Cantina Overview
- Year Founded
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2010

- Status
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Private
- Employees
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112

- Latest Deal Type
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Accelerator/Inc
- Investors
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27
Cantina General Information
Description
Developer of a social platform designed to create AI characters. The company's platform offers bots for the party so that one can chat it up with bots with real personalities and instantly turn ideas into works of AI art, enabling creators to share personalized content experiences combined with group chat across voice, video, and text.
Contact Information
Website
www.cantina.comCorporate Office
- 10 Jay Street, 4th Floor
- Brooklyn
- New York, NY 11201
- United States
Corporate Office
- 10 Jay Street, 4th Floor
- Brooklyn
- New York, NY 11201
- United States
Cantina Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
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3. Accelerator/Incubator | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||||
2. Early Stage VC (Series B) | 11-Jun-2012 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 06-Oct-2011 | $8.3M | $8.3M | Completed | Generating Revenue |
Cantina Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
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Series B | ||||||||
Series A |
Cantina Comparisons
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Financing
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Cantina Competitors (2)
One of Cantina’s 2 competitors is Character.ai, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Menlo Park, CA.
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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Character.ai | Venture Capital-Backed | Menlo Park, CA | ||||
Chai Research | Venture Capital-Backed | Newark, CA |
Cantina Patents
Cantina Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
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US-20210289255-A1 | Synchronization of media content across multiple participant devices | Inactive | 12-Mar-2020 | ||
US-9372550-B2 | Automatic audio-video switching | Active | 10-Feb-2014 | ||
US-9743045-B2 | Automatic audio-video switching | Active | 10-Feb-2014 | ||
US-20150229883-A1 | Automatic audio-video switching | Active | 10-Feb-2014 | ||
US-20160373698-A1 | Automatic audio-video switching | Active | 10-Feb-2014 | H04N7/142 |
Cantina Signals
Cantina Investors (27)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds |
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David Morin | Angel (individual) | Minority | ||
Kevin Colleran | Angel (individual) | Minority | ||
Kleiner Perkins | Venture Capital | Minority | ||
Michael Arrington | Angel (individual) | Minority | ||
Nils Johnson | Angel (individual) | Minority |
Cantina Acquisitions (2)
Cantina’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with vline. The deal was made on 04-May-2016.
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
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vline | 04-May-2016 | Merger/Acquisition | Multimedia and Design Software | ||
Erly | 22-May-2012 | Merger/Acquisition | Social Content |
Cantina FAQs
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When was Cantina founded?
Cantina was founded in 2010.
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Where is Cantina headquartered?
Cantina is headquartered in New York, NY.
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What is the size of Cantina?
Cantina has 112 total employees.
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What industry is Cantina in?
Cantina’s primary industry is Social/Platform Software.
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Is Cantina a private or public company?
Cantina is a Private company.
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What is Cantina’s current revenue?
The current revenue for Cantina is
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How much funding has Cantina raised over time?
Cantina has raised $33.3M.
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Who are Cantina’s investors?
David Morin, Kevin Colleran, Kleiner Perkins, Michael Arrington, and Nils Johnson are 5 of 27 investors who have invested in Cantina.
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Who are Cantina’s competitors?
Character.ai and Chai Research are competitors of Cantina.
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