LeadStory provides an AI video search and on-demand news streaming service that answers user queries with licensed broadcast news clips to reduce AI hallucinations. The product, LeadStory ASK, surfaces exact points in broadcast stories from trusted publishers to deliver verifiable, multi-sourced video answers. The company partners with outlets including CBS, CNBC, Reuters, and Euronews to power its AI functionality. LeadStory reports a 10 million-strong global audience and operates FAST channels in a dozen markets on Samsung TV Plus and in North America on VIZIO. The startup was selected by Mercedes-Benz to power an in-car video news experience, and it plans to use new funding to roll out and expand its AI capabilities. Founded in 2021, the company announced the funding from New York.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2025