What Cineo does

Cineo is a consumer-facing movie discovery and organization platform currently in public beta, targeting individual movie enthusiasts who suffer decision fatigue across multiple streaming subscriptions. The product combines an AI-powered recommendation engine (SuperSuggestion) that translates natural-language prompts into a curated set of film picks, a personal taste visualization (Movie DNA) built from user ratings and watch history, a group movie-selection feature (Watch-Together) that resolves the shared "what should we watch?" problem, and conventional watchlist and rating tools. The application is delivered as a browser-based web product built on Next.js App Router with React 19, Supabase (PostgreSQL with row-level security) for the backend, and Three.js for the Movie DNA visualizations; movie metadata is aggregated from TMDB, IMDb, Wikidata, and OMDb, and recommendations are produced via third-party large language and inference APIs (Claude from Anthropic for reasoning, Groq for low-latency inference).

Cineo was founded in early 2025 by three students from TVZ (Zagreb University of Applied Sciences) in Croatia — Toma Miličević (CTO), Karlo Šiljevinac (CPO), and Luka Stošić (CBO) — and the company is a privately held, founder-owned entity with no disclosed outside investment rounds. The team joined two incubators, TVZ Mc² in Spring 2025 and BIRD Incubator in Fall 2025, and launched a waitlist in Q1 2026 before opening public beta in Q2 2026.

The business is pre-monetization at present. The platform is offered free with all core features and self-serve registration that requires no payment card; planned revenue streams include a future ad-free premium subscription, lightweight advertising, and an existing but minor Amazon Associates affiliate commission on movie purchases routed through the site. Customer acquisition is community-led and product-led: Cineo runs an active Discord that shapes the roadmap, maintains a content-marketing blog optimized for organic search on movie-related queries, and distributes via the global web app with planned Android and iOS apps at the end of 2026 or early 2027. Disclosed forward initiatives include TV shows support, deep integrations with Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, and Prime Video, cinema and local film festival partnerships, and Smart TV app coverage. The company is GDPR compliant for EEA users.

Name

Cineo

Legal name

Cineo

Website

https://cineoai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cineo (founded 2025, Croatia) is a web-based, AI-powered movie discovery and tracking platform for individual film enthusiasts, combining natural-language recommendations, a personalized Movie DNA taste profile, watchlists, and a Watch-Together group-pick feature.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advertising (Planned): Lightweight ads model to help keep the platform running at full launch
2. Premium Subscription (Planned): Ad-free experience available for a small fee; premium options for power users
3. Affiliate Commissions: Amazon Associate program - earns commission when users buy or rent movies through product links on the site

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Cineo is a web-based AI-powered movie discovery and tracking platform for individual movie enthusiasts. It combines personalized AI recommendations (SuperSuggestion, powered by Claude and Groq), a visual taste profile (Movie DNA), group movie selection (Watch-Together), watchlist management, and movie tracking, with streaming availability visibility across major services. All core features are currently offered for free in public beta, with premium subscription, ads, and Amazon affiliate revenue planned.

Product overview

Cineo is a unified movie discovery and organization platform currently in public beta. The core product combines SuperSuggestion (AI-powered recommendations using Claude and Groq), Movie DNA Profile (personalized taste visualization using Three.js), Watch-Together (group movie selection feature), Watchlist Management, and Movie Tracking into a single interface. Users rate films to build their unique taste profile while accessing streaming availability across platforms. The platform is free with all core features, with premium options planned for power users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SuperSuggestion AI-powered movie recommendation feature that converts natural language prompts into a focused, contextual set of movie picks for individual users, powered by Claude (Anthropic) for reasoning and Groq for low-latency inference.
• Movie DNA Profile Personalized taste profile that learns from every movie a user rates and gets smarter over time, visualized through Three.js-powered 3D representations of viewing preferences.
• Watch-Together Group movie selection feature that lets users create rooms, invite friends via link or QR code, and automatically identifies a film everyone in the group will enjoy.
• Watchlist Management Add movies to a watch-later list, rate watched movies, and create and share personal collections with friends across streaming platforms.
• Movie Tracking Track what users have watched, rate movies, and let Cineo learn preferences from their watch history.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TVZ Mc²coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025TVZ Mc² (TVZ Mc squared) is a startup incubator program at TVZ (Technical College) that accepted Cineo in Spring 2025. This was the first validation that Cineo wasn't just a personal project but a viable startup concept. The program provides mentorship and support for student entrepreneurs.
• BIRD IncubatorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025BIRD Incubator accepted Cineo in Fall 2025, transforming the idea into an actual product. BIRD provides startup incubation support, mentorship, and resources to help develop the business.
• TMDB (The Movie Database)coreTechnology or IntegrationCineo uses TMDB API for canonical movie metadata. Streaming data is powered by TMDB. TMDB provides comprehensive movie information, images, and metadata that forms the backbone of Cineo's movie database.
• AmazonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAs an Amazon Associate, Cineo earns a small commission when users buy or rent movies through product links on the site. This is an affiliate relationship that helps keep the platform free.
• Streaming Services (Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video)coreTechnology or IntegrationPlanned streaming service integrations to sync Cineo accounts with users' streaming providers. Will show availability across Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, and more in one unified view.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TV Time: TV and movie tracking app where users mark episodes watched, rate shows, and receive recommendations. TV Time serves the same individual-enthusiast segment Cineo targets with social features and discovery.
• Yidio: Streaming aggregator and movie/TV discovery platform that lists where content is available across services. Yidio competes in the same 'where can I watch this' discovery space Cineo targets once streaming integrations go live.
• Letterboxd: Social movie-tracking and discovery platform where users log, rate, and review films and build watchlists. Cineo's movie tracking, ratings, watchlists, and AI recommendation features directly overlap Letterboxd's core experience, and both serve passionate individual movie enthusiasts.
• Reelgood: Universal streaming guide that aggregates where to watch movies and TV shows across services, with personalized recommendations. Reelgood's combination of availability search and personalized suggestions is highly comparable to Cineo's planned feature set.
• JustWatch: Streaming availability search engine that lets users find where to watch movies and TV shows across Netflix, Prime, Disney+, and other services. Cineo's planned streaming-aggregator integrations and cross-platform availability display are functionally the same value proposition JustWatch already delivers at scale.
• Likewise: AI-powered recommendation app for movies, TV shows, books, and podcasts using taste profiles. Likewise's use of a personal taste graph and AI-driven discovery is directly analogous to Cineo's Movie DNA and SuperSuggestion approach.
• Criticker: Movie recommendation site that compares users' tastes against critics and other users to predict film compatibility scores. Criticker's compatibility-based recommendation mechanic is the closest pure-play analog to Cineo's Movie DNA taste-matching concept.
• Trakt: Movie and TV tracking platform with watchlists, ratings, history, and personalized recommendations. Cineo's movie tracking, watchlist management, and personalized recommendation features overlap directly with Trakt's core offering for power users.

Broad incumbents

• Plex: Media platform combining personal media library management with free ad-supported streaming movies and TV. Plex overlaps Cineo on the discovery and cross-platform movie experience but operates a much broader media stack with established infrastructure and a large user base.
• Mubi: Curated film streaming service with a daily handpicked movie plus community and discovery features. Mubi is comparable because it combines film curation/discovery with a direct streaming business, whereas Cineo is discovery-only — making Mubi a broader incumbent that overlaps on the editorial-recommendation dimension.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cineo_app
• Facebookfacebook.com/cineoapp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cineo-app

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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