Jared Leto Joins Forces With Top VCs In Groundbreaking AI Venture In a significant move that underscores the growing intersection of Hollywood and Silicon Valley, Jared Leto has invested in Captions, a startup pioneering generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) technology for video creation and editing. This strategic investment marks another step in Leto's foray into the AI sector, following his previous investment in Pika, another generative AI startup. The Series C Funding Round Captions announced on Tuesday that it has secured $60 million in a Series C funding round. The round saw participation from a host of heavyweight venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, and Adobe. This infusion of capital brings the total amount raised by Captions to $100 million, with the company's valuation now standing at $500 million. The Vision of Captions Captions is on a mission to democratize video creation, making it accessi...
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