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Figments

Inactive · Building worlds at technological inflection points

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  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 2Team size · YC's directory+2.5

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Competitors

AIawenShared: creative work, creative tool, creator economyYC W25ParisStartup →AIPortolaShared: creative toolAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIPencilShared: creative toolEF 2018SingaporeStartup →AIRedbeanShared: entertainment, story, gameYC S21Ho Chi Minh CityStartup →AITypeShared: long form, storytelling, creativeYC W23New York CityStartup →
Companies closest to Figments
Company
awenShared: creative work, creative tool, creator economyYC W25ActiveAI
PortolaShared: creative toolAI Grant Batch 2Not statedAI
PencilShared: creative toolEF 2018Not statedAI
RedbeanShared: entertainment, story, gameYC S21ActiveAI
TypeShared: long form, storytelling, creativeYC W23ActiveAI

Adjacent

AIStoryboarderShared: media, creator economy, entertainmentYC W23New York CityStartup →AIStarShared: creative tool, creator economy, writingYC S22SpringfieldStartup →AIKoyalShared: media, creator economy, entertainmentYC F25San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveMini ExhibitionsShared: creator economy, entertainment, virtualYC W20New York CityStartup →AISpringboardsShared: creative toolGoogle AI First Australia 2024Startup →
Companies next to Figments
Company
StoryboarderShared: media, creator economy, entertainmentYC W23ActiveAI
StarShared: creative tool, creator economy, writingYC S22ActiveAI, Devtools
KoyalShared: media, creator economy, entertainmentYC F25ActiveAI
Mini ExhibitionsShared: creator economy, entertainment, virtualYC W20InactiveOther
SpringboardsShared: creative toolGoogle AI First Australia 2024Not statedAI

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Company
Demand CurveLearn how to build a scalable growth engineteam of 10ActiveAI
SymplexApplied Reinforcement Learning Research Laboratoryteam of 8acquiredAcquiredAI, Data
Arpeggio BioArpeggio Bio develops drugs targeting transcription factors using AI…team of 20ActiveAI
AudioFocusHearing aids that work in noisy places, like restaurants, using ML.team of 4InactiveAI
BeaconsAn AI-powered, all-in-one business platform for content creatorsteam of 25hiringActiveAI
CoLabHuman and AI design review for hardwareteam of 150ActiveAI, Devtools

About Figments

Figments explored what happens when technology rewrites the rules of storytelling. Over seven years we built narrative games, virtual influencers, AI characters, creative tools, and eventually Plotdrive, an AI writing engine for long form storytelling. Each product explored a different piece of how stories are imagined, created, and shared as technology transformed creative work.

YC batch
S19 · Summer 2019
Status, per YC
Inactive
Category
AI
Team size
2
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Entertainment, Media, Creator Economy, AI, AI Assistant

Figments in S19: 176 companies, 26% AI

Figments: questions

Which YC batch was Figments in?

Figments was in Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch (S19).

Is Figments still active?

Y Combinator lists Figments as inactive.

Where is Figments based?

Figments lists Los Angeles, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.