Hera

AI Agents · Photo & Video Editing Software
3open roles
1backers · Y Combinator
10+team · employees, estimated range
2024founded

Overview

Create professional, editable motion graphics from a prompt with Hera, your AI motion designer for infographics, explainers, UI animation, and branded video.

Funding and backers

Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
3
open roles
Backers
1
Y Combinator
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Dec 16, 2025 Launched on Hacker News Show HN: Hera API – Text-to-Motion-Graphics Engine Jun 2025 Went through Y Combinator 2024 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 7%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Launched on Hacker News
1 points
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
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Jobs

$89k – $145k per year · Equity 0.8–1.5% · Remote (United States, Germany) · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Berlin
Lovable
Design
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$89k – $145k per year · Equity 0.8–1.5% · Remote (United States, Germany, Taiwan) · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Berlin
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
Lovable
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GCP
AWS
Design
Adobe After Effects
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$100k – $145k per year · Equity 0.5–1.5% · Remote (United States, Germany) · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Berlin
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Model Context Protocol
LLM
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
GCP
AWS
Design
Adobe After Effects
Apply

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$145k
Typical range
$145k
Open positions
3
3 Jobs
Middle 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 3 $145k $145k
Highest paying role Founding Software Engineer $145k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
3
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
33% ▼
Backend
33% ▼
Design
33% ▼

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Hera over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
11
Postings analysed
3
Stack modernity
82/100AI adopter
Languages
TypeScript
Frameworks & libraries
Next.js
React.js
Databases
PostgreSQL
Cloud & platforms
AWS
GCP
AI & ML
LLM
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Full Hera tech stack 11 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Connections

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Shared investors1
Y CombinatorVia a fund
6311 portfolio companies

News

Blog 6 months ago
AI Product Launch Video Generator: A Practical Guide for Startup Launches
Learn how to create a studio-quality product launch video with editable AI motion graphics, from launch hook and product reveal to proof and CTA.
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Blog 6 months ago
Product Launch Video Script Template for AI Motion Graphics
A reusable launch video script template with scene timing, prompts, CTA structure, and motion design notes for startups.
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Blog 6 months ago
Animated Infographic Video Generator: Turn Data Into a Clear Story
A guide to animated infographic videos for reports, social posts, presentations, and data-led campaigns.
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Blog 6 months ago
How to Turn Spreadsheets Into Animated Chart Videos
A workflow for transforming spreadsheet data into animated chart videos for marketing, education, reports, and presentations.
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Blog 6 months ago
Overlay Motion Graphics Generator for Talking-Head Videos
Create clean animated overlays, callouts, lower thirds, and data cards for talking-head videos with AI motion graphics.
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Report
Blog 6 months ago
Motion Graphics for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels
A practical guide to AI motion graphics for vertical short-form videos, hooks, captions, callouts, and branded social edits.
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Blog 6 months ago
AI Explainer Video Maker for SaaS Products: What to Include
Plan a SaaS explainer video with AI motion graphics: problem framing, product scenes, proof, objections, and CTA.
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Report
Blog 6 months ago
App Demo Video Template for Mobile App Launches
Create a mobile app demo video with AI motion graphics, phone mockups, feature callouts, and vertical launch variants.
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Report
Blog 6 months ago
B2B SaaS Feature Announcement Videos: A Motion Graphics Guide
Turn feature releases into clear motion graphics videos for changelogs, email, LinkedIn, and customer education.
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Blog 6 months ago
How to Create LinkedIn Product Videos With AI Motion Design
A LinkedIn product video playbook for B2B teams using AI motion graphics, captions, proof cards, and launch cutdowns.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Berlin
Berlin Germany
HQ
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 100% remote 10-50 est. staff $145k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Design
seen since Sep 2026