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awen

awen translates intent into exceptional visuals through conversation

Paris, France

6 employees

Seed · $500K

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About awen

AI creative tools became powerful quickly. But they also got complicated. Most of them require creatives to do the engineering.

Prompts.
Parameters.
Node graphs.

Creative work doesn’t start there. It starts with thinking, exploring directions, and iterating on ideas. With Awen, we’re trying a different approach:

A creative partner that turns intent into exceptional visuals through conversation.

Company details

Team Size6

LocationParis, France

IndustryAI

Funding

StandoutYBacked by Y Combinator · P26

“LeBron has an agent. Why don’t you?”

— Now you have one too.

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Total raised

$500K

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator

Kima Ventures

Founders

Antoine Garcia

Former builder at Pass Culture and Mos — platforms serving millions in education and culture in France.

Pablo de Castro

Physics PhD; former Head of Engineering at Reforestum (climate startup); previously developed data analysis algorithms at CERN.

Thibault Henriet

Founder at awen. Previously served as Head of Operations France at Moda Operandi, a fashion tech scale-up, overseeing creative operations. Prior, worked as an assistant for contemporary artists, supporting artwork production and managing commissions across advertising, cinema, design, fashion, music, and publishing industries. At 21, received the prestigious O1 visa in visual arts. Alumnus of Sciences Po Paris.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.