Orson: Story-As-A-Service Startup Closes $3 Million In Funding
Summary
Orson a story-as-a-service startup announced today that it has raised $3 million to deepen its investment in generative AI and the science of video storytelling to help users build meaningful human connections. This new investment which was raised from a group of private investors, including Cyan Banister and Long Journey Ventures will also be used to scale up the automated video storytelling platform StoryStrips technology and to support new product development in generative AI.Created in 2020 by Ehrhard, Orson has automated the process of video storytelling with Orsons AI-enabled Director and its StoryStrip technology. And Orson fully automates unscripted video-making by conducting interviews, crafting stories, and automatically editing and scoring to create compelling episodes with music, imagery, and graphics. Orson Founder John Ehrhard, the co-owner and executive producer of OAKZ Media, a pioneering unscripted TV production companyThis funding helps us continue to expand from our beta last fall, adding new storytelling capabilities, expanding to more audiences, and continuing to develop AI capabilities for our automated director.We are giving every group of friends, family, or team a virtual, automated production team to help tell their story.Everyones got a story, but not all can tell it right, said Ryden. Carl Ryden, Chair of the Orson Board of Directors and Co-Founder of PrecisionLenderThe Orson team being assembled is full of rock stars who have been focused on compelling and engaging content and editing for decades, said Frederick, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Amazon Anywhere and Amazon Web Services.The creation of Story as a Service generative APIs and User Interfaces that allow 3rd parties to embed broadcast quality video content into their existing mobile and web offerings is a game changer that will impact the social media, e-commerce, sports, news, and education verticals.
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