# Knowlify

> Knowlify is a Y Combinator (S25) startup building a text-to-explainer video engine that turns documents, PDFs, textbooks and plain text into narrated, animated videos in minutes. Founded by four University of Florida classmates, the company offers a self-serve platform for teams plus a managed studio for high-stakes productions, and has generated over 200,000 videos for organizations including Amazon, ByteDance, Flexport, Supabase and Zoho. In October 2025 Knowlify raised $3 million to make video the default medium for explaining complex information.

- **Founded:** 2025
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Ritam Rana (Co-Founder & CEO), Ritvik Varada (Co-Founder & CTO), Arjun Talati (Co-Founder), Jonathan Maynard (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** About 6-14 people
- **Products:** Knowlify Platform, Knowlify Studio, Knowlify for Education, Knowlify Courses
- **Notable:** Generated 200,000+ videos through its engine, Raised $3 million in October 2025, Accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2025 batch

## Products & services

- **Knowlify Platform** — Self-serve AI video platform that turns docs, PDFs, outlines, PowerPoints and plain text into narrated, animated explainer videos in minutes, with adaptive visuals, pacing and narration.
- **Knowlify Studio** — Managed production service where the Knowlify team delivers high-stakes, polished explainer and white-paper videos, typically within 72 hours.
- **Knowlify for Education** — Product aimed at students, educators and universities that transforms learning materials and problems into Khan Academy / 3Blue1Brown-style explainer videos, cited as cutting university video production costs by up to 90%.
- **Knowlify Courses** — AI-powered course creation and distribution offering for creators and training teams to build and share video-based courses.

## Achievements

- Generated 200,000+ videos through its engine
- Raised $3 million in October 2025
- Accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2025 batch
- Adopted by major enterprises including Amazon, ByteDance, Flexport, Supabase and Zoho
- Cited up to 90% reduction in university video production costs
- Reached 7M+ users across educational platforms

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Launched Knowlify Studio, a managed service producing high-stakes explainer videos, typically within 72 hours.
- **2025-10** — Raised $3 million to expand the platform and its video engine.
- **2025-06** — Joined Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch.

## Links

- Website: https://knowlify.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/knowlify
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/knowlifyai

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Last updated: 2026-07-30