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Kapwing

Browser-based video editor built around a fast automatic subtitle generator, letting creators caption, trim, and resize clips for social platforms without installing software.

Kapwing was founded in San Francisco in 2017 by Julia Enthoven and Eric Lu, who set out to build a video editor that ran entirely in the browser instead of requiring desktop software like Premiere or Final Cut. The company raised roughly $12.7 million, including a Series A round backed by investors such as Village Global and Sinai Capital Partners, and today runs a team in the dozens rather than hundreds. The product centers on collaborative, cloud-saved video editing with an automatic subtitle and caption generator as its signature feature, alongside multi-language dubbing, smart cutting of silences and filler words, and one-click resizing for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Kapwing has crossed 100 million created projects and positions itself against CapCut, Descript, and newer captioning-first tools like Submagic, leaning on its browser-only workflow and team collaboration features to appeal to social media teams and solo creators alike.

Founded

2017

Headquarters

San Francisco, United States

Sector

applications