Colab is an AI design agent that thinks and creates like a human designer. It helps designers and creative teams turn ideas into visuals faster while keeping originality and intent intact. Instead of generating random art, Colab understands briefs, brand identity, and emotion to create meaningful designs. Our vision is to make design smarter, faster, and more human.
Startup Description
Colab is reimagining the future of design through an AI design agent that understands creative intent and collaborates like a human designer. Unlike traditional AI tools that simply generate visuals, Colab interprets context, brand identity, and emotional tone to create purposeful designs. It helps designers and creative teams move faster without sacrificing originality or intent. The platform brings together advanced Propriotery AI models to bridge the gap between human creativity and machine intelligence. With a growing community of over 400 designers and strong early validation from creative professionals, Colab is building a new kind of creative partner.
One that listens, thinks, and designs with you.
Business Model
Colab works on a simple subscription model. Individual designers can use it with a monthly or yearly plan, while teams and agencies get extra features like collaboration tools and custom AI setups. There’s also a free version so anyone can try it before upgrading.
Customers
based in
India
Business
Modal Type
SaaS
Type of
Sales
B2B, B2C
Competitors
Colab competes with tools like Canva, Figma, Adobe Firefly, Runway, and Midjourney. Canva makes design easy but depends on templates and limits originality. Figma is great for teamwork but doesn’t help with creative thinking. Firefly and Midjourney can generate visuals but don’t understand the intent behind a design. Runway focuses more on video and editing. Colab fills the space none of them touch
Teams
Rupesh Kumar
Cofounder & CEO
Akshay Raj Patil
Cofounder & COO
Tell us a bit about how founding team knows
each other.
Rupesh and Akshay met at NIFT Mumbai, where they built a strong bond over their shared passion for design and creativity. Their journey from college collaborators to industry professionals gave them deep insights into the challenges businesses face in accessing high-quality design. With complementary skills in design, strategy, and technology, they joined forces to build Cohyve, aiming to revolutionise the creative industry with a seamless, tech-driven ecosystem.
Why did you decide to start this
company?
Coming from the same industry, we’ve experienced the pain points firsthand—both as creatives and as those hiring talent. Seeing the gaps on both sides, we built Cohyve to solve these inefficiencies.
Are all the founders full-time on this
project?
Yes
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