Agence France-Presse (AFP) has launched MediaGen, a €4 million generative AI initiative selected under France's France 2030 plan and backed by the French Public Investment Bank ...
Google DeepMind has announced a hands-on R&D partnership with independent studio A24, backed by an investment reported by the Wall Street Journal to be in the $75 million range....
Odyssey, an AI company focused on world models, has raised a new funding round that values the startup at $1.45 billion. The round is backed by Amazon alongside other prominent ...
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Hallstone Ventures, the entertainment-focused venture fund led by industry veteran Seth Hallen, has closed its debut Fund I at over $10 million and revealed its first four portf...
Taste, a San Francisco-based AI infrastructure startup, has closed an $18.5M seed round co-led by CRV and Amplify to tackle what it calls "subjective domains"—the gap between AI...
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Coherent has broken ground on an expanded manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, backed by a $50 million CHIPS Act grant and an additional ~$17 million in earlier state and l...
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Pika, the generative video AI platform, has closed an $80 million funding round aimed at making video creation accessible to a broader range of creators. The investment signals ...
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Stability AI has announced a strategic investment and partnership with WPP, the global marketing and communications giant behind agencies including Ogilvy, AKQA, Hogarth, and Gr...
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Filmustage, a film pre-production platform, closed a $1.5 million seed round led by Raw Ventures and Geek Ventures in 2024. The funding fueled a wave of new capabilities, includ...
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Filmustage, an AI-powered platform that automates script breakdowns, analysis, and shooting schedules, has closed a $1.5 million seed round led by Raw Ventures, with participati...
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