Mirage
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About
Mirage (formerly Captions) is a New York-based AI lab and consumer video platform led by co-founder and CEO Gaurav Misra; the company rebranded from Captions to Mirage in September 2025 to reflect an expanded focus on foundational AI models for short-form video while continuing to power its Captions app 123. The Captions platform serves over 20 million global users — including small businesses, creators, and enterprise customers such as HubSpot, CoreWeave, and King — and users have created more than 250 million videos to date 2. The $75M growth financing announced March 24, 2026 came from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund (CVF), bringing total funding to more than $175M; capital will fund agentic video-editing development, mobile/web platform integration, and international expansion focused on Asia 123.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | Growth (CVF) | $75M | General Catalyst (Customer Value Fund) | — 123 |
What Investors Say
“Mirage’s business equation is extremely figured out. They know exactly how to spend that dollar and generate a very attractive ROI.”
— Pranav Singhvi, Managing Director, General Catalyst Customer Value Fund 1
What Founders Say
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TechCrunch, “Mirage raises $75M to continue building models for its AI video-editing app Captions,” March 24, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions/↩↩↩↩
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Captions/Mirage Blog, “Announcing Mirage’s $75M Growth Financing with General Catalyst,” March 24, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://captions.ai/blog/announcing-mirages-usd75m-growth-financing-with-general-catalyst↩↩↩↩
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Slator, “AI Video Editing Company Mirage Gets USD 75M from General Catalyst,” March 24, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://slator.com/mirage-gets-75m-general-catalyst/↩↩↩