KHABY AI
The Vanderbilt Terminal For AI Digital Identity
The Official Intelligence Platform
Khaby Lame Deal: $975M ▲ All-Stock | ANPA Stock: $9.42 ▼ -95% | AI Avatar Market: $2.1B ▲ +34% YoY | Companies Tracked: 48 ▲ +12 | HeyGen Rating: 4.8/5 ▲ 1,075 reviews | ElevenLabs Users: 1M+ ▲ +200% | Synthesia Funding: $156M ▲ Series D | Voice AI Market: $4.7B ▲ +28% YoY | Creator Economy: $500B ▲ +22% | Whatnot Valuation: $3.7B ▲ Series D | Firework Funding: $235M ▲ SoftBank | Digital Twin CAGR: 38.2% ▲ 2024-2030 | Khaby Lame Deal: $975M ▲ All-Stock | ANPA Stock: $9.42 ▼ -95% | AI Avatar Market: $2.1B ▲ +34% YoY | Companies Tracked: 48 ▲ +12 | HeyGen Rating: 4.8/5 ▲ 1,075 reviews | ElevenLabs Users: 1M+ ▲ +200% | Synthesia Funding: $156M ▲ Series D | Voice AI Market: $4.7B ▲ +28% YoY | Creator Economy: $500B ▲ +22% | Whatnot Valuation: $3.7B ▲ Series D | Firework Funding: $235M ▲ SoftBank | Digital Twin CAGR: 38.2% ▲ 2024-2030 |

AI Digital Identity Deal Tracker

Every acquisition, funding round, and strategic partnership shaping the AI digital identity asset class — tracked, analyzed, and structured for investors, creators, and operators.

31
Total Deals
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Total Value Tracked
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Completed
Jan 2026
Latest Deal
All Acquisition All Stock Acquisition Growth Equity Licensing Deal Revenue Milestone Seed Seed Extension Series A Series B Series C Series D Series F Strategic Investment Completed Pending
Date ▼ Deal Parties Value ▲▼ Type Status
Oct 27, 2023 Anthropic — $2B Google Strategic Investment Anthropic (led by Google) $2B Strategic investment Completed
Jun 18, 2024 AssemblyAI — $50M Series D AssemblyAI (led by Accel) $50M Series d Completed
Apr 12, 2022 Beacons — $60M Series A Beacons (led by a16z) $60M Series a Completed
Mar 24, 2021 Cameo — $100M Series C Cameo (led by e.ventures) $100M Series c Completed
Jul 16, 2024 Cartesia — $27M Series A Cartesia (led by Lightspeed Venture Partners) $27M Series a Completed
Aug 2, 2024 Character.AI — $2.7B Google Licensing Deal Character.AI (led by a16z) $2.7B Licensing deal Completed
Apr 4, 2023 D-ID — $25M Series B D-ID (led by Macquarie Capital) $25M Series b Completed
Dec 13, 2022 DeepBrain AI — $44M Series A DeepBrain AI (led by Korea Development Bank) $44M Series a Completed
Jan 22, 2024 ElevenLabs — $80M Series B ElevenLabs (led by Andreessen Horowitz) $80M Series b Completed
Jan 6, 2025 ElevenLabs — $180M Series C ElevenLabs (led by ICONIQ Growth) $180M Series c Completed
Sep 1, 2023 HeyGen — $5.6M Series A HeyGen (led by Benchmark) $5.6M Series a Completed
Jan 18, 2022 iProov — $70M Series C iProov (led by Sumeru Equity Partners) $70M Series c Completed
Sep 28, 2021 Jumio — $150M Growth Investment Jumio (led by Great Hill Partners) $150M Growth equity Completed
Dec 14, 2021 Kajabi — $550M Growth Round Kajabi (led by Tiger Global) $550M Growth equity Completed
Jan 9, 2026 Khaby Lame x Rich Sparkle Holdings Khaby Lame / Rich Sparkle Holdings $975M All stock acquisition Completed
Mar 16, 2022 Linktree — $110M Series C Linktree (led by Index Ventures) $110M Series c Completed
Mar 1, 2023 LMNT (WellSaid Labs) — $10M Seed Extension WellSaid Labs (led by FUSE Venture Partners) $10M Seed extension Completed
Jan 1, 2024 Midjourney — Bootstrapped to $200M+ Annual Revenue Midjourney $200M+ Revenue milestone Completed
Feb 28, 2024 Onfido — Acquired by Entrust for $400M Onfido (led by TPG Growth) $400M Acquisition Completed
Jan 23, 2023 OpenAI — $10B Microsoft Strategic Investment OpenAI (led by Microsoft) $10B Strategic investment Completed
Apr 7, 2021 Patreon — $155M Series F Patreon (led by Tiger Global) $155M Series f Completed
Jan 3, 2024 Pika Labs — $80M Series A Pika Labs (led by Lightspeed Venture Partners) $80M Series a Completed
Jun 14, 2022 Resemble AI — $8M Seed Round Resemble AI (led by Craft Ventures) $8M Seed Completed
Jun 29, 2023 Runway — $141M Series C Runway (led by Google) $141M Series c Completed
Jun 1, 2024 Skool — A16z-Led Growth Round Skool (led by a16z) $100M+ Growth equity Completed
Nov 15, 2022 Soul Machines — $70M Series B Soul Machines (led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2) $70M Series b Completed
Oct 17, 2022 Stability AI — $101M Series A Stability AI (led by Coatue Management) $101M Series a Completed
Mar 30, 2021 Substack — $65M Series B Substack (led by a16z) $65M Series b Completed
Dec 5, 2023 Sumsub — $80M Series B Sumsub (led by Goodwater Capital) $80M Series b Completed
Jun 14, 2023 Synthesia — $90M Series C Synthesia (led by Accel) $90M Series c Completed
Aug 15, 2023 Tavus — $18M Seed Round Tavus (led by Sequoia Capital) $18M Seed Completed