ValkaAI Raises €13Mn in Pre-Seed Funding to Develop Real-Time Generative AI Technology

The extended funding round was backed by Look AI Ventures and ff Venture Capital. The investment will support ValkaAI's work on developing its AI technology and creating digital characters that can react to live situations.

“Live entertainment is built around reactions, personalities, and emotion. Today, delivering that experience to every audience is difficult to scale. We’re developing AI that can change that, but it requires solving research challenges that existing models weren’t designed for. Look AI Ventures understands both the technical ambition and the commercial opportunity behind what we’re building,” said Venclík, CEO and co-founder of ValkaAI.

“For eighty years, sports broadcasting has been a monologue: one commentator, one script, millions of viewers. ValkaAI is turning it into a conversation. Its digital personas react to the game live and speak directly to each viewer. Today, anyone can make a flashy AI clip in a couple of clicks. Few can build an entire business on AI video, and that’s what we’re backing,” said Angelo Burgarello, Partner at Look AI Ventures.

Founded in 2025 by Vlastimil Venclík (CEO) and Miloš Lokajíček (COO), ValkaAI develops digital characters for live sports, esports, gaming and media. Its technology allows the same live experience to be adapted for different audiences, languages and platforms.

The company aims to create a new type of entertainment powered by artificial intelligence. Its AI technology allows digital characters to understand live events and respond through speech, facial expressions and movements, making their reactions feel more natural and realistic.

ValkaAI is focused on making digital characters react to live situations just like humans do. For example, they can change their expressions, voice and movements based on what is happening during a sports match or gaming event.

The startup believes AI can make live entertainment more interactive and engaging. By developing AI models that respond to real-time events, ValkaAI wants to bring digital characters closer to real human reactions across different entertainment platforms.

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