# Kapwing

> Kapwing is a browser-based, collaborative video editing platform that uses AI to turn raw clips, transcripts, and ideas into shareable videos. Founded in 2017 by ex-Googlers Julia Enthoven and Eric Lu, it serves millions of creators, marketers, and educators who want to skip the desktop software and just make a video.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Julia Enthoven (Co-founder & CEO), Eric Lu (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~37 employees
- **Products:** Kapwing Studio, Smart Cut, Subtitler, Lip Sync AI, Voice Cloning
- **Notable:** Julia Enthoven named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Consumer Tech (2020), Grew 10x in the year leading up to Series A, Raised $14.4M total funding

## Products & services

- **Kapwing Studio** — Browser-based video editor with multi-track timeline, real-time collaboration, and templates.
- **Smart Cut** — AI tool that automatically removes silences, filler words, and dead air from videos.
- **Subtitler** — AI-generated subtitles and captions with 100+ language support.
- **Lip Sync AI** — Matches a speaker's mouth movements to translated or new audio.
- **Voice Cloning** — Creates an emotion-rich digital replica of a user's voice for narration and dubbing.
- **Video Translation** — Translates and dubs video in 100+ languages.
- **Background Remover** — AI tool to cut subjects out of video and image backgrounds.
- **AI Video Generator** — Generates short videos from prompts, scripts, or articles.

## Achievements

- Julia Enthoven named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Consumer Tech (2020)
- Grew 10x in the year leading up to Series A
- Raised $14.4M total funding
- Reached millions of monthly users without a native app

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Launched Lip Sync AI and Voice Cloning features.
- **2024-06** — Expanded AI video translation to 100+ languages.
- **2025-01** — Rolled out AI Assistant guided prompts across the editor.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kapwing.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kapwing
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KapwingApp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KapwingApp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kapwingapp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kapwing
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kapwingapp

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Last updated: 2026-06-29