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Katalist Raises $1.5M for Generative Video

In December 2025, the creative technology startup Katalist raised $1.5 million in a Seed funding round. The investment was led by South Central Ventures (SCV).

The company is led by co-founders Andraž Zvonar (CEO) and Blaž Blokar. Katalist is addressing the “consistency crisis” in AI-driven content creation by building a unified production workflow for storytellers.

While general generative video tools often struggle with character persistence, Katalist addresses these barriers with a proprietary “character library.” This allows marketers and film producers to transform scripts into storyboards and videos where personas remain visually identical across every shot. This level of deterministic control shifts generative video from a novelty tool to a professional production standard.

The new capital will be used to accelerate product development and scale its enterprise footprint, where over 250,000 professionals are already using its platform to automate high-end video storytelling.

Market Signal

  • The “Consistency” Moat: This $1.5M round validates that the industry is moving beyond “text-to-video” towards “script-to-story.” Katalist’s focus on character consistency targets the professional market that requires predictable, non-flickering outputs for brand-safe content.
  • Operationalizing Creativity: By positioning its platform as a production hub rather than a standalone generator, Katalist is capturing the enterprise “Creative Ops” budget. It effectively turns a fragmented AI process into a streamlined, repeatable business workflow.
  • Central European Deeptech: The backing by SCV reinforces the trend of CEE founders scaling global platforms from San Francisco. Katalist represents a bridge between high-efficiency European R&D and US-based market capture.

Key Details

  • Company: Katalist
  • Funding: $1.5M Seed
  • Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
  • Lead Investor: South Central Ventures
  • Founders: Andraž Zvonar (CEO), Blaž Blokar
  • Use Case: Generative video production and character-consistent storyboarding

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