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TalesVision

4 viewers · 30d

Total raised

$2.0M

+$2.0M this year

1 filing since 2026 · latest Equity filed

Cumulative raised
LAST ROUND
Equity · $2.0M
ROUNDS
1
INVESTORS
1
FOUNDED
2023
HQ
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
SECTOR
Media
EMPLOYEES
N/A
30D VIEWERS
4

AI overview

Updated

TalesVision is a digital-first entertainment company producing fantasy and science-fiction stories for young and young-adult audiences. Founded by USC film school classmates Tristan Tales and Luke Pounder, it runs a shortform-first development model: five-minute episodes and teasers are released on YouTube and social platforms, engagement data identifies which intellectual property resonates, and the winners are expanded into longform series — a modern rework of the traditional television pilot. Its YouTube channel has drawn roughly 600,000 subscribers, more than 200 million views and over 2 million hours of watch time, and the founders report a combined social following of nearly five million. The company also publishes original fiction, including the young-adult novel The Cogsworths, co-written by both founders and released through Hachette Book Group.

What sets it apart

Uses shortform social video as a live audience test bed rather than a marketing channel: IP is validated by real engagement data on YouTube before longform production capital is committed, which lowers the risk of a greenlight and gives the company an existing audience to launch into. Its Lostlings deal with Lion Forge Entertainment is the model in practice, premiering on YouTube first and reaching streaming and linear platforms in a secondary window.

Funding history

1 round
EquityApr 17, 2026
Form D
+$2.0M$2.0M total

Latest SEC filings

via EDGAR · CIK 0001991953
Form D · Apr 17, 2026View on EDGAR

Products

1 tracked

TalesVision original series

Original episodic video content / IP franchise

Original fantasy and sci-fi episodic content for young and young-adult audiences, produced first as shortform episodes and teasers distributed on YouTube and social platforms, then developed into longform series when audience engagement warrants it. Lostlings, a young-adult mystery, is the flagship property: the shortform series drew over 17 million views and 1.6 million likes and is being adapted into a longform television series with Lion Forge Entertainment, with the TalesVision founders writing all first-season episodes and serving as showrunners.

  • Shortform-first pilot model that tests IP on YouTube before longform investment
  • Owned audience of roughly 600,000 YouTube subscribers and 200 million-plus views
  • Fantasy and sci-fi focus aimed at digital-first young and young-adult viewers
  • Founders retain writing and showrunning roles on longform adaptations

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