Twelve Labs, Inc.
Multimodal video AI platform for searching, analyzing, and understanding video content across vision, audio, and language modalities
- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Founded
- 2021
- Latest Form D
- $50M, Jun 2024
- Total capital
- $72M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $72M
- 3 Form D · last Jun 2024
- 28 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 5
- 11 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#218 of 2705
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$50M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$10.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$12M
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Standing among 2705 peers
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- Granted patents#218 · top 8%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Seung Joon LeeResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 5 patents
- Dong Shin KimDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jae Sung LeeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jin Woo ChungExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kelly TooleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rob ToewsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Soyoung LeeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tiffany LuckDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 5 granted of 16- GrantedVideo Retrieval Method And Apparatus Based On Key Frame DetectionUSPTOUS 12,585,700
- GrantedVideo Retrieval Method And Apparatus Using Post Processing On Segmented VideosUSPTOUS 12,579,188
- GrantedVideo Retrieval Method And Apparatus Using Vectorized Segmented Videos Based On Key Frame DetectionUSPTOUS 12,222,985
Show all 16 patent records
- Video Retrieval Method And Apparatus Based On Key Frame DetectionMar 24, 2026 · US 12,585,700Granted
- Video Retrieval Method And Apparatus Using Post Processing On Segmented VideosMar 17, 2026 · US 12,579,188Granted
- Video Retrieval Method And Apparatus Using Vectorized Segmented Videos Based On Key Frame DetectionFeb 11, 2025 · US 12,222,985Granted
- Adaptive Thresholding For Videos Using Artificial Intelligence And Machine LearningJan 30, 2025 · Application 18227661Pending
- Machine-learned Multi-modal Artificial Intelligence (AI) Models For Understanding And Interacting With Video ContentOct 31, 2024 · Application 18647338Pending
- Method And Apparatus For Providing User Interface For Video RetrievalOct 10, 2024 · Application 18741545Pending
- Video Retrieval Method And Apparatus Using Post Processing On Segmented VideosSep 3, 2024 · US 12,079,273Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Providing User Interface For Video RetrievalJul 23, 2024 · US 12,045,281Granted
- Video Retrieval Method And Apparatus Using Vectorizing Segmented VideosSep 7, 2023 · Application 17883493Pending
- Video Retrieval Method and ApparatusApplication 63317359Pending
- Adaptive Thresholding For Videos Using Artificial Intelligence And Machine LearningApplication PCTUS2024032672Pending
- Machine-learned Multi-modal Artificial Intelligence (AI) Models For Understanding And Interacting With Video ContentApplication PCTUS2024026466Pending
- Video Indexing System Using Parallel DecodingApplication 63564448Pending
- Video-To-Text Foundation Model and API SuiteApplication 63592432Pending
- Universal Assistant for Videos: Chat with VideosApplication 63498776Pending
- Method and Apparatus for Providing User Interface for Video RetrievalApplication 63402391Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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