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Clipto Reaches $250M Valuation With Local-First AI Search for Video Libraries

The San Francisco and Asia-based startup indexes terabytes of user content locally, betting that media search can remain a standalone product even as tech giants bundle similar features.

By Mei-Lin Tan·Sep 1, 2026·5 min read
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