AI for creative studios
Short answer: yaven is a private AI teammate for small independent creative studios. It does the new-business legwork a studio rarely has time for: finding companies with a reason to need your work now, matching your closest project, drafting the first note in your voice, helping you decide which briefs to answer and reminding you when a past client might need you again. There's no setup to manage and no sales team required. Your studio decides what goes out.
Small studio, big pipeline problem
In most studios, the founders are also the creative directors, the account managers and the new-business team. Delivery always comes first, so prospecting happens in bursts between projects. yaven keeps that work moving in the background, so there's a pipeline even in your busiest weeks.
What yaven does for a studio
- Knows your studio. It learns your site, portfolio, clients and the way you write.
- Brings you opportunities. It watches hiring, posts, profile changes, news, funding rounds, launches, rebrands and new marketing leads for companies that fit, and explains why each one is worth a look now.
- Prepares the work. Each opportunity arrives with research, your closest project and a short note in your voice.
- Handles inbound briefs. It checks a brief against your fit, researches the company and drafts a reply.
- Remembers every client. A weekly keep-in-touch card for the people you've worked with.
- Works for the whole studio. Start with your own assistant, then bring the team in with shared agents.
How it fits the way studios work
| Without yaven | With yaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding leads | Between projects, when there's time | Brought to you each week |
| First message | Written from scratch | Drafted in your voice, ready to edit |
| Briefs | Read late at night | Fit checked and first reply drafted |
| Past clients | Remembered by chance | A weekly reminder with a reason |
Privacy, stated plainly
Your memory and writing style stay on your Mac, and AI drafting uses Anthropic's Claude. We never train models on your business or client data, and nothing goes to a client until you approve it. See private AI for agencies.
Who it's for
Independent design, branding, motion, illustration and creative studios, usually between two and twenty people. Solo? See yaven for freelancers.
Questions
What is yaven for creative studios?
yaven is a private AI teammate for small independent creative studios. It finds companies with a reason to need your work now, matches your closest project, drafts the first note in your voice, helps you answer briefs and tells you when a past client is worth getting back in touch with.
We're a team of three. Is yaven too much for us?
No. yaven is built for independent agencies of every size, from small studios to larger teams. There's nothing to configure: we set it up with you, and it starts from your site and portfolio.
Can the whole studio use it?
Yes. You can start with your own assistant, then bring the rest of the studio in with shared agents. yaven understands the boundaries between personal and shared work.
Is yaven a production AI tool for studios?
No. yaven isn't a generative, VFX or 3D production tool. It's AI for running and growing an independent creative studio: new clients, briefs and client relationships.
Does yaven do creative work?
No. Design, creative production, taste and judgment stay with your studio. yaven supports the thinking but doesn't make the creative decisions.
What does it cost?
It depends on the size of your team and where you start. We'll walk you through it in our first conversation.