# Jhanvi Shriram

> Jhanvi Shriram is the co-founder and CEO of Krikey AI, a San Francisco-based generative AI 3D animation platform that enables anyone to create professional-grade animations in minutes without prior technical experience. A Stanford BA and MBA graduate with an MFA from USC's Peter Stark Producing Program, Jhanvi previously worked at YouTube, JauntVR, and Participant Media before launching Krikey in 2016 with her sister Dr. Ketaki Shriram (CTO). Krikey has raised $22M, counts Reliance Jio, AWS Startups, T-Mobile Accelerator, and Thirty Five Ventures among its investors, and reached over 100,000 creators through integrations with Canva and Adobe Express. A Tribeca Film Festival-premiered documentary producer turned AI entrepreneur, Jhanvi sits at the intersection of creative storytelling and cutting-edge technology.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Krikey AI
- **Organizations:** Krikey AI, African Parks
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Political Science and African Studies, Stanford University, MFA, Peter Stark Producing Program (Film Producing), University of Southern California, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Krikey AI, a 3D animation platform used by 100,000+ creators worldwide, Raised $22M in total funding including Series A led by Reliance Jio (India's largest telecom), Produced documentary 'True Son' which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and was acquired by FusionTV/Univision

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Graduated Stanford with B.A. in Political Science and African Studies
- **2011-2013** — Completed MFA in Film Producing at USC's Peter Stark Producing Program
- **2014** — Co-produced documentary 'True Son' which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival; acquired by FusionTV/Univision
- **2014-2015** — Worked at Participant Media and JauntVR
- **2015-2017** — Completed MBA at Stanford GSB; worked at YouTube as Production Strategist on creator community programs
- **2016** — Co-founded Krikey with sister Dr. Ketaki Shriram in December; started as AR mobile gaming platform
- **2019** — Krikey app launched publicly; featured in Stanford Daily
- **2020** — Raised Series A led by Reliance Jio; total funding reached $22M; participated in Apple's female entrepreneur camp
- **2020-2022** — Expanded Krikey into AR gaming with Yaatra and partnerships with Sony Pictures (Goosebumps) and Ellen DeGeneres wildlife foundation
- **2023** — Pivoted to generative AI 3D animation platform; launched on Canva Apps Marketplace; experienced 23x traffic surge overnight
- **2024** — Krikey AI crossed 100,000+ creators; launched enterprise Teams Plan, real-time collaboration, mobile beta, and 20+ language support via ElevenLabs
- **2024** — Completed AWS Generative AI Accelerator program; distributed on AWS Marketplace and Adobe Express

## Achievements

- Co-founded Krikey AI, a 3D animation platform used by 100,000+ creators worldwide
- Raised $22M in total funding including Series A led by Reliance Jio (India's largest telecom)
- Produced documentary 'True Son' which premiered at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival and was acquired by FusionTV/Univision
- Achieved 23x overnight traffic increase following Canva Apps Marketplace launch
- Reduced 3D animation production time from 5 days to 5 minutes
- Completed AWS Generative AI Accelerator program
- Integrated Krikey AI with Canva (170M+ monthly users), Adobe Express, and AWS Marketplace
- Saved $200,000+ in data labeling costs using Amazon SageMaker Ground Truth
- Speaker at Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide
- Speaker at AWE (Augmented World Expo) 2020 and 2021

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Krikey AI launched script writing with automatic translation capabilities directly in the 3D Editor
- **2024-08** — Launched Teams Plan for enterprise collaboration and mobile beta version of the platform
- **2024-07** — Introduced real-time collaboration and new Anime Forest environment
- **2024-01** — Launched Canva Apps integration, triggering 23x overnight traffic surge
- **2023-12** — Completed AWS Generative AI Accelerator program; expanded to Adobe Express and AWS Marketplace

## Links

- Website: https://krikey.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhanvi-s-494a695b
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/krikeyapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@krikey1
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/krikeyappAR

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Last updated: 2026-05-14