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Clipto.AI Announces New Funding Round at $250M+ Valuation to Scale On-Device Multimodal AI

Clipto.AI, a global artificial intelligence company developing an on-device multimodal content operating system, announced it has raised a new funding round, valuing the company at over $250 million. Since July 2025, the company has completed consecutive Pre-A, Pre-A+, and Pre-A++ rounds, underscoring sustained investor confidence in its edge-AI strategy. The latest financing includes backing from HSG, GL Ventures, EnvisionX Capital, Palm Drive Capital, Hans Tung, Lu Zhang, and 522 Ventures.

Clipto.AI said the capital will be used to accelerate development of its on-device AI technology and support global expansion. The company focuses on enabling multimodal AI processing directly on personal devices, eliminating cloud dependency while improving speed, cost efficiency, and data privacy. Its proprietary compressed multimodal models are designed for real-time inference on laptops and mobile devices, addressing growing demand for secure, local AI across professional workflows.

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