Clipto uses AI to search terabytes of video and is now valued at $250M
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Mon, 31 August 2026Tue, 1 September 2026
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Henry KangHans TungCarnegie Mellon UniversityGoogleSingaporeLu Zhang, Anhui, ChinaHong KongChinaAlex GrubbRiley MunksHolly ZhengMicrosoftStanford, California, United StatesUnited KingdomSan Francisco, California, United States
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31 Aug, 16:00over 9 hours1 Sept, 01:15
How it spread - 2 original reports
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- techcrunch.com16:00first to report
The three-year-old startup says it reached $15 million in ARR and profitability before raising its latest $15 million round.
Tue, 1 September 2026
1 report- webwire.com01:15
Clipto, a startup building the AI video memory layer, today announced $15 million in funding at a $250 million post money valuation from leading global investors including HSG (fmr. Sequoia China), GL Ventures, EnvisionX Capital, Palm Drive Capital, Hans Tung, Lu Zhang and 522 Ventures. The company also announced the launch of its native Windows and Android apps, along with a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) that allows AI agents to securely search users� private media libraries. , , , , The...