Mirelo AI
Category: Generative Media (Image / Video)
A Berlin-based AI startup that generates synchronized sound effects and music for silent videos using advanced foundation models. Mirelo AI was founded in 2023. The company is led by Carl Johann Simon-Gabriel. Based in Tübingen, Germany. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $44.0M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Atlantic Labs, TriplePoint Capital, Ellipsis, VELA.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Tübingen, Germany
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $44.0M
Value proposition
Transforms silent videos into immersive experiences by generating custom, perfectly synchronized sound effects and music in seconds, with superior quality and 50x less compute than typical LLMs
Products and solutions
Mirelo SFX 1.6 (video-to-SFX with extend/inpaint/loop editing), Mirelo Studio (public web app with freemium pricing), Self-serve API / developer API for video-to-sound, Mirelo Audio-to-MIDI 1.0 (multi-instrument transcription, with Kyutai), Mirelo MCP (SFX generation in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor), Gibberize (nonsense speech dubbing for talking-head video)
Unique value
Specialized foundation models for audio in visual media, addressing the 'silent problem' in AI-generated video; founded by musicians-turned-AI researchers from AWS, Google Brain, Meta FAIR, and leading institutions; combines deep AI research with musical expertise
Target customer
Prosumers, content studios, gaming companies, and advertising agencies needing scalable AI-driven audio solutions
Industries served
Video Production & Content Creation, Gaming & Interactive Media, Advertising & Marketing, Social Media & Entertainment, AI-Generated Video Platforms
Technology advantage
Lightweight models delivering 50x less compute than LLMs while maintaining top-tier audio quality; real-time synchronized sound generation; ethical approach using public/purchased sound libraries with artist-respecting revenue-sharing partnerships
How they differentiate
Specialized focus on synchronized sound effects for video with lightweight foundation models delivering 50x less compute than LLMs while maintaining superior audio quality, founded by musicians-turned-AI researchers from top institutions
Main competitors
Sony, Tencent, Kling AI (Kuaishou), ElevenLabs
Key partnerships
fal.ai platform integration, Replicate platform deployment, Runware platform integration (May 2026), Kyutai collaboration (MuScriptor / Audio-to-MIDI open-source), Revenue-sharing partnerships with sound libraries and artists, GMI Cloud for AI/ML infrastructure
Notable customers
Individual creators, Small content studios, Companies integrating video-to-sound via API
Major milestones
Founded in 2023 by musicians-turned-AI researchers from AWS, Google Brain, Meta FAIR, Launched Mirelo Studio and SFX 1.5 (Oct 2025); integrated fal.ai and Replicate, Closed $41M seed co-led by Index Ventures and a16z (Dec 2025); total raised $44M, Launched Mirelo SFX 1.6 with extend/inpaint/loop editing (May 2026), Live on Runware (May 2026); Audio-to-MIDI with Kyutai and free Studio tool (Jul 2026), Launched Gibberize and Mirelo MCP for Claude/ChatGPT/Cursor (Jul 2026); public freemium pricing
Growth metrics
Team ~30 (was 10 at Dec 2025 seed); public freemium Studio live (Free–Business plans); Mirelo SFX 1.6 with iterative editing shipped May 2026; MCP and Audio-to-MIDI launched mid-2026; expanding creator + API/enterprise channels
Market positioning
Early-stage AI audio foundation model company targeting the 'silent problem' in AI-generated video, serving prosumers, content studios, gaming companies, and advertising agencies
Geographic focus
Global market with headquarters in Berlin, Germany, serving North American, European, and Asia-Pacific markets
Patents and IP
No registered patents or public IP disclosures as of latest update
About Carl Johann Simon-Gabriel
AI researcher with 10+ years experience, PhD in machine learning from Max Planck Institute, postdoc at ETH Zurich, former AI scientist at Amazon AWS AI labs and Meta FAIR, background in music and sound design
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Official website: https://www.mirelo.ai/