Figments
YC S19Los Angeles, US · Founded 2019 · 2 employees · 2 known investors
Plotdrive is an AI-powered writing tool designed for authors to draft novels and books faster with editorial guidance that preserves their unique voice. The platform offers real-time feedback, customizable writing prompts, and cloud synchronization to reduce friction in the creative writing process.
Also known as Heroic Story · Plotdrive · Wordloops
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArtificial IntelligenceEntertainmentMediaAI AssistantUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S19)
Figments was founded in 2019 by Jay Rosenkrantz and Scott Rosenkrantz.
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Jay Rosenkrantzin𝕏Co-founder and CEOJay Rosenkrantz worked as a professional poker player before transitioning to company building, with prior experience developing a poker training platform and VR games with AI components.
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Scott Rosenkrantzin𝕏FounderScott Rosenkrantz previously developed VR games and interactive experiences. He now works on long-form storytelling applications.
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by search overlapPlot6 shared keywordsPlot is an AI video social listening platform that watches, listens to, and reads social video to capture brand mentions and turn them into signals for marketing teams. It supports community, creator, and research teams with creator sourcing, campaign measurement, sentiment analysis, and market research based on user-generated video content.
Reedsy4 shared keywordsReedsy operates a marketplace and set of tools connecting authors and publishers with freelance editors, designers, marketers, and ghostwriters, along with a writing app and free educational content. It serves the book publishing industry, supporting authors through writing, editing, design, and marketing stages.
Quillbot4 shared keywordsQuillBot provides an AI-powered workspace with tools for writing, paraphrasing, design, and visual generation, letting users brainstorm, research, and produce documents and presentations. It serves writers, students, educators, and professionals for tasks such as content creation, resumes, briefs, and reports.
Goodreads4 shared keywordsGoodreads is a social platform for readers to track books, share reviews with friends, and get personalized book recommendations from a recommendation engine. It serves book readers looking to discover new titles and discuss reading.
Sudowrite3 shared keywordsSudowrite is an AI-powered writing tool for novelists and fiction writers, offering features to draft, expand, rewrite, and get feedback on prose, plus story planning tools like Story Bible and a plot canvas. It also includes a chat assistant, brainstorming, image generation from descriptions, and a plugin marketplace, sold on a subscription basis.
Companies competing with Figments for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Figments do?
- Plotdrive is an AI-powered writing tool designed for authors to draft novels and books faster with editorial guidance that preserves their unique voice. The platform offers real-time feedback, customizable writing prompts, and cloud synchronization to reduce friction in the creative writing process.
- Who founded Figments?
- Figments was founded by Jay Rosenkrantz, Scott Rosenkrantz in 2019.
- Who are Figments's investors?
- Figments's investors include TRANSCEND, Y Combinator.
- Where is Figments headquartered?
- Figments is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.