Hera blog · May 2026
Official Hera blog post explaining how the product is used for Product Hunt launch assets, with guidance on maintaining readable text, charts, brand colors, and CTA frames.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Hera is a YC S25 AI motion designer for product launch videos and other structured motion graphics, with prompt-to-video workflows, editable on-canvas editing, brand kits, and API/MCP access. Official YC sources place the company in Berlin, Germany, though some third-party directories list San Francisco.
Primary product
AI motion designer / product launch video generator
Founded
2025
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Team size
2-10 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI motion design / animation software
Offices
Business model
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Stage
Pre-Seed (YC S25)
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Sep 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Sep 2025 · Y Combinator
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
CTO & Co-Founder
Founding Software Engineer
Investors
Small, elite, fast-moving team that emphasizes shipping quickly, knowing customers and tech deeply, and building an opinionated AI-native product. Public messaging stresses 'launch now, launch often' and treating the team like a high-performance, small roster.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job posts show salary ranges of roughly €80K-€130K EUR or €90K-€130K EUR plus about 0.5%-1.5% equity, with full-time roles and some remote options. One posting explicitly says US citizenship/visa is not required.
Benefits
Pricing
Monthly subscription; API access for developers; managed studio service for custom videos.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
6-figure ARR (~$100K-$999K annualized)
Estimated monthly visits
200K
Traffic estimate as of Aug 2025
Hera blog · May 2026
Official Hera blog post explaining how the product is used for Product Hunt launch assets, with guidance on maintaining readable text, charts, brand colors, and CTA frames.
Creative AI News · Apr 2026
Coverage of Hera Launch’s Product Hunt launch, emphasizing prompt-to-launch-video creation, opinionated motion design defaults, and the product’s traction.
Y Combinator LinkedIn · Aug 2025
YC announced Hera’s public launch, described the product as an AI motion designer, and highlighted the founders plus early traction including 200K+ animations.
LinkedIn · Aug 2025
A third-party LinkedIn post estimated Hera’s organic web traffic at about 200K monthly visitors and identified the founders.
Chia-Lun Wu LinkedIn · Jul 2025
Chia-Lun Wu announced Hera joining YC S25 and summarized the product vision around professional motion design through conversation.