Tavus
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A video-avatar platform from Tavus: it creates a digital twin from a short recording and holds a live real-time conversation with a person. The company's bet: a video interface for AI agents via API.
Facts
- Three proprietary models: Phoenix-4 renders the face and facial expressions, Raven-1 reads the interlocutor, and Sparrow-1 manages the turn queue in conversation (tavus.io, Aug 19, 2026).
- Products: the no-code PAL Maker builder, a developer API for a conversational video interface (CVI), and enterprise implementations (tavus.io, Aug 19, 2026).
- The homepage claims 100,000+ developers and customers Deloitte, Amazon, Salesforce, CVS Health (tavus.io, Aug 19, 2026).
- November 2025: a $40 million Series B led by CRV, with Sequoia Capital, Scale Venture Partners, Y Combinator, and HubSpot Ventures participating; around $64.2 million raised in total (Sacra, Aug 19, 2026).
The full card is in the works: the "worth it or not" verdict, pricing and a comparison with neighbors will appear as it moves through the card factory.