Runway (company)

Runway AI, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryArtificial intelligence, machine learning, software development
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Headquarters
Manhattan, New York City
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Cristóbal Valenzuela (CEO)
  • Anastasis Germanidis (CTO)
  • Alejandro Matamala (CDO)
ProductsGen-1, Gen-2, Gen-3 Alpha
Number of employees
86
Websiterunwayml.com

Runway AI, Inc. (also known as Runway and RunwayML) is an American company headquartered in New York City that specializes in generative artificial intelligence research and technologies.[1] The company is primarily focused on creating products and models for generating videos, images, and various multimedia content. It is most notable for developing the commercial text-to-video and video generative AI models Gen-1, Gen-2[2][3] and Gen-3 Alpha.[1]

Runway's tools and AI models have been utilized in films such as Everything Everywhere All At Once,[4] in music videos for artists including A$AP Rocky,[5] Kanye West,[6] Brockhampton, and The Dandy Warhols,[7] and in editing television shows like The Late Show[8] and Top Gear.[9]

  1. ^ a b Metz, Cade (2023-04-04). "Instant Videos Could Represent the Next Leap in A.I. Technology". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ^ "Generative AI's Next Frontier Is Video". Bloomberg.com. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  3. ^ Vincent, James (2023-03-20). "Text-to-video AI inches closer as startup Runway announces new model". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  4. ^ "How director and editor Evan Halleck uses Runway for films, music videos, and commercials". Runway. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  5. ^ "Distorting Reality with Dan Streit". Runway. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  6. ^ Cowen, Trace William. "Kanye West Shares Unsettling Video for "Vultures (Havoc Version)" Ahead of Ty Dolla Sign Collab Album Release". Complex. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  7. ^ The Dandy Warhols - "I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem (feat. Slash)" - Official Music Video, 14 February 2024, retrieved 2024-03-01
  8. ^ "How Runway took The Late Show edits from five hours to five minutes". Runway. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  9. ^ "How Drew Emery uses Runway to edit content for Top Gear America & Cooper's Bar". Runway. Retrieved 2024-03-01.