Ozone

Ozone

AI-powered cloud-based collaborative video editor

Overview

Ozone provides an AI-powered, cloud-based video editing platform for real-time collaboration among content teams. It works in a unified online workspace with centralized media storage, context-aware AI, and cloud video streaming, offering features like automated silence removal, captions, color grading, and keyframe animation, plus AI-generated video, images, and music inside the editor. It differentiates itself by prioritizing real-time cloud collaboration and a streamlined workflow, avoiding large file transfers and targeting creators who find traditional editors too complex or web tools too limited. Its goal is to reduce technical friction in video production so creators can focus on storytelling, while expanding its AI capabilities and collaboration features with backing from investors.

YC Company

About Ozone

Simplify's Rating
Why Ozone is rated
C
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Consumer Software

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Entertainment

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$7.2M

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

2021

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What believers are saying

  • Ozone’s November 2023 $7.1 million seed funds continued AI and collaboration development.
  • YC says Ozone exited beta after six months of testing, showing product momentum.
  • Freemium plus $29 Pro pricing targets creators before enterprise sales cycles start.

What critics are saying

  • Ozone still lacks visible 2025 product traction, revenue disclosures, or enterprise customers.
  • Adobe Premiere Pro and Runway ship faster AI features, squeezing Ozone’s differentiation by 2026.
  • If beta conversion stalls, Ozone’s seven-personish early team runs out of runway fast.

What makes Ozone unique

  • Ozone pairs AI editing suggestions with Figma-like real-time collaboration in-browser.
  • Max von Wolff built Ozone from MIT, recruiting Adobe, Frame.io, and Disney talent.
  • Y Combinator backed Ozone’s cloud editor, signaling strong startup credibility and distribution.

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Funding

Total Funding

$7.2M

Meets

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$3.3M
$2M
Netflix
$2.3M
Instacart
$3M
Robinhood
$7.1M
Ozone

Benefits

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

Stock Options

Company Equity

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Hybrid Work Options

Work from Home

Remote Work Options

Phone/Internet Stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-9%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-4%
AI News
Nov 13th, 2023
Ozone, an AI-powered video editing platform, secured $7.1 million in funding

Ozone, the creator of an AI-powered collaborative video editing platform in the cloud, has successfully secured $7.1 million in seed funding and is now launching an open beta version of its software.

TechStartups
Nov 8th, 2023
AI tech startup Ozone launches with $7.1 million to revolutionize video editing

Today, Ozone announced it has closed $7.1 million in funding and has publicly launched its cloud-based video editing platform.

TechCrunch
Nov 8th, 2023
Ozone Raises $7.1M To Scale Its Ai-Powered Collaborative Video Editor In The Cloud

Ozone, the maker of an AI-powered collaborative video editor in the cloud, has raised $7.1 million in seed funding and is launching in open beta. The Y Combinator alum aims to provide content creators with AI assistance that lets them complete repetitive editing tasks in seconds, rather than in hours. Ozone doesn’t want to replace human creativity with AI, it instead wants to give content creators tools to create engaging videos faster and more efficiently.Founded in 2021 by Max von Wolff, Ozone is a video editor with an AI assistant that was developed in-house and proposes actions for you to take when editing. The software supports video editing features, unlimited cloud storage and Figma-like collaboration in real-time. You can do things like remove silences, add captions and animations, color correct, add music and more all with the help of AI.“When I was at MIT, I was studying computer science,” von Wolff told TechCrunch in an interview. “I got really interested in the pursuit of creativity

The Media Leader
Oct 3rd, 2023
Ozone launches in-house creative studio

Industry-backed online ads sales house Ozone has launched Studiozone, its first in-house creative studio it says can help maximise ad impacts for brands across the premium web.

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