Analysis

December 29, 2022

12 creative AI startups to watch, according to investors

From editing audio in a word processing doc to shooting videos with none of the fancy equipment, here are the startups that VCs reckon are worth keeping an eye on


Sadia Nowshin

6 min read

AI chat bot ChatGPT had a million users just a week after launching in November — a milestone that took Facebook 10 months. This very publication recently used some AI-generated art. 

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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