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Runway

New York, NY Founded 2018

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Develops generative video models and creative AI tools for artists, studios, and enterprises.

Artificial Intelligence
Domainrunwayml.com
Indexed investors1
Named founders3
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Products

What Runway builds

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01

Generative video models

Text-, image- and video-conditioned models for creating and transforming moving images.

02

AI creative tools

Browser-based generation, editing, compositing and production workflows.

03

Runway API

Developer access for integrating generative media into products and pipelines.

04

Enterprise

Collaboration, controls and deployment support for studios and organizations.

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Principal founders & key executives

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Cristóbal Valenzuela, Co-founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer at RunwayFounder & executive

Cristóbal Valenzuela

Co-founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer

Leads Runway’s world-model, creative-AI and company strategy.

Anastasis Germanidis, Co-founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer at RunwayFounder & executive

Anastasis Germanidis

Co-founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer

Leads AI research, engineering and multimodal world-simulator development.

Kamil Sindi, Chief Technology Officer at RunwayExecutive

Kamil Sindi

Chief Technology Officer

Leads technology and engineering as Runway scales world-model research and products.

Branded placeholder portrait for Michelle Kwon; identity image not yet verifiedExecutive

Michelle Kwon

Chief Operating Officer

Leads company operations through Runway’s current growth phase.

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