Knowlify
YC S25San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 6 employees · 1 known investors
Knowlify converts documents, blog posts, and ideas into narrated, animated videos for corporate teams. The platform serves compliance training and LMS use cases, offering both self-service video creation and full-service production.
Also known as Ritvik Varada
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSArtificial IntelligenceEducationGenerative AIVideoUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S25)
Knowlify was founded in 2025 by Ritam Rana, Jonathan Maynard, Arjun Talati, and Ritvik Varada.
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Ritam RanainCo-Founder & CEOFounder of Knowlify, which builds a platform for converting documents and ideas into narrated, animated videos for corporate training and learning management systems.
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Jonathan MaynardinCo-FounderJonathan Maynard is building Knowlify, a Y Combinator S25 company focused on educational technology.
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Arjun Talatiin𝕏Co-FounderArjun Talati is founder of Knowlify, a platform that transforms documents and content into narrated, animated videos for corporate learning and compliance training.
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Ritvik VaradainCo-Founder & CTORitvik Varada previously worked as a quantitative analyst at WorldQuant and is now building Knowlify, a platform focused on video-based learning.
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Competitors · 3
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VEED107 shared keywordsVEED is a browser-based video creation and editing platform that turns text prompts and ideas into post-ready videos with captions, music, branding, and export formats for social channels. It serves marketers, founders, and creators worldwide, and also offers developer APIs for video generation, lip sync, subtitles, and background removal.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Knowlify do?
- Knowlify converts documents, blog posts, and ideas into narrated, animated videos for corporate teams. The platform serves compliance training and LMS use cases, offering both self-service video creation and full-service production.
- Who founded Knowlify?
- Knowlify was founded by Ritam Rana, Jonathan Maynard, Arjun Talati, Ritvik Varada in 2025.
- Who are Knowlify's investors?
- Knowlify's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Knowlify headquartered?
- Knowlify is headquartered in San Francisco, US.