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Moonvalley Secures $84 Million to Scale Licensed AI Video Platform

General Catalyst’s financing will expand Marey’s licensed content library to support ethical generative workflows.

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Overview

  • The Series C round, led by General Catalyst with backing from CAA, Comcast Ventures, CoreWeave, Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator, brings Moonvalley’s total funding to $154 million.
  • Marey, launched publicly on July 8, is billed as the first production-grade AI videography platform built exclusively on licensed footage and sold via tiered subscriptions.
  • Moonvalley will deploy the new capital to develop API access, hire engineering teams for enterprise-scale deployments and build features requested by studios.
  • Through its Asteria Film Co. arm co-founded by Natasha Lyonne and Bryn Mooser, Moonvalley embeds Marey into Hollywood workflows for B-roll, previsualization and special effects.
  • By training solely on licensed content, Marey offers studios a compliant alternative to unlicensed generative tools facing copyright lawsuits.