Absurd creates AI-generated brand and performance advertisements at scale. The company uses autonomous AI agents to handle scriptwriting, scene planning, and video generation across multiple AI models, with interactive collaboration that lets clients give feedback and steer creative direction. Notable work includes a Kalshi election-themed video with over 1 million organic views, with videos averaging 400K+ views; clients include Hims, Kalshi, Replit, and Brex, with typical turnaround of 72 hours. Absurd is part of Y Combinator's Fall 2025 batch and is based in Los Angeles.
Absurd
ActiveAI Videos
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2025
Team
1-10
since 2025
Pricing
—
Founded
2025
Los Angeles, United States
Agent-ready
—
AI-generated brand and performance video ads at scale
Autonomous agents for scriptwriting
Agents for scene planning
Video generation across multiple AI models
Interactive collaboration for client feedback and creative steering
Typical turnaround around 72 hours
Production pipeline spanning script to finished video
Built for high-volume ad creative output
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2025 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
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- What does Absurd create?
- Absurd produces AI-generated brand and performance video advertisements at scale, handling scriptwriting, scene planning, and generation with autonomous agents.
- How fast is turnaround?
- Typical turnaround is around 72 hours from brief to finished video.
- Can clients influence the creative?
- Yes. Absurd offers interactive collaboration that lets clients give feedback and steer creative direction during production.
- Who has Absurd worked with?
- Its clients include Hims, Kalshi, Replit, and Brex, and its work includes a Kalshi election-themed video that earned over 1 million organic views.
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