# Video-generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, crosses $2B valuation

> PixVerse, a Singapore-based video-generation startup, has closed a 439 million dollar Series C extension that pushes its valuation past 2 billion dollars. The round drew a notably Asia-heavy investor group, including Alibaba, Lollapalooza Capital, Ivy Capital, iGlobe Partners, and OCBC's Lion X Ventures, underscoring how much of the AI video race is now being funded outside the United States. The traction numbers explain the enthusiasm. PixVerse says it has 150 million registered users and 15 million monthly actives, with image-to-video generation priced at 4.80 dollars per minute. It splits its lineup into a consumer and API V-Series, a professional C-Series, and an R-Series aimed at game development, a sign it is chasing hobbyists and studios at the same time. Founded in 2023 by former ByteDance computer-vision engineer Wang Changhu and Jaden Xie, PixVerse is one of a cluster of well-funded startups betting that generated video becomes as routine as generated text. At this valuation, investors are wagering the appetite for cheap, fast video keeps climbing.

_Section: [AI Funding Tracker](https://www.wortins.com/funding) · Source: TechCrunch · Published Sunday, July 19, 2026_

## Wortins' read

PixVerse, a Singapore-based video-generation startup, has closed a 439 million dollar Series C extension that pushes its valuation past 2 billion dollars. The round drew a notably Asia-heavy investor group, including Alibaba, Lollapalooza Capital, Ivy Capital, iGlobe Partners, and OCBC's Lion X Ventures, underscoring how much of the AI video race is now being funded outside the United States. The traction numbers explain the enthusiasm. PixVerse says it has 150 million registered users and 15 million monthly actives, with image-to-video generation priced at 4.80 dollars per minute. It splits its lineup into a consumer and API V-Series, a professional C-Series, and an R-Series aimed at game development, a sign it is chasing hobbyists and studios at the same time. Founded in 2023 by former ByteDance computer-vision engineer Wang Changhu and Jaden Xie, PixVerse is one of a cluster of well-funded startups betting that generated video becomes as routine as generated text. At this valuation, investors are wagering the appetite for cheap, fast video keeps climbing.

## Source

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