Superpose App Uses AI to Coach Portrait Posing, Backed by $2.2M from Khosla Ventures and Meitu
Launched in July, Superpose is an iOS camera application that offers AI-generated pose recommendations for selfies and portraits, amassing over 22,000 downloads and producing 190,000 poses. The app, created by ex-TikTok employees Melody Chu and Jing Liu, provides users with four pose options per image and features a match-pose function. The startup secured $2.2 million in funding from Khosla Ventures, Meitu, and OVTR VC. Users can generate five poses for free each day, with additional packs available for $2.99 for five or $9.99 for twenty. Chu, who previously worked at Meta and TikTok, developed the app to improve her husband's photography skills, focusing on enhancing personalization and style without unrealistic backgrounds.
Key facts
- Superpose launched in July and has been downloaded over 22,000 times
- Users have generated more than 190,000 poses in the app
- The startup raised $2.2 million from Khosla Ventures, Meitu, and OVTR VC
- Founders Melody Chu and Jing Liu are former TikTok employees
- The app generates four AI pose suggestions per photo and offers a match-pose feature
- Five free generations are available daily; packs cost $2.99 for five or $9.99 for 20
- Chu previously worked at Meta, Nextdoor, Roblox, TikTok, and Slack; Liu was a founding engineer at a 3D face-scanning startup
- Google released Camera Coach on Pixel phones last year and Adobe added an AI photo critique feature in July
Entities
Artists
- Melody Chu
- Jing Liu
Institutions
- TikTok
- Superpose
- Meta
- Nextdoor
- Roblox
- Slack
- Adobe
- Khosla Ventures
- Meitu
- OVTR VC
- TechCrunch
- Huawei
- App Store
- PetaPixel
Locations
- United States