interact with users in real-time via video calls, incorporating face-rendering, vision, speech, and emotional intelligence.
Replica Model Phoenix-3: An AI model that generates lifelike digital replicas with natural facial movements, micro-expressions, and real-time emotional responses for realistic AI video representation.
Turn-Detection Model Sparrow-0: An AI model that analyzes conversational tone, pacing, and intent to enable natural, human-like timing in AI interactions, including pausing and interrupting.
Perception Model Raven-0: An AI model that processes visual context and emotional cues continuously to provide AI with real perception and intelligent environmental responses.
AI Avatar Generator: A tool that creates realistic AI avatars by analyzing facial features and using voice cloning and lip syncing to generate personalized video content.
AI Script Generator: An AI-powered tool that generates video scripts quickly based on user input or random generation to support personalized video content creation.
Funding rounds
Series B · $40M · (2025-11-12) · Lead: CRV
Series A · $18M · (2023-08-29) · Lead: Scale Venture Partners
Seed · $6.1M · (2023-03-20) · Lead: Sequoia Capital
