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Sabba Keynejad

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Co-founder & CEO of VEED. Sharing stories on the Napkin Math podcast https://t.co/pmfueAWGsD

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@sab8a
Sabba Keynejad
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2015: Left the first job right after college. 2016: Failed as a YouTuber. 2016: Failed as a freelancer. 2018: Launched the MVP of VEED. 2018: Went broke. Sold all crypto. 2019: Applied to YC. Rejected. 2019: Applied to YC. Rejected. Again. 2019: Thrown out of office space. 2019:
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VEED Fabric 1.0 Can now generate 5min videos. This makes it.... The world's longest AI video generation model.
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You got rejected from YC? I did too. Here's how it turned out: 2019: Rejected by YC (twice) 2020: Got our first paying user 2021: Bootstrapped to $6M ARR 2024: Crossed $40M ARR 2025: Shipped our own AI models 2026: Scaling AI-first video co. to $100M ARR If you're a founder
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Very common pattern I’ve seen: 1. We started building a video editor 2. A few months in we realized it would take years to actually be good 3. We pivoted The progress curve usually looks like this:
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This is Carmex $100M/year lip-balm family business – 88 year old – same branding since decades – makes 500k+ tubes, jars daily All they do is solve one BORING problem *really* well What are some other big family businesses that most people don't talk about?
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VEED Fabric 1.0 = AI Ad Factory. We created 100+ AI ads with our video model. - no actors / studio - no fancy budget Here's the playbook to create viral AI ads: [Bookmark this. You’ll come back to it] 1. Understand your ICP. Define ICP properly & deeply understand their
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You can give fabric API a spin here -
fal.ai
VEED Fabric 1.0 is an image-to-video API that turns any image into a talking video
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Kling Avatar 2.0 vs VEED Fabric 1.0 Fabric is 2X faster (We have a fast model too) Fabric = Longer videos Fabric = Better LipSync Fabric = Better Body language IMO - Fabric wins BTW, love Kling (You can use their models in VEED)
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🚨 Kling Avatar 2.0 is here on fal at day 0! 😊 Better emotion capture for more expressive avatars ⏱️ Longer inputs for extended video generation ⚡ Improved performance across all features
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Give the BG removal API a spin here -
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We built an API for video background removal But instantly realised that... Most people DON'T know how it works. So, I'll explain everything here (step-by-step): 1. First, we take your video, understand the frame rate, and split it into individual frames. 2. Then, each
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Always the first...
@veedstudio
VEED.IO | AI Video Creation
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We are the FIRST to bring Kling 2.6 LIVE 💥 AGAIN!! Great videos now with great voiceovers ⚡️ • Audio-video co-generation for first time ever • Flawless natural voice sync w. characters 🚨FREE 500 credits for first 200 users in DMs: • Retweet • Comment “VEED”
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We built Magic Expand So that creators & marketers.. ..can stop wasting hours resizing content Like the results?
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2026 is the year when AI video generation becomes united. The days of $3 per video are over. And, we want to get ahead of it... So, we are offering unlimited video generation on all plans. Go crazy this holiday season 🙂
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@veedstudio
VEED.IO | AI Video Creation
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We are the FIRST to make Kling O1 LIVE 💥 This changes AI video creativity forever! • Prompt w. text, images, video, or all • Create, add, swap, or delete elements 🚨FREE 500 credits + Cyber Monday code in DMs: • Retweet • Comment “VEED” (Only for the first 200 users)
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In the next hour... MASSIVE announcement in AI video Things won't be the same again 👀
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Look what just dropped at VEED HQ today! Thanks for finally sending the real one @OpenAI..
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OH WOW! Thanks for sending this @OpenAI Honoured... Great to be part of the token club, finally :)
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TL;DR You don't need to be in SF for capital You don't need to be in SF for talent You don't need to be in SF for an ecosystem If you're hungry & have a great idea, London is a great place to be at.
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3. Amazing energy. The ecosystem here is super active!! There's less FOMO. There's more doing. – Weekend meetups & hackathons – Founders building what they love, not chasing hype Just look at the vibe at our recent hackathon at London HQ last weekend.
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Sabba Keynejad
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Big hackathon energy at the VEED London office this weekend. Thank you @blwiertz and team for organising it!
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Sabba Keynejad
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2. Global talent hub. London pulls in top talent from everywhere. People come here to study. To grow. To build. Look at DeepMind, Their London-based team built AlphaGo & AlphaFold. Breakthrough systems that pushed the ecosystem toward AGI. We've got a global team of 200+
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1. Capital is efficient at finding you. If you're a founder with a great vision in London, money WILL find you. I got funding during a global pandemic in my kitchen in London, 6 years back... In SF, there's a lot much money chasing disporportionate returns. This leads to: –
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First, who am I? I'm Sabba, co-founder and CEO at @veedstudio. – 8-figure ARR – 200+ people team – 10M+ monthly active users Now, back to the topic..
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