Storyboarder

Storyboarder, established in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Roxbury, CT, and remotely, is a burgeoning company in the consumer content industry. As part of the Y Combinator W23 batch, the company has quickly gained traction with over 700,000 users. Storyboarder provides a comprehensive toolset for webcomics creation, featuring an easy-to-use interface, real-time multiplayer capabilities, a character creator, poseable characters with diverse facial expressions, and an extensive asset library. The platform supports advanced functionalities like VR scene editing, a ray traced renderer, automatic shot composition, a 2D drawing engine, and a script editor, with export options that include images, video, and PDF formats.

In addition to technical features, Storyboarder offers a studio organization tool for effective file and project management, an asset marketplace, and a social network designed specifically for storytellers. This network is enhanced by daily challenges and community-engaging stickers. The company aims to democratize visual storytelling by integrating video game interfaces, 3D compute, and AI technologies, including plans to incorporate generative ML models to enhance storytelling capabilities. Storyboarder is committed to building a community where storytellers can connect with readers and receive support through microtransactions, while providing the platform free for story creation and sharing, retaining a portion of transaction fees. With a vision to make all stories visually crafted, Storyboarder continues to support its original storyboarding tool while expanding its focus on episodic webcomics.