youmna chamcham

CEO @ministudio_ai — making imagination come to life with AI. Artist + entrepreneur. Prev. started @artcenteredu alumni

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

I wonder if it takes effort for a flower to bloom or a tree to grow

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

The future of personalized books? Personalized animated films. Made by Emmy nominated artists. Created by moms. Intentional. Safe. Magical. Educational.
https://t.co/8nxqAmmGA0

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

@girdley https://t.co/CckHib9Qi9

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

Hi Speedrun Fam! We launched Pixar in your pocket! Our Alpha is live today. A long time coming! Looking forward to build it in public from this point on. Try it out, feedback always welcome! And thanks for being a part of our story ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

This cartoon is me and my kids. I made it in one click on https://t.co/CckHib9Qi9. We built Pixar in your Pocket! Try it! Create personalized, meaningful cartoons for all your favorite people. It’s our Alpha. Send feedback. Let’s build the world’s best storytelling tool together.

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

Let’s spread wonder! ⭐️🎥

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

This cartoon is me and my kids. I made it in one click on https://t.co/CckHib9Qi9. We built Pixar in your Pocket! Try it! Create personalized, meaningful cartoons for all your favorite people. It’s our Alpha. Send feedback. Let’s build the world’s best storytelling tool together.

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

The best part is that I get to do it with cofounders and teammates I admire and love.

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

Announcing the launch of our new tool! Empowering everyone, everywhere to produce cartoons from A to Z and bring their imagination to life! Waitlist here for early access https://t.co/uo2GhqjNRc @ministudio_ai

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

come work with us! let's build the future of animation - Looking for a Front end developer https://t.co/zJ46SRKmx0

[adam 🇺🇸 @personofswag]

wdym "what's your moat"?

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

Hands down an incredible experience for every founder. Women founders, I especially encourage you strongly to apply! The level of support on all levels is unparalleled 💫✨

[andrew chen @andrewchen]

new announcement from a16z:

startup founders -- come work with me 1:1 and let a16z invest up to $1M in your very early stage startup :)

(yes, this is via a16z speedrun, and we are launching the next cycle today, taking applications over the next ~month. Here's how to apply: https://t.co/lExlSgiixi)

More details:
I’m back in (currently cloudy) LA after spending a couple months in San Francisco. It was super fun to be back in the bubble. It seemed, right after COVID, that so many other geos were ascendant — you saw a big explosion in LA and NY, and a lot of VCs (including us) starting offices in London. But very clearly the AI revolution has brought a lot of the action back to SF, even if folks are doing it remotely and SOMA is a bit dead. It was great to catch up with many of you over dinners, events, mixers etc. Bumped into a lot of friends during urban hikes in the city also!

I was in SF working on my big project at Andreessen Horowitz right now, which is building a16z speedrun . This is a new program where we invest up to $1M into very early stage startups and then work with them closely over 90 days, then launch them into the world. I am very involved, and it’s been fun to get my hands dirty working 1:1 and in small groups with founders early on their journey. There’s a new cycle kicking off, so would love if you could:

- recommend anyone I should be working with!
- fine to share the website below, or reach out via neutrals
- details + dates are: up to $1M investment from a16z speedrun plus $5M credits from our main partners (AWS, GCP, OpenAI, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Stripe, Deel, etc)
- the next programs kicks off July 28 to October 10, 2025 this year.
- speakers include the founders of Figma, Zynga, Zillow, DoorDash, Twilio, etc etc
- application deadline is May 11, so please get ahold of us by then

how to apply: https://t.co/lExlSgiixi
more details: https://t.co/cdLUfut9lJ

OK — so a bit more details on how this all happened:

I started working on Speedrun at a16z because there are a ton of very early stage startups out there that are building in and around our focus of tech, entertainment and AI. Many of these early wouldn’t know what to do with a16z’s usual check size of $10 or $20 million, but they would benefit from the a16z team (now numbering nearly 600 strong!) that provide access to everything from hiring, partnerships, financing, marketing, and everything else. I love working with founders at this stage.

Also it does not slip our mind that many of the best startups on the planet were started by first time founders and also repeat founders that also have a chip on their shoulder. We feel like we’re not able to help as many entrepreneurs if we just focus on ones that have a ton of revenue and are growing quickly (though we want to work with those ones too!). So starting about 18 months ago, we kicked off a16z Speedrun which is now heading into its 5th cycle. It’s been awesome and very rewarding!

If folks have any questions, I’ll try to address stuff in the comments here. But best thing to do if you have a specific startup in mind is visit the website.

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

Our shorts are getting millions of views every other day, fully organically. Who can resist little fluffly love bombs? The world is better with #TheFuzzlets in it. https://t.co/9bQWJGcZT9

[C21 Media @C21Media]

AI animation start-up Mini Studio comes to Cannes with kids’ series Fuzzlets https://t.co/W7GoYfgiSz #Mipcom #Mipcom24 #Mipcom2024

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

Do you remember when you joined TWITTER? I do! #MyTWITTERAnniversary

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

Couldn't love this more! Our latest music video @ministudio_ai @LumaLabsAI – The Fuzzlets in full force. More on https://t.co/VUfEoKGotm

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

@Adobe @runwayml @OpenAI @StabilityAI

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

🧵How is an #AI cartoon made? With actual artists and not just a push of a button. A thread taking you behind the scenes of how we made our animated film @ministudio_ai

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

Watch our full cartoon here

https://t.co/Uq86HyAseG

[youmna chamcham @cyoumna]

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