Bengaluru-California start-up Clueso raises $10 million for AI agents that make videos
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Clueso, founded in 2023 with bases in California and Bengaluru, raised a $10 million Series A led by Dharana Capital on October 13, 2026 for AI agents that create company videos.
What Happened
Clueso, a start-up building AI agents that create and update videos for businesses, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Dharana Capital, the company announced on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. New investors Founders Future and Neotribe Ventures joined the round, along with existing backers Y Combinator and f7 Ventures. The round takes Clueso's total funding to $12 million. The company, founded in 2023 by Akash Anand, Prajwal Prakash and Neel Balar, works out of California and Bengaluru. It did not disclose its valuation.
Key Facts
- Round: $10 million Series A, led by Dharana Capital.
- Other investors: Founders Future and Neotribe Ventures (new), Y Combinator and f7 Ventures (existing).
- Total raised to date: $12 million.
- Founded: 2023, by Akash Anand, Prajwal Prakash and Neel Balar.
- Bases: California and Bengaluru.
- The company says more than 1,000 companies use its platform, including Atlassian and Zendesk.
- Plans for the money: expand enterprise sales, strengthen its AI agents and improve its video editing tools.
Why It Matters
Every software company needs a steady stream of videos: product demos, how-to guides, onboarding walkthroughs and help-centre clips. They go out of date every time the product changes, and remaking them takes time from designers and writers. Clueso's pitch is AI agents that learn a company's products, processes and brand, then create those videos and keep them current as the software changes. If it works at scale, that turns a slow, manual job into something closer to an automatic update.
The round also fits a pattern in Indian-founded software start-ups: building in Bengaluru, selling mainly to global companies, and keeping a US presence close to customers and investors. Y Combinator's early backing and enterprise clients such as Atlassian and Zendesk, according to the company, give it credibility with large buyers. For Indian engineers and designers, such companies create jobs working on products sold worldwide.
Competition is the challenge. Many larger software makers and AI labs now offer video generation tools, and other start-ups are chasing the same market. Clueso is betting that understanding each customer's own product and keeping videos in step with it is a narrower, more defensible job than general-purpose video creation. The next year will show whether enterprise customers pay for that depth.
| Detail | Clueso |
|---|---|
| Round | Series A, $10 million |
| Lead investor | Dharana Capital |
| Total funding | $12 million |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Bases | California and Bengaluru |
Impact
Short-term: Clueso plans to build out its enterprise sales team and add features to its agents and editor, which may mean new hiring in Bengaluru.
Long-term: If AI agents can reliably keep product videos up to date, software companies may need fewer people for routine video work and could spend more on customer education.
Who is affected: Software companies that produce training and product videos, content and design teams, rival video tools, and job seekers in Bengaluru's AI start-up sector.
Key Takeaway
Clueso's $10 million round shows investors backing AI agents built for one specific business job, here keeping company videos accurate as products change.
Questions and Answers
How much did Clueso raise and who led the round?
Clueso raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Dharana Capital, with Founders Future, Neotribe Ventures, Y Combinator and f7 Ventures also investing.
What does Clueso do?
It builds AI agents that learn a company's products, processes and brand, and then create and maintain videos such as product demos and how-to guides.
Who founded Clueso and where is it based?
Akash Anand, Prajwal Prakash and Neel Balar founded it in 2023. It operates from California and Bengaluru.
How much has Clueso raised in total?
With this round, its total funding is $12 million.
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