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Wirestock raises $23M to supply creative multi-modal data to AI labs

$23M. That's what Wirestock just raised to become the data backbone for AI model training.

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Why it matters

As AI labs race to train multimodal models, data supply chains are becoming critical infrastructure. Wirestock's funding signals investor confidence in creator-economy-as-data-source — a model that could reshape how labs acquire training material at scale.

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7 to know
  1. Wirestock raises $23M in funding

  2. Platform hosts 700,000+ creators

  3. Supplies photos, videos, and 3D content to AI labs

  4. Multimodal data supply is emerging business model

  5. Published May 14, 2026

  6. Wirestock raises $23M funding round

  7. Focus on multimodal data for AI training

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Publisher excerpt: Wirestock has over 700,000 creators on its platform, which supplies photos, videos and 3D content to AI labs.
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