Flick
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About
Flick is a San Francisco-based AI-native filmmaking platform co-founded by filmmaker Zoey Zhang and Ray Wang, a founding engineer on Instagram Stories who helped scale the product to 400M+ daily active users 12. The platform is designed to give professional filmmakers cinematic control over an AI-native creative workflow oriented toward storytelling, iteration, and artistic direction rather than one-click video generation 12. The company also launched the Flick Filmmaker Residency, debuting with 10+ short AI-native films at Cinequest Film Festival, MIT, and the Omni AI film festival 1. The $6M seed announced May 14, 2026 was led by True Ventures with participation from GV, Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Formosa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Olive Tree Capital, N1, and angel investors 12.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | Seed | $6M | True Ventures | GV, Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Formosa Capital, Pioneer Fund, Olive Tree Capital, N1 12 |
What Investors Say
Sangeen Zeb, General Partner at GV, said: “The next Tarantino, the next Spielberg, the next Scorsese – I believe they’re going to get their start on a platform like Flick.” 2
What Founders Say
Zoey Zhang, Co-Founder, said: “At Flick, creators don’t lose their authentic voice as AI scales. We’re building a bridge so filmmakers won’t think about ‘prompting models’ at all — they’ll just direct, compose, and feel.” 2
Sources
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BusinessWire, “Flick Raises $6M Seed Round to Redefine How AI Films Are Created,” May 14, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260514408256/en/Flick-Raises-$6M-Seed-Round-to-Redefine-How-AI-Films-Are-Created↩↩↩↩↩
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Yahoo Finance, “Flick Raises $6M Seed Round to Redefine How AI Films Are Created,” May 14, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/flick-raises-6m-seed-round-131900041.html↩↩↩↩↩↩