Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
- hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2
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Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCS22 | |
| AI | Active | YCF26 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Not stated | 500 Global2019 | |
| AI | Not stated | EF2020 | |
| AI | Not stated | Antler2024 | |
| Devtools | Active | YCW20 | |
| Other | Not stated | 500 GlobalGA 7 |
Also from S25 in AI
All of S25Founders
- Peter TribelhornFounder/CEO
- Chia-Lun WuFounder/CTO
About Hera
Hera is an AI motion designer that turns 5-hour projects into 5-minute tasks. When you're a YouTuber making an infographic animation, instead of spending hours manually clicking buttons in Adobe After Effects, you can create the same animation in minutes in Hera. Through talking to our users, we realized that 95% of time spent on motion graphics is manual button clicking, not creative work. This insight led us to focus on automating the tedious parts while giving the user all creative control. We launched in May 2025, got 100k waitlist signups in 8 weeks, and we're doubling revenue monthly.
- YC batch
- S25 · Summer 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 5
- Location
- Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 13h ago
Changes seen
Rewrote its one-liner; it read "AI Motion Designer"
Hera: questions
Which YC batch was Hera in?
Hera was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).
Is Hera still active?
Y Combinator lists Hera as active.
Who founded Hera?
Hera's founders, as listed on its YC page: Peter Tribelhorn (Founder/CEO), Chia-Lun Wu (Founder/CTO).
Where is Hera based?
Hera lists Berlin, Berlin, Germany as its location on YC's directory.