Krea raises $83M to be the one-stop shop for genAI creatives

Overwhelmed with trying to keep up with the different models you can now use to build your content using AI? A startup called Krea that’s looking to solve this problem specifically for designers and other visual creatives has now raised $83 million for a platform it believes will make the task of working with generative AI a lot smoother. San Francisco-based Krea has built a “unified” platform that provides tooling from multiple models, along with a custom interface aimed at making queries and subsequent edits sent to those models significantly easier and more customisable to the user. Krea has quietly been building out a user base that includes creators at Perplexity AI, Loop Earplugs, Pixar, LEGO, and Samsung, and today it’s announcing that it has raised $83 million in funding. TechCrunch has learned from sources close to the deal Krea is currently valued at $500 million post-money. Krea’s funding is being announced for the first time today, and the $83 million total figure is act ... Read full article.