Anima App
YC S18Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL · Founded 2017 · 20 employees · 4 known investors
Anima builds a design intelligence platform that converts visual designs into working code, powering visual-to-code workflows for software developers and AI agents. The platform serves developers, design teams, and AI-powered coding platforms, enabling translation from design intent to production software.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSB2BDesign ToolsAIIsraelMiddle East and North AfricaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S18)
Anima App was founded in 2017 by Avishay Cohen and Michal Cohen.
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Avishay CoheninCo-founder & CEOAvishay Cohen is the co-founder and CEO of Anima (YC S18), a platform that converts designs into code for product teams and provides an Agents API used by tools such as Bolt and Replit.
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Michal CoheninCo-founder · Chief Product OfficerFounder and COO of Anima App, which builds a design intelligence platform that converts visual designs into working code for software developers and AI coding agents.
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Ofer LaOrCTO
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Investors · 4
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The YC application· Summer 2018 batch
Alumni Q&A
- What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
- The founders envision a future where design and code converge, with AI agents generating software directly rather than working from drawn vectors. They position Anima as a design agent that other agents can call via MCP to turn Figma into code, prompts into design, and clone existing websites, and they have released AgentGrid.io as a shared workspace for humans and agents to collaborate.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
Competitors · 4
by search overlap
Figma457 shared keywordsFigma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.
Webflow215 shared keywordsWebflow is a visual content management system and web design platform that enables creative teams to build, design, and publish brand-forward websites without heavy reliance on developers. The platform serves creative agencies, marketing teams, and enterprises seeking to maintain brand consistency while executing complex web experiences at scale.
Canva156 shared keywordsDesign platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
Visily132 shared keywordsVisily is an AI-powered wireframing and design tool that helps non-designers quickly create product mockups and communicate design ideas to stakeholders. The platform uses AI to generate wireframes from text prompts, screenshots, and templates, with drag-and-drop editing and collaboration features for teams.
Companies competing with Anima App for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Anima App do?
- Anima builds a design intelligence platform that converts visual designs into working code, powering visual-to-code workflows for software developers and AI agents. The platform serves developers, design teams, and AI-powered coding platforms, enabling translation from design intent to production software.
- Who founded Anima App?
- Anima App was founded by Avishay Cohen, Michal Cohen in 2017.
- Who are Anima App's investors?
- Anima App's investors include Hetz Ventures, INcapital Ventures, MizMaa Ventures, Y Combinator.
- Where is Anima App headquartered?
- Anima App is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL.