Promise Acquires Curious Refuge
February 24, 2025
Promise, a Los Angeles-based film and TV studio focused on Generative AI, has acquired Curious Refuge, an online AI film school that trains storytellers and creators. The acquisition will integrate Curious Refuge's educational community and talent pipeline into Promise's content efforts, supporting the studio's multi-year slate of Generative AI-driven films and series.
- Buyers
- Promise
- Targets
- Curious Refuge
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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