We’re thrilled to share that Toronto-based Viggle AI, a Canadian start-up revolutionizing character animation through generative AI, has raised US$19 million in funding. The round was led by a16z, with Two Small Fish participating as significant investors. As part of the investment, I also became an advisor to the company.

Creators are unleashing their creativity with Viggle AI by generating some of the most entertaining memes and videos online. You’ve probably seen a clip of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker persona replacing recreating Lil Yachy’s walkout from the Summer Smash Festival - it was made with Viggle AI! 

But Viggle AI is much more than a simple meme generator. It’s a powerful platform that can completely reinvent how games, animation, and other videos are produced. 

Powered by JST-1, the first-in-the-world 3D-video foundation model with actual physics understanding, Viggle AI can make any character move as you want. Its unique AI model can generate high-quality, realistic, physics-based 3D animations and videos from either static images or text prompts. 

This is game-changing for professional animation engineers, game designers, and VFX artists. Viggle AI can streamline the ideation and pre-production process, allowing them to focus on their creative vision and ultimately reduce production timelines. 

And, for content creators and everyday users, Viggle AI can generate high-quality animations using simple prompts to create engaging animated character videos within minutes. 

Easier. Faster. Cheaper. Viggle AI is a truly transformative product that will unlock new values for consumers and professionals alike.  

Here are a couple of fun examples of Viggle AI in action – "I was terrible at dancing, but now I can do it!"

Since launching in March, Viggle AI has taken the internet by storm and now boasts over 4 million users. When the startup first landed on our radar, it had only 1000s of users. This rapid growth is not only a testament to Viggle AI’s ability to create an engaging product, but also Two Small Fish’s ability to spot tech giants in the making.  

Two Small Fish has an unparalleled track record of helping create the future of content through technology. After all, the team built Wattpad from a simple app for fiction into a massive global entertainment powerhouse with 100 million users. Seeing the future is our superpower. We’re the best investors to help future tech giants like Viggle AI as they transform how content is created, remixed, customized, consumed, and interacted with. We’re excited to continue to play a role in reinventing content creation and entertainment. 

Congratulations Hang Chu and the entire Viggle AI team!