📸 Happy to finally announce the closure of our $2m seed round to accelerate the launch of our AI-powered assistive camera of the future. Backed by @betaworks, F4 Fund and @NextWaveNYC via @flybridge, @7pcventures and @DigiCatapult we’re redefining the future of cameras and content creation. ✅ We’re integrating a large language model (LLM) directly into an interchangeable lens mirrorless camera for the first time ever. ✅ We’re entering a new phase in our journey under the name Camera Intelligence (@camera_int) - with a brand that better reflects our direction of travel. Why does this all matter? Producing engaging, high-quality content is necessary for creators and small businesses. But content tools are fragmented with steep learning curves. We want to help creators and businesses go from idea → execution faster than ever: no fuss - just smart, assistive content production in their hands. We've been working hard behind the scenes to deliver a radical new interface that allows users to control camera functions through voice commands. Being on the AI native camp at @betaworks in NYC was hugely influential for our ability to develop and deploy our LLM-driven technology - thanks to @Borthwick, @jordanrcrook, @nicole_ripka and the team. Huge thanks to all of our other investors who believed in our renewed vision Digital Catapult (@SusanBowenUK) and 7percent Ventures (@andrewjscott), and members from the NYC ecosystem (@andruyeung, @thesephist). _ _ __ 🎥 We will be sharing a demo video tomorrow so that you can see what we’re building in action…we can’t wait to share more! I also can’t wait to tell you about a few incredible team members we're recently hired to realise this vision, and thanks to all of our customers for their patience and support. We're only getting started...

We built Caira for the sentimental moments, the ones you want to look back on in years to come. Part of my conversation with George Mikhail about who's buying it and why. #Caira

Autumn in New York City. Warm towers through a gap in the trees, a family planting in the park, and golden leaves against a streaked blue sky. #CapturedWithCaira #Caira

Every Tuesday and Sunday we now post photos taken on Caira, straight out of camera. No Lightroom, no generative edits. If you shoot on Caira, send your high-res photos to team@cameraintelligence.com and we'll feature you. #CapturedWithCaira

"We want to try to do as much of the editing, as much of the computational photography, at the point of capture." From my conversation with George Mikhail this week. Full interview on the Camera Intelligence page. #Caira

Your phone becomes the viewfinder. The photos stop looking like phone photos. Owners keep telling us the same thing: pictures from Caira feel more theirs, less processed. Pre-order yours at cameraintelligence.com #Caira

We see a world where Lightroom isn't in the equation. With Caira we're trying to do the editing and the computational photography at the point of capture, so the photo lands on your phone ready to share. From my conversation with George Mikhail. #Caira

Still the clip people send us most. A silver Caira meeting an iPhone in Central Park, and the picture on the phone a second later. Pre-order Caira at cameraintelligence.com #Caira

Introducing Captured with Caira: every Tuesday and Sunday, photographs taken on the camera, straight out of camera, no editing. First: the Swiss Alps. #CapturedWithCaira #Caira

These posts do super well on Instagram. Curious to see how they do here on X!

Amazing co-working with this community today! 📸 captured with Caira by @camera_int

City of London this morning. Film style, Caira by by @camera_int 📸

Cycling through central London on a Sunday morning is absolutely splendid

Sounds pretty obvious - but don’t take dating advice from people who are not in relationships you aspire to be in 🤷🏽‍♂️

Golden hour in King’s Cross, London 🇬🇧 Captured with Caira by @camera_int

Pace the frontier 🏃‍♂️🇬🇧

I have anxiety about the people who have AI anxiety

Just went through my LinkedIn invitation requests and declined almost 50 recruiters. Why are there that many recruiters?

funding is pretty cool, but have you heard of revenue?

I had an amazing conversation with @josephinePqt1 about our new Generative Video Editing feature for Caira by @camera_int