GoPro says it’s still committed ‘to your collective stoke’

<figure> <img alt="A lifestyle shot of GoPro’s Mission 1 Pro ILS camera" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/09-4-mission1-pro-pdp-desktop.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">GoPro CEO Nick Woodman <a href="https://gopro.com/en/us/news/letter-from-nick-the-future-of-gopro-cameras">said in a letter</a> to customers that making cameras is still his company's "core DNA," after a proposed $285 million <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/987494/gopro-starman-holding-merger-aquisition">acquisition by Starman</a> was announced earlier this week. He claims the merger puts GoPro in a better position to continue developing its content creation tech, after saying in the deal announcement that it would work with Starman to address "important areas of national security related to cameras, optics and AI infrastructure" by producing optical components in the US.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986847/markiplier-gopro-investor">YouTuber Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach, who prior to the acquisition </a>became GoPro's largest individual shareholder, is not mentioned at all.</p> … <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/990425/gopro-nick-woodman-starman-letter">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>