Aesthetic
Your AI-powered creative apprentice 🪄
Y CombinatorSummer 2018ActiveB2BEngineering, Product and DesignDesignAI
What they do
Problem
Creating high-quality visuals that consistently match a creator or brand’s unique style is time-consuming and difficult to scale.
Solution
An AI-powered creative assistant trained on a user’s aesthetic that generates style-matched visuals in seconds.
Who it's for
Creators, designers, and brands who need rapid, on-style visual content generation.
Founders
Nate Smith
Founder/CEO
designer | investor | 2x founder Currently founder and CEO at Superoot (S18) Previously co-founder of URX (S13) – acquired by Pinterest
Matthew Trost
Founder/CTO
Co-founded Haiku (W18). Later joined Plato Design (W18) as a software engineer. During pivot to Aesthetic, joined as a founder.
Company timeline
- Founded2018
- YC batchSummer 2018
- StatusActive
- Team size4 people
- LocationNew York, NY, USA; Remote
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