Global AI startup Flam raises $40m in series B

AI content startup Flam has recently raised $40 million in a Series B funding round. The significant investment was led by QED Investors, with additional contributions from Shah Rukh Khan, Claypond Capital, Martin Chavez, Olivier Pomel, and Venky Harinarayan, alongside existing investors RTP Global and Dovetail. Flam, a Bengaluru- and San Francisco-based company, was established in 2021 by BITS Pilani graduates Shourya Agarwal, Malhar Patil, and Amit Gaiki.

The startup specializes in AI-powered interactive content, enabling seamless integration for enterprises.

Agarwal, Flam's founder, explained the company's vision, stating that content has evolved from text to images to video, with each wave flowing one way, from creator to viewer. Flam believes that interactive content is the next natural progression for the internet. He added that despite a demand for interactive content, the technology to build and deploy it at enterprise scale was lacking until now.

Flam has signed over 100 enterprise customers within just six quarters, including industry giants like Google, Reliance, and Hyundai. The startup's three products include Flicks, interactive videos that allow dynamic changes during playback, Forge, an editing model that modifies specified elements in images, and Airboards, high-fidelity 3D content accessible via camera interface with touch, voice interactions, and haptic feedback. Flam boasts over 15 patents to its name.

According to Agarwal, Flam's growth has been impressive, with a 70-80% increase quarter over quarter. The company expects to continue this momentum in the near future. Nigel Morris, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at QED Investors, expressed enthusiasm for Flam, noting that the company stands out by addressing a significant gap in the content ecosystem that other frontier AI content companies have yet to tackle.