Xavier Collins
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Xavier Collins (Wonder Studios): AI-Native Film Studio
Return guest Xavier Collins shows off Wonder Studios' new office in a converted East London church and explains how the AI-native film studio bridges traditional Hollywood craft and AI, winning work with major studios, brands and Lewis Capaldi on quality rather than connections. He covers the 'services business masquerading as software' thesis, tracking over $10M of revenue in year two with 35 people across London, LA and New York, the 'jeweler of the AI gold rush' analogy, and why IP plus distribution are the moats for a studio in this era. He also sizes up current frontier video models and closes with advice for young creatives: lean into the tools.
31 Oct 2025Synthesia rejects Adobe & Meta $3B bid, Wonder $12M, Sequoia $950M fund, Icarus Robots, Ledger Gen5
Xavier Collins, Wonder Studios: $12M seed for AI-native studio
Wonder Studios CEO Xavier Collins joins after a whirlwind LA/SF/NY week to discuss the $12M seed led by Atomico, with Upside Ventures, LocalGlobe, Blackbird and adobe ventures participating. He uses the "OpenAI and DeepMind mine the gold; Wonder crafts the jewelry" analogy for an AI-native creative studio making music videos (e.g., Lewis Capaldi) and spinning up IP with kids' book authors and filmmakers. He explains prioritizing enduring storytelling over AI slop, the difficulty of character consistency, hybrid AI-traditional workflows, dead-internet concerns, and how creatives who learn the tools "supercharge their value" — plus the "filmmakers as founders" pitch.
29 Oct 2025etn. Episode 5
Wonder Studios CEO Xavier Collins: $12M Seed & AI Storytelling
Following the TechCrunch-covered announcement, Wonder Studios CEO Xavier Collins details the $12M seed led by Atomico with backers including Upside Ventures, Adobe, LocalGlobe and Blackbird, and describes the AI-native studio as 'crafting the jewelry' from AI's gold — blending AI tools with traditional filmmaking on projects like a Lewis Capaldi music video and IP partnerships. He addresses AI slop and dead internet theory, argues great storytelling endures, and says creatives who learn AI tools will supercharge their value, mentioning a film-school course and internship program in the works and a mission to turn 'filmmakers into founders.'