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Niederer Kraft Frey acted as Swiss counsel to LARGO FILMS SA in its Series A financing round, co-led by Los Angeles-based TI Capital Management LLC and QBIT Global Ventures Fund I LP. The round also saw participation from Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone, Boston’s Atreides Management, former Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard Thomas Tippl, and Swiss private equity firm DAA Capital.
LARGO FILMS SA is a startup founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). It has become a pioneer in introducing AI to the audiovisual industry with AI-driven analytics. Through its Largo.ai platform, the company provides data-assisted intelligence to enhance film projects from script development to theatrical release. Using proprietary cognitive pattern recognition technology, Largo.ai analyzes video, audio, and text to generate actionable insights, optimizing a film’s potential even at the script stage. Since its launch, Largo.ai has established itself as a leader in integrating AI into the film, TV, and advertising industries. Many movies utilizing Largo.ai’s technology have been released in theaters and on major streaming platforms, with some even nominated for Oscars. The company has won numerous awards, including the Best Start-up Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, the EFM Horizon Start-ups at the Berlinale, the Top 100 Swiss Start-up Awards.
This latest financing round, featuring participation from key industry players, marked a significant milestone in Largo Films’ mission to transform the entertainment industry with AI-driven intelligence.
The NKF team advising on the transaction was led by Corporate/M&A partner Karim Piguet, working with senior associate Melania Sirbu and junior associate Jonathan Fumeaux (both Corporate/M&A).