Parable

Venture firm investing in consumer & prosumer AI.
Impossible → inevitable.

[Spenser Skates @spenserskates]

Why you should work with @anneleeskates at @parable_vc if you’re building the next great consumer company.

She recognizes special founders before anyone else does.

[Parable @parable_vc]

Personal trainers cost $100+/hour. Most workout apps are just video libraries. @joinladder from @GregoryFStewart bridges the gap: pick an expert coach, join their team, get new programming every Sunday.

We love the built-in progressive overload, coaching, nutrition, and team accountability. This feels like a personal trainer in your pocket.

[Parable @parable_vc]

Spotted: @PhiaCo_ from @PhoebeAdellle and @SophiaKianni. We love the "Google Flights for fashion" interface.

Left brain happy: 40,000+ retail and resale sites compared, secondhand alternatives surfaced, resale value calculated.

Right brain happy: personalized recommendations, style expression, fashion as play.

[Parable @parable_vc]

And thanks to @minhsmind for the thoughtful conversation on what makes a truly delightful email experience.

[Parable @parable_vc]

Mobile email has always been painful.

@avec redesigns it around how you actually interact: swiping like Tinder, voice-first replies, AI-filtering built into the design.

Our favorite on-the-go email inbox, protecting your attention & built by @mikewesthad, @omarabdulrahim_, @jnnnthnn, and @macint0shpie.

[Parable @parable_vc]

Spotted: @joinbloomapp from @allanmaman, @samuely4ng, and @sonnymo_. Learning to invest is daunting when apps assume you already know what to buy.

Bloom flips it: describe what you believe, AI builds the portfolio. Or skip the thesis entirely & mirror top investors with one tap. Ideas as investment interface.

[Minh Do @minhsmind]

Had an amazing time at @parable_vc tonight! Lead a short unconference session on the future of AI creativity and we discussed our worries and optimism about the future. Followed by a great panel moderated by @matty_v3rse about the state of AI video and what is on the horizon for the space.

Huge thanks to @anneleeskates and @Erinlens for the invite! It was a real honor.

[Parable @parable_vc]

Between Frames is a community we're building for people authoring the future of entertainment, founders, creators, researchers, storytellers.

We'll keep hosting more experiments and gatherings. If you're building in AI video or the future of entertainment and want an invite to the next one, DMs are open.

And if there's any way we can be helpful in the meantime, don't hesitate to reach out. 🎬

[Parable @parable_vc]

We hosted Between Frames yesterday, a small, off-the-record unconference on the future of AI video.

Here’s what the room (startups like @fal, @LumaLabsAI, @elevenlabs, @first_intel, @trykino, @plotpartyai, and @freepik; AI-first creators with millions of followers; researchers at @xai, @Stanford, @UCBerkeley, and Alibaba; and award-winning filmmakers) actually thinks is coming. 🧵

[Parable @parable_vc]

The fireside brought it home. The future of entertainment? Art or digital fentanyl? Who owns IP in the age of remixing? Why the best storytellers are largely still in LA while financing hasn't caught up:

@jameswilsterman (@weekendhq) · @minhsmind (@MachineCinemaAI & @fantasticdayxyz) · @briannekimmel (Worklife Ventures) · @kevinvanwitt (@monster_library), moderated by @matty_v3rse (@elevenlabs)

[Parable @parable_vc]

Spotted: @NoriDotAI from @smock and @dzohrob. You have an Oura, a Whoop, lab results, nutrition logs...and no idea what to do with any of it.

Nori aggregates it all and tells you what to do today. Data aggregation as health coaching.

[Parable @parable_vc]

Spotted: Known from @Celesteamadon and @theasherallen. Swipe-based dating optimized for addiction, not connection.

Their fix: delete the feed entirely. Voice AI learns who you are, introduces you to one person, books the date. Matchmaking via conversation.

[Parable @parable_vc]

Hosting a small, off-the-record gathering in SF on Feb 19 focused on the future of AI video + entertainment.

We have a few spots left. DMs open for founders, builders & creators.

Attendees include Head of Creatives Platform @ ElevenLabs, researchers from xAI + OpenAI, partners at Bessemer, early-stage model- and application-layer founders, AI-first storytellers and creatives with millions of followers, and more.