Also known as: Init ML
AI-powered visual content creation and editing platform for background removal, object cleanup, image upscaling, and generative image tools.
Creative professionals, e-commerce businesses, and marketers spend significant time on multi-step visual workflows including photo shoots, file transfers, editing, and background removal, which slows down content production and requires specialized skills.
Creative professionals, e-commerce businesses, and marketers spend significant time on multi-step visual workflows including photo shoots, file transfers, editing, and background removal, which slows down content production and requires specialized skills.
ClipDrop provides an AI-powered platform that compresses complex visual workflows into near-instant operations, enabling users to capture objects, remove backgrounds, clean up images, upscale resolution, and generate images from text prompts through an intuitive interface.
ClipDrop provides an AI-powered platform that compresses complex visual workflows into near-instant operations, enabling users to capture objects, remove backgrounds, clean up images, upscale resolution, and generate images from text prompts through an intuitive interface.
ClipDrop was acquired by Jasper AI in February 2024 to strengthen Jasper's multimodal content suite and integrate image generation and editing capabilities with its writing and marketing workflows.
Event Year: 2024
Acquirer: Jasper AI
ClipDrop was acquired by Jasper AI in February 2024 to strengthen Jasper's multimodal content suite and integrate image generation and editing capabilities with its writing and marketing workflows.
Event Year: 2024
Acquirer: Jasper AI
Jasper sought to expand its content creation platform by combining ClipDrop's visual editing and generation tools with its existing writing and marketing capabilities, leveraging ClipDrop's 15 million user base.
Jasper sought to expand its content creation platform by combining ClipDrop's visual editing and generation tools with its existing writing and marketing capabilities, leveraging ClipDrop's 15 million user base.
ClipDrop is an AI-powered visual content creation and editing platform that enables users to transform regular mobile photos into professional-quality product visuals. Founded in 2020 by the French startup Init ML, ClipDrop specializes in providing creative professionals, e-commerce businesses, and marketers with efficient tools for visual content manipulation and generation. The platform evolved from a viral augmented reality prototype into a comprehensive suite of AI-first visual editing tools.
ClipDrop offers a range of AI-powered features designed to streamline visual content workflows. Background removal enables fast object extraction suitable for product imagery and design assets. Object removal and cleanup tools allow users to remove unwanted elements from scenes for cleaner visuals. The platform includes relighting capabilities that adjust lighting using depth estimation and surface normals for realistic edits. Image upscaling enhances resolution for sharper marketing assets. Text-to-image and generative tools enable users to generate images from prompts for branding and creative concepts. Additionally, ClipDrop provides APIs for programmatic access, allowing integration into platforms, marketplaces, and creative tools.
ClipDrop is an AI-powered visual content creation and editing platform that enables users to transform regular mobile photos into professional-quality product visuals. Founded in 2020 by the French startup Init ML, ClipDrop specializes in providing creative professionals, e-commerce businesses, and marketers with efficient tools for visual content manipulation and generation. The platform evolved from a viral augmented reality prototype into a comprehensive suite of AI-first visual editing tools.
ClipDrop offers a range of AI-powered features designed to streamline visual content workflows. Background removal enables fast object extraction suitable for product imagery and design assets. Object removal and cleanup tools allow users to remove unwanted elements from scenes for cleaner visuals. The platform includes relighting capabilities that adjust lighting using depth estimation and surface normals for realistic edits. Image upscaling enhances resolution for sharper marketing assets. Text-to-image and generative tools enable users to generate images from prompts for branding and creative concepts. Additionally, ClipDrop provides APIs for programmatic access, allowing integration into platforms, marketplaces, and creative tools.
Total Raised: $1.54 million
Last Round: Seed round of approximately 1.2 million euros in August 2021
Total Raised: $1.54 million
Last Round: Seed round of approximately 1.2 million euros in August 2021
Subscription with freemium option
Subscription with freemium option
Creative professionals, e-commerce businesses, marketers, photographers, social media users, and businesses in beauty, clothing, entertainment, furniture, and jewelry industries.
Creative professionals, e-commerce businesses, marketers, photographers, social media users, and businesses in beauty, clothing, entertainment, furniture, and jewelry industries.
Acquired by Jasper AI in February 2024; integrated into Jasper's multimodal content platform.
Hiring: unknown
Acquired by Jasper AI in February 2024; integrated into Jasper's multimodal content platform.
Hiring: unknown
ClipDrop primarily serves creative professionals, e-commerce businesses, and marketing teams. The platform is particularly valuable for industries including beauty, clothing, entertainment, furniture, and jewelry, where high-quality product visuals are essential for marketing and sales. Photographers, marketers, bloggers, and social media users benefit from the platform's intuitive interface and powerful AI capabilities. The tool is designed to compress multi-step visual workflows into near-instant operations, enabling users to capture objects from the physical world and paste them directly into desktop applications.
ClipDrop primarily serves creative professionals, e-commerce businesses, and marketing teams. The platform is particularly valuable for industries including beauty, clothing, entertainment, furniture, and jewelry, where high-quality product visuals are essential for marketing and sales. Photographers, marketers, bloggers, and social media users benefit from the platform's intuitive interface and powerful AI capabilities. The tool is designed to compress multi-step visual workflows into near-instant operations, enabling users to capture objects from the physical world and paste them directly into desktop applications.
The platform was developed by a team with deep expertise in computer vision and machine learning research. The founding team, including Cyril Diagne, Jonathan Blanchet, and Damien Henry, brought experience from Google Arts and Culture Lab, interaction design, and advanced machine learning research. The concept grew out of computer vision and augmented reality research, with an early prototype called AR Cut Paste demonstrating real-world object capture and transfer between devices. This technical foundation enabled ClipDrop to evolve from a single cut-paste feature into a comprehensive AI-first visual toolkit.
The platform was developed by a team with deep expertise in computer vision and machine learning research. The founding team, including Cyril Diagne, Jonathan Blanchet, and Damien Henry, brought experience from Google Arts and Culture Lab, interaction design, and advanced machine learning research. The concept grew out of computer vision and augmented reality research, with an early prototype called AR Cut Paste demonstrating real-world object capture and transfer between devices. This technical foundation enabled ClipDrop to evolve from a single cut-paste feature into a comprehensive AI-first visual toolkit.
ClipDrop operates on a subscription model with freemium options, allowing users to access basic features at no cost while offering premium capabilities for paying subscribers. The platform serves both individual creators and businesses through its software-as-a-service approach. By mid-2021, the platform had generated over 5 million clips in six months, signaling strong product-market fit in the creator, e-commerce, and marketing ecosystems. The platform's adoption grew significantly, reaching over 15 million users by February 2024.
ClipDrop operates on a subscription model with freemium options, allowing users to access basic features at no cost while offering premium capabilities for paying subscribers. The platform serves both individual creators and businesses through its software-as-a-service approach. By mid-2021, the platform had generated over 5 million clips in six months, signaling strong product-market fit in the creator, e-commerce, and marketing ecosystems. The platform's adoption grew significantly, reaching over 15 million users by February 2024.
ClipDrop joined Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch, providing global visibility and acceleration. In August 2021, the company raised approximately 1.2 million euros in seed funding to expand research and product development. In March 2023, Stability AI, known for Stable Diffusion, acquired Init ML and integrated ClipDrop's technology into its generative imaging ecosystem. Subsequently, in February 2024, Jasper AI acquired ClipDrop from Stability AI to strengthen its multimodal content suite and connect image generation and editing with its writing and marketing workflows.
ClipDrop joined Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch, providing global visibility and acceleration. In August 2021, the company raised approximately 1.2 million euros in seed funding to expand research and product development. In March 2023, Stability AI, known for Stable Diffusion, acquired Init ML and integrated ClipDrop's technology into its generative imaging ecosystem. Subsequently, in February 2024, Jasper AI acquired ClipDrop from Stability AI to strengthen its multimodal content suite and connect image generation and editing with its writing and marketing workflows.
ClipDrop competes with other AI-powered photo editing and visual content creation platforms. Competitors include Fotor, an online platform offering photo enhancement and graphic design tools; PhotoRoom, which specializes in AI photo editing with background and image manipulation capabilities; and other emerging AI-first visual editing tools. The platform's combination of ease of use, powerful AI capabilities, and cross-device support positions it as a significant player in the AI-powered visual content creation market.
ClipDrop competes with other AI-powered photo editing and visual content creation platforms. Competitors include Fotor, an online platform offering photo enhancement and graphic design tools; PhotoRoom, which specializes in AI photo editing with background and image manipulation capabilities; and other emerging AI-first visual editing tools. The platform's combination of ease of use, powerful AI capabilities, and cross-device support positions it as a significant player in the AI-powered visual content creation market.
