Sony's Innovation Fund Invests Seven Figures in AI IP Protection Startup Midnight Labs
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Summary
Midnight Labs, an AI company specializing in intellectual property protection for the entertainment industry, has received a seven-figure investment from Sony's Innovation Fund. The company, operating in Dublin, Tokyo, and San Francisco, uses automated enforcement technology to combat piracy and deepfakes targeting entertainment companies and content creators in the U.S. and Japan. Sony will take on an advisory role as part of the investment.
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· 1 pulledA source familiar with the matter told Variety the total was a seven-figure sum and that Sony will take on an advisory role.
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