Deal News | 02/04/26

Morse Serves as Counsel to MITO AI in Seed Round

Deal News | 02/04/26

Morse is pleased to announce that MITO AI, an AI-native filmmaking platform, has officially launched and completed a funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The funding supports MITO AI’s mission to build the next generation of AI orchestration tools for video creation and collaboration.

Designed for filmmakers, designers, and creative teams, MITO enables anyone to ideate and produce professional-quality films using AI. The platform unifies video, image, and audio models with advanced editing tools, making it easy for individuals and teams to bring ideas to life, with the support of an AI copilot that can be directed to execute specific actions.

Morse attorneys Scott Bleier and Ryan Whelpley served as counsel to MITO AI in connection with this transaction.

Scott says, “MITO AI is reinventing how films, commercials, and music videos are made by combining a next-generation film studio with an intelligent creative suite, strengthening the relationship between human creativity and AI in the process. Morse is honored to represent cutting edge companies led by visionary entrepreneurs such as Inaki Berenguer.”

Additional details on the investment can be found in MITO’s press release.

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