Wonder Studios Raises $12M to Scale AI-Driven Film Production in UK

London-based Wonder Studios has raised $12 million in seed funding led by Atomico and supported by investors such as Adobe Ventures and executives from OpenAI and Google DeepMind. The funds will be used to double its engineering team and accelerate original content production, including an upcoming documentary with Campfire Studios. Wonder has already produced an AI-powered music video for Lewis Capaldi and released the AI-driven anthology series "Beyond the Loop," which has garnered 1.5 million views and been renewed for a second season. The startup aims to blend traditional Hollywood storytelling with AI technology, positioning itself as “Hollywood without borders” to democratize AI creative tools for a broad range of creators. Despite ongoing legal disputes and concerns from artists about AI's impact on creative work, Wonder emphasizes empowering both established and emerging storytellers, seeing AI as heralding a new creative renaissance. Their vision includes building a community of AI-native creators through their Wonder app, connecting talents with opportunities and collaborators.