Spellbrush

Spellbrush

Develops anime-themed turn-based strategy games

About Spellbrush

Simplify's Rating
Why Spellbrush is rated
B-
Rated D+ on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated A on Rating Differentiation

Industries

AI & Machine Learning

Gaming

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$116.7K

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2018

Overview

Spellbrush creates anime-themed video games that focus on balanced gameplay and high-quality visual art. The company uses generative AI technology to assist human artists in producing intricate visuals, enhancing the overall gaming experience. Their games are primarily turn-based tactics games, which require players to think strategically as they take turns making moves. Spellbrush targets both casual and hardcore gamers who enjoy well-crafted games with appealing aesthetics. What sets Spellbrush apart from its competitors is its unique combination of AI technology and a passion for anime, allowing it to create distinctive gameplay mechanics and visuals. The company's goal is to develop and sell engaging games while exploring additional revenue streams like in-game purchases and collaborations.

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Significant Headcount Growth
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing interest in AI-generated art tools among artists and gamers.
  • Potential to leverage Discord for community-building and user engagement.
  • Opportunity to expand platform to mobile devices, reaching a broader audience.

What critics are saying

  • High competition from established AI art generators like Midjourney.
  • Dependence on niche market limits broader audience reach.
  • Challenges in maintaining balanced gameplay while integrating advanced AI technology.

What makes Spellbrush unique

  • Combines AI technology with anime and tactical gameplay for unique gaming experiences.
  • Specializes in generative AI to enhance visual art in video games.
  • Targets a niche market of anime and turn-based tactics game enthusiasts.

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Funding

Total Funding

$116.7k

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$3.3M
$120k
Spellbrush
$1.5M
Slack
$2M
Netflix
$2.3M
Instacart
$3M
Robinhood

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

↓ -4%

1 year growth

↑ 0%

2 year growth

↓ -13%
VentureBeat
Oct 18th, 2023
Midjourney’S First Mobile App Is Here…Sort Of

VentureBeat presents: AI Unleashed - An exclusive executive event for enterprise data leaders. Network and learn with industry peers. Learn More. Bootstrapped startup Midjourney offers a popular text-to-image AI generator from its own foundation model. Since its beta launch in the summer of 2022, it has built a thriving community of users on its official server within the separate messaging app Discord — exceeding 16 million at the time of this article’s publication, including VentureBeat (we use it and other AI art generators to illustrate articles). To this day, more than a year later, Discord remains the primary means by which users can interact with Midjourney — they simply type in a text prompts to the Midjourney Bot in Discord, which in turn, produces quartets of generated images for the user to choose from, download, remix, edit sections of, pan over, or otherwise iterate on

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