F13 emerges from stealth with $5M for vector graphics AI

F13 has stepped out of stealth with $5 million in pre-seed funding and a very specific target: AI that can generate vector graphics without mangling the details. The round was led by Credo Ventures and Point Nine Capital, with angel backers including Baobab Ventures’ Carles Reina and mainframe’s Jack Richardson.

Founded by Gregory Janik and Ingimar Tomasson, the company is building foundation models for text, images and existing graphics. But the real hook is the kind of work it wants to handle: charts that actually match the data, scientific diagrams with the right proportions, and brand assets that stay inside a design system instead of freelancing off into the weeds.

That distinction matters because current image models can be impressive and still be wrong in the ways that count. F13 says it wants to combine design quality with technical accuracy, and its models are meant to reduce the time it takes to make visuals that need to be correct, not just attractive. Vector output helps here because it scales cleanly across sizes and resolutions while keeping the structure intact. And unlike a flat image, it stays editable, so teams can tweak and iterate instead of starting again.

The company is already offering early access through a developer API and a web platform for generating, editing, managing and sharing work. A public launch is planned for later this year. For now, F13 is aiming first at data visualisations, editorial infographics, scientific and educational diagrams, maps and spatial graphics, plus presentations and marketing materials that need to look consistent across the board.