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TakeTwo raises pre-seed at ₹100 crore valuation

By Startup Enthusiast · 28 January 2026

What they do

TakeTwo is an AI-native film studio that helps directors create VFX-heavy sequences at lower cost

It raised a pre-seed round at a Rs 100 crore valuation from Afore Capital and Inovia VC

The company was born at Y Combinator's AI Startup School and already works with leading Indian directors

TakeTwo raised a pre-seed round at a ₹100 crore valuation (about $12 million).
The round was led by Afore Capital, the world's largest pre-seed venture firm, and Inovia VC from Canada.
TakeTwo is an AI-native film studio that blends AI with live action.
It helps directors and production houses create VFX-heavy sequences, stylized inserts, and surreal environments.
The company's outputs are designed to flow into standard grading and editing workflows.
TakeTwo serves both big production houses and independent filmmakers.
It currently uses APIs but plans to deploy its own custom AI agents.

India's media and entertainment market was $30 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $48 billion by 2030.
The global AI video market was about $3.86 billion in 2024 and is expected to hit $42.3 billion by 2033.
India's animation and VFX segment is expected to reach $2.2 billion by 2026.
The company was born in a small shared room during Y Combinator's AI Startup School.

TakeTwo is a full-stack AI-native film studio.
It assists directors and production houses with VFX-heavy sequences, stylized inserts, and surreal environments.
The company blends AI and live action to produce content at lower cost than traditional VFX.
Its outputs are designed to flow into standard grading and editing workflows.
TakeTwo has both B2B and B2C approaches, serving big production houses and independent filmmakers.
It currently uses APIs but plans to deploy its own custom AI agents.
The company is already collaborating with several leading Indian directors for mainstream cinematic productions.

The capital will be used for technical infrastructure development and scaling the team of creative technologists.
TakeTwo aims to become the industry standard for AI-assisted cinema.

Afore Capital (lead) — US-based pre-seed venture firm, the world's largest pre-seed venture firm.
Inovia VC (co-lead) — Canada-based venture capital firm.

Product: AI-native film studio that bridges the gap between deep technology and cinematic storytelling
Customers: Film directors, production houses, and entertainment studios.
How it makes money: Charges project-based technology and production fees for AI-enabled visual storytelling and visual effects IP.
What sets it apart: Integrates deep learning models directly into professional VFX and post-production cinematic pipelines.