Type (Type.ai) is an AI-powered document editor built for creative and long-form writing, positioning itself as the intelligent editor for storytellers. It blends a distraction-light writing environment with integrated AI assistance, character and setting notes, custom style rules, and multimodal publishing to DOCX, PDF, and audio narration, aimed at authors writing books, screenplays, and narratives. A Y Combinator company, Type says it is trusted by 300,000+ writers and markets itself as a focused alternative to general chatbots for sustained creative work. In September 2025 Type raised a $2.8M pre-seed round with participation from Y Combinator and a range of Silicon Valley funds and angels to expand its editor and AI capabilities.
Type
ActiveThe intelligent AI editor for storytellers and long-form writers
Total raised
$2.8M
1 round
Stage
Pre-Seed
Team
1-10
since 2022
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2022
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
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AI assistance inside a document editor
Built for books, screenplays, and long-form
Character and setting notes
Custom writing style rules
Multimodal export (DOCX, PDF, audio)
Distraction-light writing environment
Choice of underlying AI models
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Pre-Seed $2.8M incl. Silicon Valley angels +1
Capital network
$2.8M raised ·2 backers·10 network links
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- What is Type best for?
- Type is built for storytellers writing books, screenplays, and long-form narratives.
- Who funded Type?
- Type raised a $2.8M pre-seed in September 2025 with Y Combinator and Silicon Valley angels.
- How many writers use Type?
- Type says it is trusted by 300,000+ writers.
- Can I export my work?
- Yes, Type exports to DOCX, PDF, and audio narration.
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