Kikitora discloses $19.7M round for offline AI motion capture

Founder Astrid Wilde is betting ordinary video can replace specialized capture rigs, with local processing as Kikitora's privacy edge.

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Primary source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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Kikitora raised nearly $20 million while still at waitlist stage, backing a founder-led attempt to make private, hardware-free motion capture usable across animation and robotics.

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Astrid Wilde, a technical artist and founder, has raised $19.7 million for Kikitora, a San Francisco company building AI software that converts ordinary video into 3D performance data.

The financing appeared in a Form D filed with the SEC on August 11. Kikitora sold the full $19,743,837 securities offering to 43 accredited investors, with the first sale recorded on July 22. The filing names Wilde as chief executive and director. It does not identify the investors, a lead backer or Kikitora's valuation.

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