Precious
YC W18San Francisco, US · 7 employees · 3 known investors
Precious is a photo editing and curation app for parents that automatically enhances iPhone photos of babies and children with frames, stickers, and creative artwork, and generates time-lapse videos to capture growth milestones.
Also known as Baby Art · Curious Creators Co.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W18)
Investors · 3
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Precious is a consumer mobile and web application, operated by Curious Creators Co., that helps parents and guardians store, organize, preserve, and share photos, videos, notes, and other media documenting their children's lives. The app works in the background on media it is granted access to on the user's device, generating decorated photo art with frames and stickers, monthly and automatic albums, a photo calendar organized by month and year, and time-lapse videos intended to show a child's growth over time. New artwork generated from previously taken photos is presented to the user each day, and users can also edit and create content manually. Content created in the app can be saved and shared with family and friends, and the company states that photos inside Precious remain the user's to keep.
The product is distributed through the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and a web version. Accounts can be created directly or through third-party services such as Google or Facebook. Use is limited to personal, non-commercial purposes, and the terms state the service is not intended for anyone under the age of 13; a parent or guardian is responsible for any minor user they authorize.
Business model
Precious is a direct-to-consumer application distributed via the Apple App Store, Google Play, and the web. The company's privacy policy references collecting billing information such as credit card number and billing address, and tracking purchase history, indicating paid transactions within the service; specific pricing or subscription terms are not stated.
Latest developments
Precious published updated Terms of Service and a Privacy Policy dated October 10, 2025, and the website carries a 2025 copyright notice for Curious Creators Co., alongside availability on the App Store, Play Store, and web.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
The product emphasizes automated, hands-off creation of children's photo keepsakes — daily generated artwork, automatic albums, photo calendars, and time-lapse growth videos — while also allowing users to edit content themselves. The company states that user content is never used for marketing or advertising purposes.
Technology
The application accesses device content such as photos, videos, and other media files that the user makes available through account settings, and automatically generates user content including photo art, slideshows, collages, albums, photo calendars, and time-lapse videos from that material.
Go-to-market
Distribution is through mobile app stores (Apple App Store, Google Play) and a web version, supported by user reviews and testimonials featured on the company website, plus email newsletters and marketing communications and advertising on third-party websites and apps as described in the privacy policy.
Parents and guardians of babies and young children who want to capture, organize, and share photos and milestones of their children, including users who describe limited time for manual photo editing.
Geography
The operating entity Curious Creators Co. lists a contact address at 1534 Plaza Ln #200, Burlingame, CA 94010, United States.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsCurious Creators Co. published updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for the Precious apps, websites, and services, both dated October 10, 2025.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Preciouspreciousapp.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Precious do?
- Precious is a consumer app that automatically turns parents' baby photos into artwork, albums, and time-lapse videos.
- Who founded Precious?
- Precious was founded by Chris Lau, Daniel Lau.
- Who are Precious's investors?
- Precious's investors include Y Combinator, Locus Ventures, Work-Bench.
- Where is Precious headquartered?
- Precious is headquartered in San Francisco, US.


