Observed Signal · Jul 3, 2026 · Funding · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Funding Market: Red Bull Ventures Backs Video AI Startup Twelve Labs
Red Bull Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Red Bull officially launched in 2025, is building a portfolio of early-stage startups aligned with the beverage company's focus areas: sports and human performance, consumer engagement, media tech, and supply chain. Its most prominent investment to date is a $100 million Series B in US-Korean video AI company Twelve Labs, co-led by NEA and Naver Ventures, with participation from Red Bull Ventures, Amazon, Radical Ventures, Index Ventures, and Korea Investment Partners. Twelve Labs, founded by Jae-sung Lee, develops foundation models for native video understanding; its total funding now exceeds $207 million. Red Bull Ventures also participated in Liom's CHF 13 million Series A extension and Algori's €3.6 million round in December 2025. The fund, led by Nai-Tseng Chen and Dr. Sabrina Jones, targets around €200 million for visionary entrepreneurs.
Corporate VC fund portfolio update and $100M Series B for a video AI startup; relevant to AI/tech investment landscape but not a direct AdTech market shift.
Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Red Bull Ventures, Red Bull's corporate VC arm, launched in 2025 and targets roughly €200 million for early-stage investments.
- Twelve Labs raised a $100 million Series B co-led by NEA and Naver Ventures, with Red Bull Ventures, Amazon, Radical Ventures, Index Ventures, and Korea Investment Partners participating.
- Twelve Labs' total funding exceeds $207 million; it builds video-understanding foundation models including Marengo 3.0 and Pegasus 1.5.
- Red Bull Ventures participated in a CHF 13 million Series A extension for glucose-wearable startup Liom and a €3.6 million round for shopper insights platform Algori, both in December 2025.
- Red Bull Ventures' portfolio also includes Zya, Kinexon, and Dorsia.
Connected Companies & Entities
8 Entities mappedSpeedinvest
European venture capital manager investing in technology companies.
“Previously, the company had only invested in startups indirectly through funds such as Speedinvest, Fund F, Calm/Storm, 3VC, and xista....”
NEA
Global venture-capital investor funding technology and healthcare companies from seed to IPO.
“Twelve Labs has closed a $100 million Series B, co-led by NEA and Naver Ventures....”
Red Bull
Energy drink brand with a global owned media ecosystem.
“Red Bull Ventures is the corporate VC arm of the beverage giant from Fuschl am See....”
Amazon
Global commerce, cloud, advertising and subscription platform company.
“with Red Bull Ventures on board alongside Amazon, Radical Ventures, Index Ventures, and Korea Investment Partners....”
Red Bull Media House
Multi-platform publisher, broadcaster and content studio for Red Bull.
“Red Bull, which owns one of the world's largest sports and action video archives through Red Bull Media House....”
Index Ventures
Venture capital firm investing in technology companies.
“with Red Bull Ventures on board alongside Amazon, Radical Ventures, Index Ventures, and Korea Investment Partners....”
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud infrastructure, platform and AI services for enterprises and developers.
“with Red Bull Ventures on board alongside Amazon, Radical Ventures, Index Ventures, and Korea Investment Partners....”
On
Advertiser / Brand (Buys Ads)Public Swiss performance footwear and apparel brand.
“Red Bull Ventures came on board in December 2025 as part of a CHF 13 million Series A extension, alongside former On co-CEO Marc Maurer....”
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