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Runway

Runway develops generative AI models and tools that create and edit video and images, and is now also building world models for simulation and robotics.

  • AI-native creation
  • New York, United States
  • Founded 2018
  • Independent

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What Runway does

Runway trains its own video and image generation models, such as Gen-4.5 and Aleph, and offers them in a web and mobile app for filmmakers, agencies, brands and individual creators. Users can generate clips from text or images, edit existing footage, add voice and music, and build ad campaigns or small creative apps. The company also sells API access and has extended its research into general world models aimed at simulation and robot training.

ForCreatorsAgenciesBrandsEnterprises

Products

  • Runway app (Gen-4.5, Aleph and other models)Text-to-video, image-to-video, image generation and video editing tools in web and mobile apps.
  • Runway AdsTool to generate, test and publish advertising content, launched October 2026.
  • App StudioLets users build and share small creative apps on top of Runway's models, launched October 2026.
  • GWM-1 and Praxis-1World models for simulated environments, including robotics use; Praxis-1 made available November 2026.
  • Runway APIDeveloper access to Runway's generation models.

How it uses AI

  • In-house video generation models (Gen-4, Gen-4.5) and video editing model (Aleph).
  • General world models (GWM-1) built on Gen-4.5 that create virtual environments, for example to test and train robots.
  • Music, voice and sound-effect generation and an agentic creative assistant in paid plans.

Milestones

  1. Runway founded in New York.
  2. Gen-4 video model released.
  3. Funding round led by General Atlantic reportedly values Runway at over $3B.
  4. $315M Series E at a reported $5.3B valuation to pre-train next-generation world models.
  5. Praxis-1 world model made available.

Sources

  1. AI video startup Runway raises $315M at $5.3B valuation, eyes more capable world models (opens in a new tab), TechCrunch, 10 Feb 2026
  2. World model startup Runway closes $315M funding round (opens in a new tab), SiliconANGLE, 10 Feb 2026
  3. About Runway (opens in a new tab), Runway
  4. Pricing (opens in a new tab), Runway
  5. Runway Brand Assets and Guidelines (opens in a new tab), Runway
  6. Praxis-1 is now available (opens in a new tab), Runway, 11 Nov 2026
  7. Runway (company) (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia, 14 Nov 2026
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