F13 emerged from stealth on September 23, 2026, with $5 million in pre-seed funding and a focused proposition: AI-generated graphics that designers can edit and scale, rather than treat as finished images. The Berlin startup is developing foundation models for professional visuals where proportions, data and layout matter.
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Who founded F13, and who backed it?
Gregory Janik, identified as F13’s co-founder and CEO, founded the company with Ingimar Tomasson. Credo Ventures and Point Nine Capital led the pre-seed round. Reported participants also include Carles Reina of Baobab Ventures, Jack Richardson of Mainframe and Dawid Rylski.
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What is F13 building?
F13 is developing models intended to generate precise, controllable vector graphics from text, images or existing graphics. Unlike a pixel-based image, a vector graphic is built from shapes and coordinates, which can be resized and edited. F13’s stated aim is to generate those graphics natively, making the output useful for further design work.
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The distinction matters for the applications F13 is targeting. A chart must reflect its data; a scientific diagram may need faithful proportions; and a designed layout must follow a brief, not merely look plausible. Reported use cases include charts, infographics, scientific and educational diagrams, maps and brand assets. The company’s positioning emphasizes visual quality alongside technical accuracy and editability.
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That is the product ambition, not a measured performance result. The available reporting does not establish F13’s model architecture or show that it reliably improves numerical accuracy, layout fidelity or production time compared with other image-generation tools.
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Access and what comes next
Reporting on September 24 said early access was open. The funding is intended to help bring F13’s first model to market and expand resources including computing power, data and staff. The cited material does not establish the features of a developer API or web platform, or a firm public-launch date.
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