# Darren Aronofsky's AI Studio Primordial Soup Files to Raise $15 Million

_Funding · published 2026-07-22_

Primordial Soup Labs, the AI film and content studio founded by director Darren Aronofsky and producing partner Dylan Golden, has filed with the SEC for a $15 million equity raise, with just over $11 million already sold as of an initial closing on July 1. The studio's website points to an active hiring spree, with open roles spanning generative artists, a Head of Studio, and social media strategists — signaling an ambitious expansion into feature films, television series, branded content, and AI-first creator projects.

Primordial Soup launched roughly a year ago with the tagline "make soup not slop" and has operated under a non-exclusive filmmaking partnership with Google DeepMind. Recent output includes Ancestra, a 45-minute featurette co-produced with filmmaker Eliza McNitt that debuted at Tribeca 2025, and On This Day, a series of AI-assisted live-action shorts centered on American Revolution figures that has since pivoted toward an animated format. The funding round suggests the studio intends to scale production significantly, potentially covering the costs of writers, directors, voice talent, and other creative collaborators needed to move beyond proof-of-concept work.

## Sources
- [Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/darren-aronofsky-raising-money-ai-film-studio-1236654262/)
- [sg.finance.yahoo.com](https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/darren-aronofsky-ai-driven-studio-220416676.html)
- [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/darren-aronofsky-ai-primordial-soup-raising-15-million-1236818544/)
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