What eSelf AI does

eSelf AI is an Israel-based startup founded in 2023 by Alan Bekker (who previously sold NLP startup Voca to Snap in 2020) and Eylon Shoshan. The company built a multimodal AI platform for conversational photorealistic avatars, anchored on proprietary speech-to-video generation technology capable of real-time, two-way dialogue in over 30 languages. Its core use cases have centered on enterprise customer interactions, sales enablement, customer support, training, and education — including a flagship deployment at Portuguese luxury real estate firm Porta da Frente Christie's (attributed with over $100M in AI-generated leads) and participation in Israel's Education Ministry 2025 'Year of Artificial Intelligence' initiative covering roughly 70,000 teachers and grades 4-12.

The technology stack combines generative AI, autonomous agent capabilities, NLP, speech/audio processing, and knowledge retrieval into avatar-based agents grounded in organizational content. Pre-acquisition, eSelf raised $4.5M in seed funding (December 2024) and monetized through platform licensing and enterprise subscriptions targeting sales, customer support, and training. On November 5, 2025, Kaltura signed a definitive agreement to acquire eSelf for approximately $27M (comprising $7.5M cash, a $12.5M contingent earnout over three years, and roughly 3% of Kaltura's outstanding common stock), closing in Q4 2025.

Post-acquisition, the eSelf technology has been re-branded and integrated into Kaltura's AI Video Experience Cloud as 'Agentic Avatars,' extending the product surface with Avatar SDK, Avatar Video Production Studio, and an Agentic Revenue Engagement Suite for sales and ABM use cases. The combined stack is distributed through Kaltura's enterprise channel and developer ecosystem (including integrations with Zoom, Webex, YouTube, and SSO platforms), with compliance posture spanning GDPR, CCPA, FERPA, FedRAMP-aligned government use, and EU AI Act alignment.

Name

eSelf AI

Legal name

eSelf.ai

Website

https://eself.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

eSelf AI builds conversational photorealistic AI avatars with speech-to-video generation supporting 30+ languages for enterprise sales, support, training, and education. Acquired by Kaltura in Q4 2025 and integrated as Agentic Avatars.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conversational AI Avatar Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Conversational AI Platforms (chat/voice bots, orchestration) (HDAAAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agents & Autonomous Workflows (Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent) (HDAAACAF), Contact Center Speech AI (agent assist, IVR automation) (HDAAAFAL), End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA), AI-Powered Tutoring & Study Assistant Platforms (EDANAGAD), AI-Powered Language Tutors, Chatbots & Speaking Practice Tools (EDAFAOAC)

Keywords

• Conversational AI avatars
• AI video platform
• Speech-to-video generation
• Virtual agent software
• AI agent platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. AI Agent Platform Licensing: Platform enabling businesses to create interactive AI agents, generating revenue through platform usage and licensing to enterprise clients

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

eSelf AI developed conversational photorealistic AI avatar technology with speech-to-video generation, enabling real-time two-way conversations in over 30 languages. The platform allows businesses to create interactive AI agents for customer interactions, lead generation, sales, and support, and is now integrated as Agentic Avatars within Kaltura's AI Video Experience Cloud.

Product overview

eSelf AI (acquired by Kaltura in November 2025 for $27 million) provides a multimodal AI platform for conversational photorealistic avatars. The technology has been integrated into Kaltura's AI Video Experience Cloud as Agentic Avatars. The product portfolio includes the core Agentic Avatars platform (real-time AI agents for two-way conversations in 30+ languages), Avatar Video and Avatar Video Production Studio (for converting content into avatar-based videos), the broader Video Platform (Video Portal, Events & Webinars), AI enhancement tools (AI Work Genie, AI Content Lab, Publishing Agent), and specialized solutions (AI Class Genie for education, Agentic Revenue Engagement Suite for sales). The Developer Suite provides APIs for building on the platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interactive AI Agent Platform (eSelf) / Agentic Avatars Platform enabling businesses to create conversational photorealistic AI avatars for real-time two-way customer interactions, lead generation, sales, and support in over 30 languages; powered by proprietary speech-to-video generation. Now branded as Agentic Avatars under Kaltura.
• Avatar Video Converts recordings, presentations, documents, and webpages into polished avatar-based videos for alignment and engagement.
• Avatar SDK Software development kit enabling developers to integrate avatar technology into their own applications.
• Avatar Video Production Studio Studio tool for creating avatar-based video content with professional production capabilities.
• Agentic Revenue Engagement Suite AI-powered sales and revenue engagement solution using Agentic Avatars for demand generation, ABM journeys, training, and support.

Quantifiable outcome

• $100 million in sales attributed to AI-generated leads at Porta da Frente Christie's
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• KalturaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025Kaltura acquired eSelf AI for approximately $27 million (deal closed Q4 2025), integrating eSelf's avatar technology across Kaltura's AI Video Experience Cloud to power immersive, real-time virtual agents for customer and employee experiences. Deal structure included $7.5M cash, $12.5M earnout, and ~3% of Kaltura stock.
• Israel's Education MinistrycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2025eSelf was selected as a major EdTech partner for Israel's 2025 'Year of Artificial Intelligence' initiative, part of a nationwide plan to embed AI across grades 4-12, training 70,000 teachers, recruiting 3,000 mentors from over 400 tech firms, and rolling out five supervised classroom tools including chatbots, lesson-planning platforms, and AI tutors.
• AMITminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2025Domestic EdTech company participating in Israel's Education Ministry's AI initiative alongside eSelf AI

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tavus: Tavus delivers AI avatar and personalized video generation technology for sales, marketing, and customer engagement. It is comparable to eSelf in producing photorealistic conversational avatars aimed at revenue-driving enterprise workflows.
• Synthesia: Synthesia is a leading AI video avatar platform enabling enterprises to generate photorealistic avatar videos from text. It directly competes with eSelf AI in conversational photorealistic avatars for enterprise use cases such as sales, training, and customer engagement.
• HeyGen: HeyGen provides AI-generated avatar videos and conversational avatars supporting multiple languages. It competes directly with eSelf in photorealistic AI avatars for enterprise sales, marketing, and training workflows.
• D-ID: D-ID offers AI-powered digital humans and talking avatars for enterprise customer experience and content creation. It overlaps with eSelf's photorealistic conversational avatar capabilities across enterprise and marketing use cases.
• Hour One: Hour One develops photorealistic AI-generated virtual humans for enterprise video content and conversational applications. It competes with eSelf in the same niche of human-like AI avatars for business communication.
• Colossyan: Colossyan is an AI video avatar platform focused on enterprise training, learning, and corporate communications. Its photorealistic avatars for learning and development use cases overlap directly with eSelf's enterprise training applications.
• Soul Machines: Soul Machines builds autonomous digital humans and conversational AI avatars for customer experience and education. Its interactive digital human technology targets the same enterprise avatar-agent market as eSelf.
• DeepBrain AI: DeepBrain AI provides AI avatar and conversational video solutions for enterprise, education, and customer service. Its real-time avatar agents compete with eSelf's photorealistic conversational avatar platform.

Emerging players

• Cognigy: Cognigy is an enterprise conversational AI platform for customer service automation with virtual agents. While text/voice focused rather than avatar-based, it overlaps with eSelf's enterprise customer support and contact center use cases.
• Yepic AI: Yepic AI builds AI avatar video generation technology for enterprise communications and sales. Its photorealistic talking avatars position it as a comparable peer in the AI avatar space, though at an earlier commercial scale than eSelf.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/98236949

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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