Startups of August (2026)

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Lawh.ai

Turn a prompt into a fully editable, on-brand design in minutes

Lawh.ai was featured on August 4th, 2026

Lawh.ai turns a sentence into a finished, layer-based design you can tweak to the last pixel. Generate a complete layout from a prompt, then move, restyle, and refine every layer by hand or ask the AI to adjust it. Bring your brand and assets, and Lawh.ai will use the right logos and images. Export production-ready PNGs or layered PSDs with editable text so you can continue in Photoshop or ship immediately.

siift

An executive filter for serious builders to focus on what matters

siift was featured on August 3rd, 2026

siift is an AI-native business strategy and operations system that helps serious builders focus on the right things at the right time to build a successful business. It guides every step of building a business, from automating ideation and validation to helping you iterate on product and go-to-market based on objective quantified results. It visualizes your business into practical views like insights or actions and uses entrepreneurship best practices so you can build smarter, not just faster. It is a private AI that doesn't farm your data or leak your IP via model training. Bootstrapped on over 10 years of founder experience across 5 tech startups.

Planninn

Planninn is the shared calendar for your family, team, or club

Planninn was featured on August 5th, 2026

Planninn is a shared calendar, to-do list, and shopping manager for your family, team, or club. Everything is in one place, with your data safe in the EU.

DreamerMade

AI and human-powered startup roadmaps for entrepreneurs

DreamerMade was featured on August 5th, 2026

DreamerMade is an AI-powered business platform that helps entrepreneurs build and grow businesses with personalized roadmaps created in real time. Whether you're validating a new idea or scaling a company, DreamerMade turns your goals into clear, actionable next steps that evolve as your business grows.

More than a roadmap, DreamerMade acts as the brain for your business by bringing together AI guidance, trusted resources, expert mentors, and your business knowledge in one place. From planning and operations to funding, marketing, and strategy, everything you need to move your business forward is connected through a single intelligent workspace.

HeroBot

Your website's AI agent for customer engagement, support, and sales

HeroBot was featured on August 6th, 2026

HeroBot turns any website into an autonomous AI agent in under 10 minutes. It understands customer intent, answers complex questions, recommends products, tracks orders, captures qualified leads, and helps businesses provide customer support 24/7. Simply connect your website or upload your documents, customize it to match your brand, and deploy with a single line of code. No coding, conversation mapping, or maintenance needed.

ArivaanAI

All AI tools in one place with a single credit system and no limits

ArivaanAI was featured on August 1st, 2026

ArivaanAI is a unified AI workspace that lets you chat, talk, and create images and videos with leading models. Switch models mid-conversation, upload files, and work with an infinite context window. Use the Voice Assistant for real-time, natural speech interactions with instant responses. In Studio, type prompts to generate images and videos up to 4K, then manage results in your gallery. Flash Cards help prepare and test your knowledge on any topic. All features run on one shared wallet with simple, transparent pricing, so you don't need separate subscriptions. More AI apps are coming soon.

Tuya.ai

Tuya.ai powers AI-driven smart hardware ecosystems

Tuya.ai was featured on August 3rd, 2026

Tuya.ai is an AI-powered smart living platform that brings large language models, voice AI, computer vision, and multimodal intelligence to connected devices. It offers AI assistant experiences for smart homes, health and fitness, productivity, companionship, and home automation. The platform supports AI-enabled hardware such as wearables, speakers, IP cameras, lighting, toys, photo frames, home appliances, sensors, door locks, pet products, and smart mobility devices.

LeisureLi

Get personalized travel itineraries matched to your style and budget

LeisureLi was featured on August 1st, 2026

LeisureLi is your pocket concierge for trip planning, creating personalized travel itineraries tailored to your style, interests, and budget. It removes the hassle of research and scheduling so you can focus on enjoying your vacation. Share what you like and how you want to travel, and LeisureLi curates suggestions and plans that fit your goals while keeping costs in check. No chatbot prompting required!

Recoura

Recover failed Stripe and Square payments with manual and automated dunning

Recoura was featured on August 5th, 2026

Recoura offers manual and automatic recovery of failed payments for revenue that Stripe and Square give up on. It includes custom email templates, multi-currency support, automatic and manual dunning sequences, an AI recovery assistant, and analytics to help with recovery campaigns. It supports failed invoices, subscriptions, and one-off payments, and is one of the few tools supporting Square.

Failed payments cause churn that many SaaS teams don't track and are easy to fix. Recoura helps recover hidden revenue with automation and a personal touch for important accounts.

MagicShot.ai

Every AI creative tool in one studio with 500+ models and 85+ tools

MagicShot.ai was featured on August 1st, 2026

Most creative work means switching between apps: one for photos, another for video, a third for logos, each with its own subscription. MagicShot puts all of it in one place with 500+ top AI models in a single plan, so you always have the right engine for the job instead of whatever one app offers. Plus, there are 85+ tools for real brand needs like AI headshots, professional photoshoots, product photography, logos, brand assets, avatars, and cinematic AI video.

That concludes our Startups of August (2026)!

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