Mirage

Summary active Updated May 23, 2026

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Location New York, NY
Founded 2021
Latest Stage Growth
Total Raised $175M+

Investors

Mike Krieger ~2023 (2023)
Everett Randle ~2023 (2023)
General Catalyst growth (2026)
anthropic ~2023 (2023)
Benchmark ~2023 (2023)

Founders

Gaurav Misra Co-Founder & CEO

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

No independently sourced founder quotes found at this time.

Sources


  1. 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/

  2. 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

  3. 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/