Mediagazer: TrueShort, which makes vertical AI-generated movies broken into one- to three-minute episodes, raised a $12M seed led by Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures (Lucia Moses/Business Insider)

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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:

TrueShort, which makes vertical AI-generated movies broken into one- to three-minute episodes, raised a $12M seed led by Keith Rabois at Khosla Ventures — - A new AI movie app has raised $12 million from a who's who of Silicon Valley and Hollywood. — TrueShort is backed by Khosla Ventures …

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Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
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