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Develops an AI platform that improves training and inferencing speeds for large generative AI models, enabling real-time interactive experiences.
Decart has raised $153.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Decart.
Decart was founded in 2023 by Dean Leitersdorf (Founder) and Moshe Shalev (Founder).
Decart has raised $153.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Based in San Francisco, California, Decart is an artificial intelligence research laboratory that develops an optimized infrastructure platform designed to significantly accelerate training and inferencing speeds for large generative AI models. The company focuses on foundational generative interactive models that enable real-time digital experiences, most notably releasing Oasis, the industry's first fully AI-generated playable video game. Operating with a dedicated team of 35 to 50 employees, the enterprise has secured $53 million in total venture funding across two rounds while reportedly declining acquisition offers at a billion-dollar valuation. The startup's recent financial backing includes a $21 million seed round led by prominent institutional investor Sequoia Capital, and the firm was recently recognized on Calcalist's annual list of promising technology companies. Decart was officially established in 2023 by co-founders Dean Leitersdorf and Moshe Shalev.
Decart has raised $153.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $100.0M Series B in August 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | $100M Series B | — | Aleph VC, Also Capital, Alumni Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Daft Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, LUX Capital, MizMaa Ventures, Paradox Capital, Saga, Sequoia Capital, Stellar Capital, The HIT Forge, Virginia Venture Partners, Zeev Capital, Adam Guild, Austin Ogilvie, Baylor Adams, Joao Otavio Oliverio, Justin Mateen, Mattia Astori, Sahin Boydas, Sohila Zadran, Vineet Jain, William Miller, Victor Lazarte, Zeev Ventures | Announced |
| Dec 1, 2024 | $32M Series A | Victor Lazarte | Bedrock Capital, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Adam Guild, Baylor Adams, Zeev Ventures | Announced |
| Oct 1, 2024 | $21M Seed | Sequoia Capital, Oren Zeev | Bedrock Capital, Cyberstarts VC, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, MizMaa Ventures, Adam Guild, Baylor Adams, Shlomo Kramer | Announced |
Decart is an AI research lab and platform founded in 2023 that specializes in building the fastest, most efficient generative AI models optimized for real-time video, interactive experiences, and world models. Its platform delivers an order of magnitude improvement in both training and inference of large generative models, enabling foundational generative interactive models accessible in real time. Decart serves developers and enterprises by providing ultra-fast AI video and image generation models through a full-stack optimized API platform, solving the challenge of latency and computational cost in real-time generative AI applications. The company has demonstrated strong growth momentum with rapid user adoption of its Oasis AI-generated game world and multiple funding rounds, including a $100M financing to scale infrastructure and expand its AI-generated video capabilities[1][2][3].
Founded by Dean Leitersdorf (CEO) and Moshe Shalev (CPO), Decart emerged from stealth in 2023 with a focus on efficiency and low-level systems optimization for generative AI. The idea originated from deep expertise in AI optimization and systems engineering, aiming to push generative AI to real-time performance levels previously unattainable. Early pivotal moments include the launch of Oasis, which reached 1 million users in 72 hours, and the release of LSD, a live-stream diffusion model enabling sub-100ms video-to-video generation. These milestones validated Decart’s technology and attracted significant venture capital backing, including seed and Series A rounds led by Sequoia Capital[1][2][4].
Decart rides the wave of generative AI’s rapid expansion, addressing critical bottlenecks in latency and computational efficiency that limit real-time applications. The timing is crucial as demand surges for interactive AI experiences in gaming, video editing, and enterprise workflows. Market forces favor solutions that can deliver real-time, high-quality generative content at scale, positioning Decart as a key enabler of next-generation AI-powered media and interactive environments. Its innovations influence the broader ecosystem by setting new standards for efficiency and real-time performance in generative AI[2][3].
Decart is poised to lead in real-time generative AI, expanding its platform’s reach across consumer and industrial applications. Future trends shaping its journey include the growing integration of AI in live video, gaming, and augmented reality, as well as enterprise adoption of AI for content creation and editing. With continued investment and product innovation, Decart’s influence is likely to grow, driving new interactive AI experiences and setting benchmarks for efficiency in the AI industry. Its mission to make foundational generative AI accessible in real time ties back to its core strength in efficiency and optimization, promising transformative impacts on how AI-generated content is created and consumed[2][3][4].
Key people at Decart.
Decart was founded in 2023 by Dean Leitersdorf (Founder) and Moshe Shalev (Founder).
Decart has raised $153.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Decart's investors include Aleph VC, Also Capital, Alumni Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Daft Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, MizMaa Ventures, Paradox Capital, Saga.