We asked founders which seed-stage startups they’re watching. Here are their picks.
What the Newcomer x Felicis Emergent list responses reveal about AI infrastructure, robotics, and bio.
Mary Ann Azevedo
Runway AI
Felicis led Runway's $50 million Series C in December 2022, valuing the company at $500 million.
Founders
- Cristóbal Valenzuela — CEO and Co-Founder
- Alejandro Matamala-Ortiz — Chief Design Officer and Co-Founder
- Anastasis Germanidis — CTO and Co-Founder
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Stage
Series C
Domain
- AI
Status
Current
About Runway
Runway is an AI research and product company building foundational General World Models capable of simulating all possible worlds and experiences, aiming to advance the next frontier of intelligence through models that can understand, perceive, generate, and act in the world. Its GWM-1 model comes in three variants — GWM Worlds for explorable environments, GWM Avatars for conversational characters, and GWM Robotics for robotic manipulation — alongside Gen-4.5, its state-of-the-art video generation model, and Characters, a real-time video agent API for building custom conversational personas. Runway partners with organizations across media, entertainment, and architecture, including Lionsgate, NVIDIA, and KPF, applying its models to filmmaking, robotics, and creative workflows.
Perspectives