Y Combinator's Creator Economy directory, updated in July 2026, lists 27 startups, several incorporating AI to support video and narrative production workflows. Flick and Koyal, both from the F2025 batch, represent this emphasis: Flick offers an integrated platform for creating short films through AI, while Koyal provides agentic capabilities to generate personalized stories from scripts or audio. The directory organizes companies by industry focus, with AI video generation appearing as a recurring theme among newer additions. Flick positions itself as a comprehensive environment where creators direct the full process of generating short films using AI, supporting coherent storylines, consistent characters, and cinematic aesthetics through a unified interface. The directory serves as the primary reference for current portfolio details, and users should check the date of the snapshot to ensure they are looking at the most recent information available. Criteria for selecting which companies to investigate further include the relevance of the description to current projects and the availability of public demos or beta access.