Cartwheel
AI Research Labs · Foundation Models
$20Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
Series Blatest round · Feb 2026 · 9 mo ago
3backers · Accel, Craft Ventures
50+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
Cartwheel is an AI research lab and product company. We build foundation models for human and object motion, and the tools that put them to work across media and the physical world.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$20M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
Series B
Feb 2026 · 9 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Backers
3
Accel, Craft Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
9 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
50/100
in the news, fresh money, rising traction
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Feb 2026 | — | — | Pulse 2.0 |
| Series A | Sep 2023 | $20M | — | MedCity News |
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News
Cartwheel shifts restaurant delivery into high gear
Hungry Howie's is among the pizza brands embracing a more flexible approach to delivery, and is leveraging delivery software company Cartwheel to do it. Hear from Cartwheel CEO Alex Vasilkin on the company
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Cartwheel Care Collaborates with Anthem to Expand Telehealth Mental Health Services to 12,500 K-12 Students Across Indiana
/PRNewswire/ -- Cartwheel Care, a telehealth mental health provider for K-12 schools, today announced plans to expand access to care for up to 12,500 students...
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Cartwheel: K-12 School Telehealth Mental Health Provider Closes Series B After 300% Growth
Cartwheel announced it has become America's largest K-12 mental health provider after nearly 300% year-over-year growth in new school-district partnerships, bringing its reach to 350 school districts across 15 states. The company, which provides telehealt
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Cartwheel Co-Founder Andrew Carr: AI Tools Allow Animators To Be 'Empowered To Make More Things'
Company co-founder Andrew Carr speaks about Cartwheel, a new AI animation tool developed with the help of Pixar animators and backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg.
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AI Animation Firm Cartwheel Emerges From Beta; Pixar Alums In Exec Ranks, Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo Among Backers
AI animation firm Cartwheel, whose co-founders worked at Google and OpenAI and whose investors include Jeffrey Katzenberg's WndrCo, has emerged from closed beta
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Cartwheel Unlocks A World Of Storytelling Opportunities For Games, Movies, Social Media, And Advertising With The Launch Of Its New 3D Animation Platform
Cartwheel, a company propelling animation into the future, today announced its highly anticipated suite of 3D animation AI tools is now available to the public. Emerging out of closed beta, where the company amassed over 60,000 creatives on the waitlist a
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Can Cartwheel Robotics Redefine Humanoids as Our New Best Friends?
Cartwheel Robotics, led by Scott LaValley, is redefining humanoids by focusing on emotional connection and companionship rather than industrial tasks. Can these friendly robots, like Yogi and Speedy, become beloved household companions? With AI-driven int
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The Webb Telescope Captures a Stunning View of the Cartwheel Galaxy
Webb sees through dust and gas into regions out of reach of optical telescopes such as Hubble, revealing new galaxy views
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
New York
United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff
46 Howard Street, Suite 607, New York, NY, 10013, US