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Absurd AI Launch Videos

Absurd (YC F25) makes absurd AI launch videos. We average 300K+ views on X per video, across 4 public launches. Making good AI videos is hard. You have to write a story that actually flows, pick the right models for motion, faces, and lighting, and then stitch it all together so it feels cinematic. Most people don’t realize how much craft that takes — so most AI ads end up looking like slop. Absurd replaces that process with autonomous AI agents, guided by a team of creative directors, to create production-quality videos in 72 hours. These agents collaborate with your team on Slack to plan, script, and generate every scene on an interactive canvas. From the canvas, your team can watch shotlists, image frames, and video renders come to life in real time — commenting, iterating, or generating new ideas alongside the agents. Try it today at tryabsurd.com
Active Founders
Damian Chng
Damian Chng
Founder
Absurd
Philip Ho
Philip Ho
Founder
Absurd
Daniel Kathein
Daniel Kathein
Founder
Absurd
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Absurd — AI ads powered by agents and creatives
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Hey everyone — we’ll make your launch video!

We’re Philip, Damian, and Daniel, co-founders of Absurd.

TL;DR

Absurd turns your ideas into viral AI ads.

Here’s an ad we made that blew up on X (600K views). Another one (470K views). Here’s a more artsy one (150K views). Our portfolio.

We pair a team of creative directors with autonomous AI agents that plan, generate, and edit campaigns in real time — all visible and collaborative on Slack and a live Figma-like canvas.

philip@tryabsurd.com

The Problem

Making entertaining AI videos is hard.

Scripting. Breaking an idea into shots, pacing it, and keeping a story coherent takes real creative skill. Most people underestimate how much of a craft that is.

Generation. There are dozens of AI video models out there, each good at something different — one nails motion, another nails faces, another gets the lighting right. Knowing which one to use, and how to deal with their quirks like consistent characters or a continuous storyline, takes serious trial and error.

Editing. Even with all the right pieces, stitching them together into something cinematic still has a steep learning curve.

Because of these factors, most AI-generated ads look generic and perform poorly.


Our Solution

  • Ideation: Our creative team reviews your brand and works with you on Slack to explore multiple creative directions before locking in the concept.
  • Generation: Autonomous AI agents handle scripting, storyboarding, and video generation — while the creative team oversees every step, stepping in to steer the output when needed. This all happens inside an interactive, Figma-like canvas where you can step in anytime to review progress, give feedback, or steer the direction alongside our creative team.
  • Editing: Our in-house editors refine and stitch the best scenes into a cinematic final cut.

https://youtu.be/YQFM08GhSk0

Asks

  1. Follow us on LinkedIn and X (posting tips on how to create AI vids soon).
  2. Intros to any marketing leads at top companies exploring AI vids.
  3. If your team needs a studio-grade launch video with fast turnaround, we’d love to help.

Absurd
Founded:2025
Batch:Fall 2025
Team Size:3
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Primary Partner:Aaron Epstein