Cheehoo, a Los Angeles, CA-based startup building AI-powered tools to simplify animated content creation, has raised $10 million in funding.
Investors
The round was led by Greycroft, with participation from Point72 Ventures, Basis Set, Headline Asia, Powerhouse Capital, Playground Productions, and Rideback.
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that invests in seed-to-growth stage companies. It partners with entrepreneurs aiming to build category-defining companies focused on sectors such as software, sustainability, and consumer brands. The firm has offices in Los Angeles and New York City.
Cheehoo Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to advance its AI-driven animation tools, expand integrations, and develop more consumer-facing products.
About Cheehoo
Founded by Michael LoFaso, Jonathan Eirich, Dan Lin, Chris deFaria, and AI experts Yao-Hung Hubert Tsai and Wei-Cheng Kuo, Cheehoo is an AI-powered animation platform designed to simplify and enhance the animation creation process for artists, studios, and intellectual property (IP) owners. Its tools help creators rapidly prototype and iterate on animations by assisting with data annotation, file conversions, and ensuring format consistency. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, the company collaborates with streamers, studios, brands, and IP rightsholders to develop custom AI models.
Funding Details
Company: Cheehoo Labs, Inc.
Raised: $10.0M
Round: Unknown
Funding Date: April 2025
Lead Investor: Greycroft
Additional Investors: Point72 Ventures, Basis Set, Headline Asia, Powerhouse Capital, Playground Productions, Rideback
Company Website: https://www.cheehoo.com/
Software Category: Animation Software / Creative AI Tools
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/ai-animation-startup-cheehoo-lands-10m-funding-from-greycroft/