Variant

speedrun SR005 · Variant is the Social Platform for Playable Content that tells stories the internet hasn't seen before.

Website speedrun page

Competitors

Companies closest to Variant
Company	Category	Status	Program
FigmentShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, storyNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR004
Sans Strings StudioShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, gamingNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR005
UthanaShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, gamingNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR001
Magic Circle StudioShared: media / entertainment / creator economy, gaming, playableNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR002
Neon WildShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, storyNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR002

Adjacent

Companies next to Variant
Company	Category	Status	Program
Parhelion Studio Co.Shared: ai generative media, gaming, gameNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR002
Moescape AIShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, contentNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR005
doublespeedShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, socialNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR005
SoundmapShared: media / entertainment / creator economy, gaming, socialNot statedOther	Other	Not stated	speedrunSR003
OasizShared: media / entertainment / creator economy, gaming, interactiveNot statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR006

Also from speedrun SR005 in AI

All of speedrun SR005

Company	Category	Status
AndThenAndThen is a voice-first platform that makes conversations with AI characters something you do: games, challenges, and episodic stories with real goals.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated
Zero BillionFastest growing AI TV show platform. $2M annualized revenue.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated
ZingrollWorld's largest Netflix-quality AI (movies/series) streaming platform with 150M+ organic views, weekly viral releases, and a team of 33 world-class people. Backed by Accel, A16Z Speedrun, Google, Z fellows and awesome angels.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated
Argu AICreate Vision Agents to monitor any scenario in real-time video from CCTV in minutes instead of months. Zero training. Zero time. Just words.Not statedAI	AI	Not stated
ColorAn engine to bring AI to life (2.5M ARR)Not statedAI	AI	Not stated
ShockwaveBuilding the AI powered game platform for the masses! With $2.3 million in revenue, 180k DAU and a pipeline of new games we are at the intersection of (AI and Play).Not statedAI	AI	Not stated

Programs

Programs Variant went through
Program	Cohort	Source
a16z speedrun	SR005	speedrun Page

About Variant

Our proprietary AI models and design systems transform memes, jokes, fanfics, or even office drama into shareable interactive games. Variant is to interactive media what Facebook is for text, what Reddit is for GIFS, and what Tiktok is for videos.

Category: AI
Location: San Francisco, California, United States of America
Checked: 3h ago

Tags: Media / Entertainment / Creator Economy, AI Generative Media, Gaming

Variant: questions

Which accelerators did Variant go through?

Variant is listed by a16z speedrun (SR005).

Where is Variant based?

Variant lists San Francisco, California, United States of America as its location on a16z speedrun's page.

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