Draft:Imagen AI
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{{Short description|Imagen AI is an Israeli technology company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Imagen AI
| industry = Technology, Artificial Intelligence
| founded = 2020
| founders = Yotam Gil, Yoav Chai, Ron Oren
}}
Imagen AI is a technology company that develops artificial intelligence software, automating photo editing workflows for professional photographers. It was founded in 2020 by Yotam Gil, Yoav Chai, and Ron Oren.{{cite web | url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-photo-editing-co-imagen-raises-30m-1001433194 | title=Israeli photo editing co Imagen raises $30m | work=Globes | date=19 December 2022 }}
The company emerged from the founders' observations that photography workflows were inefficient, particularly in post-production processes.{{Cite news |title=ImagenAI Raises $30 Million to Bring Artificial Intelligence to Professional Photography |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221219005048/en/ImagenAI-Raises-$30-Million-to-Bring-Artificial-Intelligence-to-Professional-Photography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410055744/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221219005048/en/ImagenAI-Raises-%2430-Million-to-Bring-Artificial-Intelligence-to-Professional-Photography |archive-date=2025-04-10 |access-date=2025-04-14 |language=en |url-status=live }}
In December 2022, Imagen AI secured $30 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners with participation from existing investors.{{cite web | url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/19/imagenai-which-uses-ai-to-personalize-photo-editing-styles-lands-30m/ | title=ImagenAI, which uses AI to personalize photo editing styles, lands $30M | date=19 December 2022 }} The company's software uses machine learning to learn photographers' editing styles and apply them automatically to new photos.
=== Products and Technology ===
The company's primary product is a cloud-based software platform that integrates with Adobe editing software. The software uses artificial intelligence to:
- Analyze a photographer's previous editing work
- Create a personalized AI profile that mimics the photographer's editing style
- Automate global and local photo editing adjustments
- Provide photo culling and selection tools
- Offer cloud backup and storage solutions{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=Imagen Saves Photographers Time & Boosts Revenue Potential Via New Integration With Pic-Time |url=https://www.shutterbug.com/content/imagen-saves-photographers-time-boosts-revenue-potential-new-integration-pic-time |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Shutterbug |language=en}}
The platform supports various photography segments, including:
- Wedding and portrait photography
- Real estate photography
- Sports and school photography
- Volume portrait photography{{Cite web |date=2025-01-07 |title=Why Imagen is the Smart Choice for Real Estate Photographers — Meet A Pro Who Knows |url=https://www.shutterbug.com/content/why-imagen-smart-choice-real-estate-photographers-meet-pro-who-knows |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Shutterbug |language=en}}
=== Technology ===
The company's core technology uses machine learning algorithms to:
- Analyze photographic editing styles
- Create personalized AI editing profiles
- Automate post-production workflows
- Apply consistent editing across large photo collections{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=Imagen Culling Is Innovating New Ways To Use AI to Cull Photos |url=https://www.slrlounge.com/imagen-culling-is-innovating-new-ways-to-use-ai-to-cull-photos/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=SLR Lounge |language=en-US}}
=== Market Position ===
Imagen has positioned itself in the professional photography market by offering AI-powered solutions to streamline post-production processes. The company aims to reduce time-consuming editing tasks for professional photographers.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-19 |title=Imagen's AI-powered photo editing software can slash post-processing time by 96%! |url=https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/imagens-ai-powered-photo-editing-142246709.html |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Yahoo Tech |language=en-US}}
=== Expansion ===
In addition to photo editing, the company has begun exploring video editing technology, developing Imagen Video to apply similar AI-driven color correction techniques to video production workflows.