# Emovid

> Emovid is a Seattle-based B2B platform for asynchronous, multimodal business communication - video, audio, and text messages meant to replace long email threads and unnecessary meetings. Founded in 2023 by former Evite CEO Victor Cho, it layers AI summaries, transcripts, and 60+ language translation on top of each message, and pairs every video with a patent-pending Seal of Authenticity that verifies the speaker's identity and flags any AI alterations - positioning itself as 'Verified Human Communication' in an era of deepfakes and synthetic media.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Seattle, Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Victor Cho (Co-Founder & CEO (former CEO of Evite; alumnus of Microsoft, Intuit, Eastman Kodak)), Digvijay Chauhan (Co-Founder, CTO & COO (co-founder of AskMe.com; worked with Cho at Microsoft)), Rupali Pathania (Co-Founder & Board Member (co-founder of Vidinvite))
- **Team size:** ~16 employees
- **Products:** Emovid multimodal messaging, Seal of Authenticity, Verified Human Communication platform, AI productivity layer, Privacy & appearance controls
- **Notable:** Closed a ~$7M seed round in April 2025 led by the Oki Family Office., Launched a multimodal (video/audio/text) communication platform in January 2025., Introduced a patent-pending Seal of Authenticity for verified human video.

## Products & services

- **Emovid multimodal messaging** — Asynchronous video, audio, and text messages - typically unscripted 2-5 minute videos - used as an alternative to meetings and long email threads, delivered cross-platform to any device.
- **Seal of Authenticity** — Patent-pending seal attached to each video that verifies the speaker's identity and discloses exactly which elements of a video were altered by AI, guarding against deepfakes and manipulated media.
- **Verified Human Communication platform** — Positioned as the world's first async communication service designed to distinguish human-created content from synthetic media, deepfakes, and automated bot traffic.
- **AI productivity layer** — Auto-generated summaries, transcripts, action items, and AI translation into 60+ languages for every message, plus AI speaking guidance.
- **Privacy & appearance controls** — AI facial smoothing and background blurring, custom/branded backgrounds, encrypted streaming, view analytics, video reply threading, BCC, embeds, and QR-code / shareable-link sharing.

## Achievements

- Closed a ~$7M seed round in April 2025 led by the Oki Family Office.
- Launched a multimodal (video/audio/text) communication platform in January 2025.
- Introduced a patent-pending Seal of Authenticity for verified human video.
- Positioned as the world's first asynchronous Verified Human Communication platform to combat AI-generated fraud.
- Achieved SOC 2 Type 1 for security posture.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Launched its multimodal communication platform to enhance productivity and authenticity in business communications.
- **2025-04** — Closed a seed round bringing total funding to nearly $7 million, led by the Oki Family Office's o-kaisha Investments.
- **2025-07** — CEO Victor Cho featured across podcasts and industry interviews on the future of business communications.

## Links

- Website: https://emovid.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emovid

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Last updated: 2026-08-06