Launch Videos

Funding announcement

The raise is the news: amount, investors or the round lead the video.

Median views
303k
Against library
0.7×
Launches
91
Top quartile
20 / 149
Every funding announcement launch against the libraryEach dot is one launch; the dark tick is the median.
  1. Funding announcementn=91 · median 303k
  2. All launchesn=598 · median 407k

One launch Median Views, log scale

Show the data
GroupVideosMedian25th pct75th pctMax
Funding announcement91302,61799,0731,218,57114,373,501
All launches598407,120103,0301,346,326138,357,050

How to use this hook

A starting script to adapt, not a measured optimum. Swap the brackets for your own product.

  1. 0–3sOpen on what the product does, not the round.
  2. 3–20sShow the product working for a real user.
  3. End“We raised [amount] from [lead] to [specific plan].”

DoLet the raise be the reason to post, not the hook.

AvoidLeading with the dollar figure: spoken openings that do have the lowest median here (n=5).

Top examples

  1. Airtable - HyperagentfundingWe’re giving away $10,000,000 to founders building agent-first businesses. Autonomous…We are betting $10 million on 500 builders.Funding announcement14.4M views1:19May 22
  2. SubquadraticAI modelIntroducing SubQ - a major breakthrough in LLM intelligence. It is the first model built…Today we're announcing a major architectural breakthrough, the world's first fully subquadratic LLM.Funding announcement13.5M views1:25May 5
  3. MarkfundingWe raised $1M dollars to reinvent how people read. Introducing Mark II - a $159 AI…Last year, our viral Mark launch blew the internet away, a bookmark that kept track of what you're reading.Funding announcement10.9M views2:45May 14
  4. EtchedfundingWe've raised $700M at a $21B valuation from Jane Street, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, A16Z…No spoken openingFunding announcement7.8M views0:09Aug 18

The evidence

  • The pooled analysis reports median 302,617 views, n=91, matching the figure computed here.
  • Top views quartile (≥1.3M): 20 of 149 videos. Bottom quartile (≤103k): 25 of 149.
  • Repeat-company check: for companies with more than one launch here, funding announcement videos sit at 0.80× their own company’s median, below it (n=8). Too few videos to lean on. company_sensitivity.by_dimension.hook_style
  • Spoken openings that lead with the raise itself are rare (n=5) and have the lowest median of any spoken-opening type. Videos tagged as funding launches usually open on something else.
Against every hook style
  1. Benchmark or stat1.2Mn=31
  2. Product name reveal808kn=15
  3. Demo first558kn=140
  4. Teaser540kn=28
  5. Humor or meme536kn=22
  6. Bold claim532kn=50
  7. Funding announcement303kn=91
  8. Founder story279kn=43
  9. Problem, then agitate257kn=177

Library median 407k (n=598)

Show the data
GroupMedian viewsVideos (n)
Benchmark or stat1,233,02631
Product name reveal807,50215
Demo first557,771140
Teaser540,34428
Humor or meme535,53422
Bold claim532,01450
Funding announcement302,61791
Founder story278,53043
Problem, then agitate256,923177
Spoken opening type
  1. founder intro422kn=52
  2. product name reveal546kn=43
  3. funding announcement60kn=5

Library median 407k (n=598)Light bars: fewer than 10 videos

From stats.json by_dimension.opening_type.

Show the data
GroupMedian viewsVideos (n)
founder intro421,83452
product name reveal546,21243
funding announcement60,2665

Typical funding announcement launches

The four closest to the median, which say more about this hook than the outliers do.

  1. Circlebackenterprise SaaS3 big Circleback updates this month: • a free plan with unlimited meetings • import your…Hey, we're on this beautiful ranch in Northern California just wrapping up our team retreat and we got some big news to share.Funding announcement311k views1:33Aug 31
  2. Alon PludafundingToday we are announcing Corma, and our $60M seed round led by @sequoia. @CormaAI is…I'm a little bit of a wild guyFunding announcement304k views0:44Aug 10
  3. Warpdev toolIntroducing Warp Factories: open, flexible infrastructure for building cloud software…Today, we're introducing warp factories and early access.Funding announcement303k views8:56Aug 18
  4. ReductoAI modelToday we’re announcing r-1, our new document parsing model. It’s more accurate than our…Today, we're announcing our new frontier for document parsing.Funding announcement300k views1:23Sep 1

Where it shows up

Category
CategoryVideosShare
funding4347%
AI agent1112%
fintech1112%
enterprise SaaS78%
AI model55%
biotech/science44%
hardware/robotics33%
consumer app22%
other22%
dev tool22%
design/creative11%
Length
LengthVideosMedian views
Under 30s91.0M
30–60s19214k
1–2 min39227k
2–3 min20714k
3 min+4282k

All 91 funding announcement launches, by views

  1. Airtable - HyperagentfundingWe’re giving away $10,000,000 to founders building agent-first businesses. Autonomous…We are betting $10 million on 500 builders.Funding announcement14.4M views1:19May 22
  2. SubquadraticAI modelIntroducing SubQ - a major breakthrough in LLM intelligence. It is the first model built…Today we're announcing a major architectural breakthrough, the world's first fully subquadratic LLM.Funding announcement13.5M views1:25May 5
  3. MarkfundingWe raised $1M dollars to reinvent how people read. Introducing Mark II - a $159 AI…Last year, our viral Mark launch blew the internet away, a bookmark that kept track of what you're reading.Funding announcement10.9M views2:45May 14
  4. EtchedfundingWe've raised $700M at a $21B valuation from Jane Street, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, A16Z…No spoken openingFunding announcement7.8M views0:09Aug 18
  5. LindyAI agentToday, we kill the AI agent and introduce the AI employee: Lindy Teammate. It’s just…Hi, this is Flo from Lindy.Funding announcement7.8M views1:34Aug 10
  6. EmergentfundingMost businesses don’t need just any software. They need a way to turn how they actually…The most powerful software in the world is now being built by people who need it the most.Funding announcement6.5M views1:22Jul 15
  7. Imbueconsumer appYesterday we launched Bouncer to put users in control of their Twitter feed. Today, we…No spoken openingFunding announcement5.5M views0:32Apr 10
  8. HobbesAI agentWe raised $6M to kill the book-a-demo button with self-improving agents, led by…We just raised $6 million to kill the book a demo button.Funding announcement3.4M views2:17Apr 21
  9. PromptQLfundingWe raised $136M to kill Slack. Introducing PromptQL: The first AI version of Slack…We've raised over $100 million to kill Slack.Funding announcement3.2M views2:46Jul 8
  10. Valar AtomicsfundingAnnouncing Valar Atomics' $1B series B led by Sequoia, with Valor Equity Partners…No spoken openingFunding announcement3.2M views0:30Aug 3
  11. CapCutAI modelToday we're rolling out Dreamina Seedance 2.5 in the U.S., and it's now available…No spoken openingFunding announcement2.8M views0:28Aug 6
  12. Sapiomfunding@sapiom just raised a $35 million Series A from @dragonflyvc , @Accel , @AnthropicAI and…I'm Ilan, founder of Sapium.Funding announcement2.1M views2:45Aug 5
  13. NewLimitbiotech/scienceFollowing breakthrough results, we’re bringing longevity medicine to human trials. We’ve…No spoken openingFunding announcement2.1M views0:49Jun 2
  14. SlashfintechWe (@slashapp) raised a $100M Series C at $1.4 billion valuation to build the world's…Slash just raised $100 million Series C at a $1.4 billion valuation to build the most powerful business banking platform in the world.Funding announcement2.0M views2:02Apr 16
  15. PlayadfundingWe raised $5.4M to make paid ads run themselves. Introducing Playad, the world's first…Hi, my name is Yoon, co-founder of GIGR.Funding announcement1.7M views2:19May 26
  16. HockeyStackAI agentWe raised $50M to build the First AI Revenue Agent. It runs New Business, Expansion, and…HockeyStack has raised over 50 million dollars to build the first revenue agent that outperforms any human.Funding announcement1.6M views1:46Apr 15
  17. Intelligencedesign/creativeToday, we're introducing @Intelligence_ai. In 6 months, as a team of 10, we scaled from…No spoken openingFunding announcement1.5M views0:28Aug 3
  18. MinervafundingAI can now read your customers' minds. We raised a $20M Series A lead by 8VC & Lingotto…We raised $20 million to build the first AI marketer that predicts when your customers are ready to buy and actually converts the portal.Funding announcement1.4M views2:25Jun 9
  19. PoeticfundingIntroducing @PoeticHQ: a new AI system that executes complex multi-hour tasks with 99%+…No spoken openingFunding announcement1.4M views0:15Jun 10
  20. Alexei ChemendafundingWe raised $11M to make video editors obsolete. Not the humans, the tools. Think about…We raised 11 million dollars to fix the way you make videos.Funding announcement1.4M views1:49Sep 15
  21. LightfieldAI agentToday we're announcing @lightfld's $47M Series A led by @a16z to reimagine CRM as a…I'm Henry.Funding announcement1.3M views2:08Sep 9
  22. QuiverAI modelIntroducing @QuiverAI, a new AI lab and product company focused on frontier vector…No spoken openingFunding announcement1.3M views0:30Feb 25
  23. OwnerfundingOwner has raised $240M, reached a $2.3B valuation, and crossed $100M ARR. Goldman Sachs…I feel grateful to announce Owner has raised $240 million and reached a $2.3 billion valuation to build the AI CMO and AI CTO for…Funding announcement1.2M views6:29Aug 28
  24. 8090fundingWe raised a $135M Series A! 8090’s Series A was led by Salesforce Ventures and joined by…Our perspective is you create a service that over time becomes so smart and so capable that it becomes your partner, effectively your co-founder, in…Funding announcement1.1M views0:51Jun 29
  25. ArcherotherToday, we announced a watershed deal to acquire three companies from @Boeing, @WiskAero…No spoken openingFunding announcement1.1M views0:36Aug 10
  26. Superpowerbiotech/scienceToday, we announce our most long-awaited offering — Superpower Peptides. For too long…No spoken openingFunding announcement1.0M views0:25Apr 16
  27. Kos AIfundingChina is winning the AI race. So we raised $12M from @8vc to build thousands of new AI…We raised $12 million to stop China from winning the AI race.Funding announcement924k views2:04Sep 21
  28. SummationfundingI co-founded Opendoor ($10B+ rev). Today, I’m launching Summation. We raised $35M from…We raised $35 million from benchmark Incline and Perkins to save enterprises from AI hallucinations.Funding announcement833k views2:03Sep 10
  29. Hike MedicalfintechWe raised $22.5M to fix both halves of the custom medical device supply chain: the…No spoken openingFunding announcement792k views1:59Aug 25
  30. Similebiotech/scienceToday we’re announcing our Series B. We’ve raised $200M at a $2B valuation from…We're Simile, a research and product lab, and we're doubling down on our vision to represent humans at scale.Funding announcement671k views1:47Jul 30
  31. Nova IntelligencefundingI'm thrilled to announce @nova_ai's $40M funding across a Series A led by @chemistry and…Nova Intelligence has raised $40 million to build the Frontier AI platform for SAP.Funding announcement602k views0:47May 5
  32. AuctorfundingWe raised $20M from @sequoia to redefine how software is deployed.Today, we're excited to announce that we've closed our Series A and have raised a total of $20 million led by Sequoia Capital, with the…Funding announcement596k views2:41Apr 15
  33. General IntuitionfundingAnnouncing our $320M Series A at a $2.3B valuation, led by @khoslaventures, with…No spoken openingFunding announcement533k views0:18Jun 25
  34. Standard BotsfundingToday, we’re thrilled to announce our $200M Series C funding round at a $1B valuation…StandardBots is America's largest manufacturer of AI native industrial robots.Funding announcement438k views2:21Jun 9
  35. NaturalfintechExcited to announce that @naturalpay has raised a $30M Series A led by @ForerunnerVC to…Natural has raised a $30 million Series A to build payments for AI agents.Funding announcement428k views1:30Jul 20
  36. etnotherWe've raised $1.6M to build Europe's first daily live technology show and we're live…The delta between America's tech scene and every other's is huge.Funding announcement427k views1:07Jul 27
  37. MoritzfintechWe raised $9M from @ycombinator, @20VC and 20+ unicorn founders - to build the law firm…Moritz is a global AI native law firm with elite lawyers that will handle your legal work with same-day turnaround around the world.Funding announcement416k views2:06May 5
  38. Weaveenterprise SaaSWe’re announcing our $13.5M Series A led by @Standard_Cap. AI has taken over engineering…We just raised 13.5 million dollars to answer the most controversial question in tech.Funding announcement403k views2:25Jul 28
  39. CrusoefundingCrusoe has raised $3.9 billion in Series F, co-led by @Atreidesmgmt, @MubadalaCapital…It's been eight years.Funding announcement366k views1:13Sep 17
  40. Andoenterprise SaaSwe’re excited to share that we’ve raised $20M (from Accel, Index, & Emergence) to build…Because people spend so much time in their messaging platform, it's really important that it feels good to be in.Funding announcement347k views0:49Sep 24
  41. PublicfintechThe next era of prediction markets: • AI Agents to monitor event contracts and take…The next era of prediction markets is now live on Publix.Funding announcement347k views1:54Sep 24
  42. Mecka AIfundingToday @MeckaAI is announcing $60M in funding to become the data and deployment layer for…Last year we made a bet a key ingredient in general purpose robotics was learning from humans at scale.Funding announcement337k views1:31Jun 1
  43. AmcafundingI'm excited to announce that @AmcaInc has raised a $300M Series B at a >$1B valuation…No spoken openingFunding announcement336k views1:08May 20
  44. Circlebackenterprise SaaS3 big Circleback updates this month: • a free plan with unlimited meetings • import your…Hey, we're on this beautiful ranch in Northern California just wrapping up our team retreat and we got some big news to share.Funding announcement311k views1:33Aug 31
  45. Alon PludafundingToday we are announcing Corma, and our $60M seed round led by @sequoia. @CormaAI is…I'm a little bit of a wild guyFunding announcement304k views0:44Aug 10
  46. Warpdev toolIntroducing Warp Factories: open, flexible infrastructure for building cloud software…Today, we're introducing warp factories and early access.Funding announcement303k views8:56Aug 18
  47. ReductoAI modelToday we’re announcing r-1, our new document parsing model. It’s more accurate than our…Today, we're announcing our new frontier for document parsing.Funding announcement300k views1:23Sep 1
  48. Qualitateenterprise SaaSIntroducing Qualitate. AI built for primary intelligence. Qualitate conducts thousands…Today, we're announcing that we've raised $7 million in seed funding from IA Ventures and Crew Capital.Funding announcement263k views1:42Apr 21
  49. Endra AIfundingToday we're announcing that we've raised $50 million led by @a16z, bringing our total…No spoken openingFunding announcement262k views3:51Jun 1
  50. CapyAI agentIntroducing Capy v2: the fastest, most powerful cloud coding agent We beat Claude Code…Three months ago, we launched Cappy, the AI software engineer.Funding announcement247k views1:59Aug 11
  51. PacefintechToday, Pace has raised a $46 million Series B, co-led by @ThriveCapital and @Sequoia…We've raised a $46 million Series B, co-led by Thrive and Sequoia, to help our customers ensure more of the world's risk.Funding announcement234k views1:16May 27
  52. NebuSecfundingNebula Security is now backed by Y Combinator. We’re celebrating by bringing you the…No spoken openingFunding announcement227k views1:00Jun 24
  53. ProfoundfundingExcited to share @profound has raised a $180M Series D, co-led by @sequoia and…The rise of AI search has created an inhuman amount of work for every marketer on the planet, which is why ProFound has raised $180…Funding announcement219k views1:37Sep 15
  54. Alephhardware/robotics@dylanmcguir3 and I just raised a $7.5M pre-seed led by @a16z to build a robotic surgeon…We are building a self-improving system, a system that is capable of learning and ultimately performing any procedure.Funding announcement214k views0:54Sep 30
  55. Arena.aiAI modelArena reached a $100M annual revenue run rate just 8 months after launching our…Eight months ago, we launched our evaluation product, and today we're so excited to announce a revenue milestone that we've hit 100 million in ARR…Funding announcement213k views1:26Jun 29
  56. Amturbineshardware/roboticsFrom stealth, privileged to introduce American Turbines. We're building a new class of…No spoken openingFunding announcement203k views0:20Jul 7
  57. DiditfintechWe just raised $7.5M to build the infrastructure for identity and fraud. The round is…Didit just raised a 7.5 million seat round backed by Y Combinator to build the infrastructure for identity and fraud on the internet.Funding announcement195k views0:58May 26
  58. ConveyfundingWe’re announcing a $38M Series A led by @a16z. 1 million hours of automated work behind…Today, we're announcing our $38 million Series A, led by Andreessen Horowitz with continued support from Coastal Ventures and Pear VC.Funding announcement181k views1:59Jun 17
  59. DatabentofundingI'm excited to announce Databento's $97M Series B led by @NEA, with participation from…No spoken openingFunding announcement160k views1:03Jul 9
  60. Defaultenterprise SaaSToday, I'm incredibly excited to announce @withdefault's Series A led by @8vc and our…Default has raised $20 million from APC, Kraft Ventures, and Jack Altman to close the gap between AI agents and go-to-market execution.Funding announcement142k views1:29May 27
  61. THEKER RoboticsfundingWe just raised $85M, Europe's largest ever robotics Series A, led by @CRV, with backing…No spoken openingFunding announcement131k views1:08Jun 11
  62. Activelyfunding📣 We just raised our $45M Series B from @TCVTech and @firstharmonic, with participation…Intelligence led revenue.Funding announcement130k views2:59Apr 28
  63. Y CombinatorAI agentCongrats to @TryLance on their $5M seed! Lance builds AI agents that run hotel…Today, we're excited to announce that Lance has raised over $5 million to build the future of how hotels operate.Funding announcement120k views2:55Apr 29
  64. UpliftfundingWe are launching Uplift, backed by a $7M seed led by @a16z. We build homes the way cars…Using only proven technology, we will in 10 years have all humanity living at the highest land living than any humans have ever known before…Funding announcement111k views1:00Aug 13
  65. RedofundingWell we just raised $81M at a $1.25B valuation led by Smash Capital, Pelion Venture…We just raised 81 million dollars at a 1.25 billion dollar valuation.Funding announcement108k views2:08Jun 23
  66. Y Combinatorbiotech/scienceCongrats to @10x_Science on their $4.8M seed! They're building AI for molecular-level…Proteins are the machinery of life, and the platform we are building is a new way of understanding them at the molecular level.Funding announcement103k views2:40Apr 22
  67. Reductodev toolToday, we’re setting the new standard for complex document extraction. Introducing Deep…I'm Adit from Reducto, and today we're excited to release Deep Extract.Funding announcement102k views0:59Apr 6
  68. DecartfundingExcited to share that we’ve raised $300M in our Series B round, led by @radicalvcfund…Okay, huge news coming out of Descartes.Funding announcement99k views7:30May 18
  69. PlaysentientAI agentToday we are announcing a $10M Series A and the launch of @StudiosSen52315 Over the last…No spoken openingFunding announcement99k views0:39Apr 22
  70. AstorfintechWe (@astorinvest) raised a $5M seed led by Monashees, with participation from Goodwater…We're proud to announce that we raised $5 million in our seed round.Funding announcement89k views0:54Apr 23
  71. Boltoenterprise SaaSWe raised $12M led by @standard_cap with participation from @ycombinator…We're excited to announce our $12 million Series A, led by Standard Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, General Catalyst, and others.Funding announcement87k views1:17Apr 21
  72. BunkerhillfundingToday, I am excited to share that @joinBunkerhill has raised $55 million from @vkhosla…The future of healthcare runs on AI agents.Funding announcement86k views1:50Jul 16
  73. Pallyconsumer appWe’ve raised $5.2M to build the default AI assistant over text. Most AI assistants…No spoken openingFunding announcement78k views0:21Aug 6
  74. LumianfundingANNOUNCING LUMIAN We raised $3 million to rebuild how Amazon brands are run in the age…Today we're announcing Lumion, an AI-native Amazon agency, and we've raised $3 million to build it.Funding announcement60k views2:01Apr 29
  75. GoSatsfintechWe've raised $5M in Series A funding led by Konvoy, with participation from Y Combinator…In 2021, we started GoSats with one belief that building wealth should be as simple as spending money.Funding announcement60k views1:40Apr 7
  76. KitafintechWe just raised $4.5M for Kita @usekita to build AI credit assessment for lenders, led by…We just raised $4.5 million from Box Group and Y Combinator to rebuild credit underwriting for the AI era.Funding announcement59k views1:21Aug 18
  77. Y CombinatorAI agentCongrats to @tellicom on their $15M seed! They're building AI agents for B2C customer…Tally just raised 15 million to build AI that runs customer-facing operations.Funding announcement57k views1:51Jul 29
  78. Jack & JillfundingToday we’re announcing our $40M Series A, led by @AirStreet, with participation from…Hi, we're building Jack and Jill.Funding announcement55k views1:53Sep 15
  79. Adaptive InnovationfundingExcited to share Adaptive Innovation’s (@joinadaptive) $50M Series A led by @felicis and…Every year, millions of Americans are prescribed home health care after a hospital stay.Funding announcement55k views1:47Jun 2
  80. Kevin Xieenterprise SaaSToday, we’re launching Soren (backed by YC). Over the past few years, AI has transformed…No spoken openingFunding announcement54k views0:50Apr 27
  81. KlaimeefintechWe just raised $5.5M to answer one question: Who pays when your AI agent **** up ? Until…And today, we raised $5.5 million to answer one question.Funding announcement41k views0:57Jul 21
  82. arthaudAI agentWe raised $2.2M to build Mio, your best hire yet Last week, Mio gave our team back >130…I'm thrilled to announce that we raised $2.2 million to build Mio.Funding announcement37k views0:43Jul 15
  83. Lane Burgetthardware/roboticsActor has raised a $4M seed round. I am excited to show a snapshot of what our deployed…No spoken openingFunding announcement36k views2:10May 11
  84. GreptileAI agentintroducing greptile security agent it combines static analysis, sca, and ai agents to…Today, we're introducing Greptile Security.Funding announcement35k views0:36Jul 28
  85. NovellafundingNovella raised $21M to give insurance brokers super-powers. We’ve spent the last two…We raised $21 million to prove AI won't replace insurance brokers.Funding announcement29k views1:33May 14
  86. Tandem Intelligence IncfundingWe've raised $4.9M to build @tndminc - The AI system for hardware engineering…Every era of engineering has been defined by a single race.Funding announcement22k views0:41Sep 14
  87. Ben SmithAI agentToday, we're officially launching Async (YC S26). AI adoption within businesses outside…No spoken openingFunding announcement20k views1:06Aug 10
  88. CodeWordsfundingToday, @CodeWordsAI is announcing a $9M seed raise led by @VisionariesVC. When…We just raised nine million dollars and now we need to announce it.Funding announcement10k views1:03May 7
  89. AfreshfundingPumped to share that @afreshai has raised $34M in new funding to build AI for the $10T+…We just raised $34 million to inject AI into one of the world's largest industries, grocery.Funding announcement8k views1:20Apr 21
  90. ForusfundingToday, we’re announcing that Forus has raised a $150M Series C at a $3B valuation to…Also, tell me if I'm like being too serious.Funding announcement6k views1:59Sep 8
  91. StordfundingStord has raised $250M at a $3B valuation. For decades, one company has owned the…No spoken openingFunding announcement1k views0:26May 26
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Videos belong to the companies that posted them and play through X’s official embed, which loads only after you click. Hook labels and “why it worked” notes are AI-assisted analysis and can be wrong. Curated from public launch posts on X. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Corrections and removal