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Spellbrush

Active · Making Anime Real

14signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 30Team size · YC's directory+7.7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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About Spellbrush

Here at Spellbrush, we're passionate about making a good anime game. We are currently investigating how AI can be used to help human artists perform masterpieces in the most complex medium of our times: video games. Our games are characterized by a no-compromise approach to well-balanced gameplay married to a truthful love of visual arts.

YC batch
W18 · Winter 2018
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
30
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Deep Learning, Generative AI, Gaming, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Spellbrush in W18: 146 companies, 26% AI

Spellbrush: questions

Which YC batch was Spellbrush in?

Spellbrush was in Y Combinator's Winter 2018 batch (W18).

Is Spellbrush still active?

Y Combinator lists Spellbrush as active.

Where is Spellbrush based?

Spellbrush lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.