Last updated 2026-07-20
- Acquired by Genesys, Jan 2013
Total raised
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Last: Undisclosed Round 2008-09
Stage
Acquired
Founded
2022
Headcount
31
HQ
Mountain View, United States
Sector
Business Software
About
Utopai Studios is an AI-native entertainment company built by pioneers in agentic AI and veterans of Hollywood, combining a real studio and original IP engine, deep relationships across global entertainment, and PAI, a proprietary cinematic AI platform built for long-form storytelling. The company's mission is to democratize cinematic storytelling, enabling anyone with a story to have access to studio-grade production. PAI reduces the time and cost of cinematic production while maintaining full character consistency, world continuity, and creative control from script to screen.
Offices
Mountain View, United States · HQ / main office
Q&A
- What is UTOPY's primary business?
- UTOPY provides advanced speech analytics solutions for contact center quality management.
- When was UTOPY founded?
- UTOPY was founded in January 1999.
- What is UTOPY's current status?
- UTOPY was acquired by Genesys in January 2013 and is currently inactive.
- How much funding did UTOPY raise in total?
- UTOPY raised a total of $7,500,000.
- When was UTOPY's last funding round and who were the investors?
- UTOPY's last funding round was in September 2008, with investments from Pras Holdings and Bay Ventures.
- Who are the co-founders of UTOPY?
- The co-founders of UTOPY are David Konig and Yochai Konig.
- Where is UTOPY's headquarters located?
- UTOPY's headquarters is located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
Team · 20
Cecilia Shen
Founder · CEO & Co-founder
Jie Yang
Founder · Chief Technology Officer
Marco Weber
Co-CEO and Partner
Zijian He
Chief Scientist
Kirk Petruccelli
Chief Creative Officer
Martin Weisz
Chief Workflow Officer
Peter Binazeski
Head of Global Communications
Phil Sawyer
Chief of Staff
Carlos Lutterbach
Business Operations Manager
Carsten Kurpanek
Head of Animation
Clineu Junior
Head of Business Development - EU & LATAM
Hui Yuan
Research Scientist
Javier Moreno
Product Designer
Joseph Morales
Filmmaker Engineer
Kevin Chong
CEO, Utopai East Studios
Kunpeng Li
Research Scientist
Manuel Calero
Head of Technical Production
Pablo Diaz De Leon Hicks
Filmmaker Engineer
Songyang Zhang
Research Scientist
Yinan Zhao
Research Scientist
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Business Software
Sub-sectors
Business SoftwareIT, R&D & Data SolutionsData Analysis & Decision Support
Technologies
Platforms & InterfacesSoftware
Target customers
Enterprise & Professional ServicesEnterprisesCall Centers
Business model
B2B
Tags
speech-analyticscustomer-analyticsworkforce-managementcall-centers
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | utopaistudios.com/ |
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| linkedin.com/company/601919 |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Employees (exact) | 31 |
| Status reason | Acquired (Inactive) by Genesys on Jan 2013 - closed due to acquisition |
Acquisitions & public offerings
Acquired by Genesys 2013-01
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 2 |
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Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 1 |
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Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 514121854 |
|---|---|
| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2008-04-01 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בסוגי עיסוק שפורטו בתקנון |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2025 |
| Active charges / liens | 0 |
| Registry events | 1 — annual_report (1) |
| Registered address | דרך בגין 146 תל אביב - יפו |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-13 | דו~ח שנתי |