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Investors Called This Entrepreneur's Idea 'Ridiculous.' Now They've Raised $100 Million
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October 9, 2025
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25:20Now PlayingSoyoung Lee, Cofounder & Head of Business Development at TwelveLabs, joins Forbes Reporter Zoya Hasan on stage at the Forbes Under 30 Summit 2025 to discuss the founding story of TwelveLabs—from investors calling her idea "ridiculous" to gambling their last $50k to beat Microsoft in a global AI competition, securing their first funding and proving their vision for the future of video.
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