By Mike Pearl
Publication Date: 2026-03-12 09:00:00
Google is funneling $1 million from its AI Futures Fund accelerator program into a company called Animaj, which makes AI-generated videos for kids, according to Bloomberg. Animaj will also reportedly get early access to Google’s Veo video models before they’re released to the public, and will be given special insights from DeepMind, Google’s AI division.
According to Animaj’s YouTube channel description, it “acquires and turns iconic Kids’ IPs into global franchises using an AI-driven, digital-first, and multi-platform approach.”
Here’s an Animaj video from two years ago:
But the way, according to a recent piece of analysis by the research firm MoffettNathanson, YouTube just quietly became the world’s largest media company last year, beating Disney’s media division.
An analysis of YouTube content last month by the New York Times found in 15-minutes of watching content recommended after a popular, non-AI piece of content, 40% of what…
