AP News / EIN Presswire · Mar 2026
Product update announcing Golpo Canvas and a Pen-in-Hand animation mode for document-to-video workflows.
Most Powerful AI Video Gen Model for Explainer Videos From Documents
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Golpo is a San Francisco-based YC S25 startup building an AI platform that turns prompts, documents, slides, and enterprise workflows into whiteboard-style explainer videos for training, education, marketing, and internal communication.
Primary product
AI whiteboard explainer video generator
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Technology, Information and Media
Sub-industry
AI video generation
Offices
5296 Upton Ave, Tracy, CA 95377, United States
Business model
SaaS subscriptions
usage-based credits
API access
enterprise custom pricing
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$4.7M
Latest round
Seed · Oct 2025
Latest amount
$4.1M
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Head of Operations & Strategy
Work & culture
Public materials emphasize clarity over flashy AI effects, with a product- and mission-driven culture focused on making complex ideas easy to understand for education, training, and enterprise communication.
Product & market
Pricing
Freemium, subscription tiers, pay-as-you-go credits, API-only usage, and enterprise custom pricing.
Differentiators
- —Turns prompts, documents, slides, audio, and enterprise workflows into whiteboard explainer videos
- —Frame-by-frame editing for individual scenes and narration
- —Technical- and diagram-friendly output aimed at training and education
- —Multilingual output with 40+ to 50+ language support claims across sources
- —API access plus Jira and Confluence integrations
- —Whiteboard style inspired by instructional formats like Khan Academy / RSA Animate
Technology
PostHog
ipinfo.io
REST API
Python SDK
Node.js SDK
Atlassian Marketplace apps
MCP server
Claude Code skill
Customers
Garnet Valley School District
Educator AI
EY
Redwood Investment Group
Education institutions
L&D teams
Enterprise organizations
Competitors
Synthesia
InVideo
VideoVerse
Powtoon
Vyond
Animoto
Animaker
Scale & contact
Latest news
MarTech360 · Feb 2026
Coverage of Golpo 2.0 and the company’s seed funding, positioning the product for enterprise and creator use cases.
GlobeNewswire · Oct 2025
Golpo announced a $4.1M oversubscribed seed round led by BNVT Capital, with participation from Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Afore Capital, and others.
FinSMEs · Oct 2025
Confirms the seed round, lead investor BNVT Capital, and participation from Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, and Afore Capital.
Business Insider · Oct 2025
Profile of the founders and their pitch; notes the $4.1M seed round and Golpo's focus on explainer videos.
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