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Current Roles

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Full Stack Engineer

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AI Research Assistant

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Frontend
Engineer

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Machine Learning Engineer

Hedra is a groundbreaking video foundation model company, founded by former Stanford PhDs and backed by leading investors such as Index, A16Z, and Abstract Ventures. The company is building a full-stack creation studio that integrates control, emotion, and creative intelligence into its products.

With a $10 million seed round secured, Hedra is on a mission to revolutionize content creation. Its flagship product, the Character foundation model, launched in late June to national acclaim, achieving viral success on platforms like Reddit and Twitter. Following this, Character-2 was released in October and has already demonstrated its ability to generate highly creative and viral content.

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Interested in working for Hedra? Contact Richard for more information.

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Meet the CEO

Michael Lingelbach

Michael Lingelbach is a former Stanford Vision & Learning Lab PhD student and a leader in AI innovation. As an engineer and angel investor, he supports ventures in AI, manufacturing, and automation. He also mentors high-potential students facing barriers to opportunity.