Jobs at Pika

Recomputed daily from public data: capital freshness (0-35) + hiring velocity (0-30) + pay transparency (0-20) + employer rating (0-15; unrated scores the neutral 7), minus up to 10 for documented headwinds (lawsuits, layoffs, leadership churn). Transparent formula, not investment or career advice.

~135Mtotal raised

Series B, $80M, 2024last round

Growthstage

1-50team size

Palo AltoHQ

2023founded

~109headcount (as of 2026-06)

Founders: Demi Guo (Co-founder & CEO; Stanford AI PhD dropout) · Chenlin Meng (Co-founder & CTO; Stanford AI PhD dropout)

Backed by: Spark Capital, Lightspeed, Greycroft

Signals

Founded by Stanford AI PhD researchers; no new round found since 2024 (~$470M valuation); unconfirmed reports of Meta acquisition interest

In the news

Pika Cuts AI's 3x Markup to Nearly Zero With a $10-a-Month Membership Yahoo Finance · 2026-08-04

Exclusive / Video AI company Pika offers new tool to speed up AI video creation Semafor · 2026-09-17

Pika vs. Higgsfield Feud Over Copying Shows How AI Makes Mimicry Easy The Information · 2026-07-06

Creality Pika Pocket-Sized AI 3D Scanner Is Now on Sale at $699 PR Newswire · 2026-07-22

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Culture read

Small team: high trust, high variance, nowhere to hide.

Indicative read from public signals, not insider info

Momentum index 37/100 = capital freshness (0-35) + hiring velocity (0-30) + comp transparency (0-20) + workplace rating (0-15), minus documented headwinds. Recomputed daily; not investment or career advice.