Media entertainment

Shortbread

Website
Founded 2023Origin source ↗Checked 2026-10-28

Overview

Shortbread app is Netflix for romance comics built by a team of women writers, artists and engineers. We work with bestselling authors on Kindle and #BookTok to turn their romance fictions into comics. Our content specialize in viral romance fiction tropes such as mafia and dark romance. The comics are free to read with options to buy a subscription.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously KURUKURU

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Fengjiao Peng

Founder

Cofounder at Epsilab. Previously co-founded Shortbread (YC W23), generating $500K revenue and 2M episodes sold for AI-created comics. ML Researcher at MIT Media Lab.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-10-28
4team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-10-28

Founded 2023 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Launched · 3 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The company website offers product access through a trial, free start, app download, purchase, or onboarding with existing-account login. Customer adoption is not established by this evidence.

Company website: home Checked 2026-11-06

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