Twelve Labs

Building the World's Most Powerful Video Understanding AI Infrastructure

Innovative video AI with a collaborative culture, but compensation lags the market. Choose Twelve Labs if you want to work on cutting-edge multimodal AI in a flat org — but weigh the below-average pay.

2021
Founded
SF + Seoul
Headquarters
~100
Employees
Series A
Funding Stage
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Culture Overview

What it's really like to work at Twelve Labs

Twelve Labs is building foundation AI models that can accurately search, summarize, and understand video content at scale. Their Large Visual Language Models (VLMs) are trained on massive video datasets, and the platform is used by developers and enterprises worldwide. The company operates a hybrid model between San Francisco and Seoul, with a flat organizational structure. Reviews praise the passionate, collaborative team and cutting-edge technology, but flag below-average compensation and high attrition as concerns. The founding team has deep ML expertise.

Glassdoor Ratings

Twelve Labs Glassdoor Ratings & Employee Reviews

3.6
Overall Glassdoor Score
Based on 6 Glassdoor reviews (estimated — low confidence)
Compensation & Benefits 4.0
Senior Management 3.6
Work-Life Balance 3.4
Overall Rating 3.6
~55% Recommend to a Friend (estimated)
73% CEO Approval
Employee Review Themes

Working at Twelve Labs: Pros & Cons

What employees love

  • Cutting-edge video understanding AI — unique niche with strong product-market fit
  • Flat org with real opportunities for growth and impact
  • Passionate, collaborative team across SF and Seoul
  • Well-funded Series A with strong founding team

What could be better

  • Pay reported as below average for the market
  • High attrition — the company is “always hiring”
  • Some reviews cite inexperienced leadership
  • Benefits described as expensive
Engineering Culture

How the engineering team works

Tech Stack

Python PyTorch Video ML LLMs

Core Technology

Builds Large Visual Language Models (VLMs) for video understanding. The Twelve Labs API enables search, summarization, and classification across video content at scale.

Research Focus

Multimodal AI research with a focus on video foundation models. The team works on training large-scale VLMs on massive video datasets. Read the blog →

Team Structure

Flat, startup-style organization with ~100 employees across San Francisco and Seoul. Small, autonomous teams with high ownership and direct product impact.

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