Conversational Intelligence Software
Syllaby Inc. is an AI video automation platform that takes users from content idea to scheduled and published video across social media channels. Founded on January 25, 2023, by Austin Armstrong (who goes by his middle name, having the legal first name Paul) and two co-founders in an approximately equal three-way equity split, the company is headquartered in the United States and operates at syllaby.io. Syllaby reached $1 million in annualized recurring revenue within 6.5 months of launch, peaking at $88K in monthly recurring revenue before a 10-month decline brought it to a trough of $35K MRR. A strategic pivot away from AI avatars and service-business customers toward faceless video for aspiring content creators, combined with a price cut from $49 to $25 per month, reversed the slide and pushed MRR to a high of $170K in 2025. As of the June 2026 interview, MRR had pulled back to approximately $130K, with the company reporting roughly 3,400 paying customers and 14,000 free users. The company has raised approximately $400K in total funding, largely from angel investors plus an $83K WeFunder crowdfunding campaign in 2024 that drew 101 investors. Armstrong described the business as largely bootstrapped and said Syllaby is operating near breakeven, having lost somewhere between $50K and $100K in 2025 on roughly $1.7 million in annual revenue. The affiliate program, which pays a 30% recurring lifetime commission, accounts for a little over a third of total revenue and is the company's top customer acquisition channel.
- Revenue
- $130K
- Customers
- 3.4K
- Year founded
- 2023
- Funding
- -
- Team size
- 11
- Location
- United States
