Cosmos, the hit Pinterest alternative, is still deciding what AI should be for
- Jan 22
- 1 min read
For professionals looking to moodboard, but sick of juggling Instagram lists and Pinterest boards, Cosmos arrived in 2023 to woo millions of users in an otherwise crowded market.
With a pared-back design, and an algorithm trained on a carefully seeded list of creatives, it topped the Design category in the App Store, and the company reports it’s now used by creative teams at companies including Nike, Apple, and Amazon, who snag over 10 million pieces of content a month from across the internet for their collections.
This growth has been enough to raise a $15 million Series A led by Shine Capital along with Matrix Partners, GV, Accel, and Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena, as the company considers monetization strategies ranging from its premium subscriptions to an upcoming e-commerce play.
The platform, despite launching much like Pinterest, will soon be a home for creative portfolios, more like how designers use Instagram and Behance.
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