AI Video Content Has Advanced. The Hard Part Hasn't.
byKevin MintaragaWe are living through one of the most transformative moments in the history of video content production.
I've spent two decades building digital businesses at the intersection of marketing and technology. This is the most significant shift I've seen. AI is fundamentally changing how video content is created.
In the past, content production used to follow a simple rule. You could only optimize for two of three: cost, quality, or speed. High quality and fast meant expensive, while fast and cheap meant lower quality. Every decision was a trade-off.
AI is breaking this model. For the first time, it's possible to produce high-quality content, faster, at a fraction of the cost.
For the past two years, we at ByThen have been deeply immersed in this space: testing, building, and working with countless models and tools. Then, one thing became clear. Foundational AI models are still solving problems in isolation. Image and video generation got meaningful advances. However, they are impactful only for professionals who know how to produce content.
The Problems that Remain Unsolved
Even with these advancements, we kept seeing two gaps.
First, people with strong ideas and stories to tell, still struggle to turn their creativity into structured video content. Second, existing creators stuck navigating a fragmented ecosystem of hundreds of tools, subscriptions, and constant experimentation. An end-to-end solution simply didn't exist.
And most AI tools today are built for short-form clips. Storytelling content is different. It's what builds real audience connection, depth, and long-term loyalty. It requires a longer format, which remains the hardest to produce.
ByThen is built to close that gap.
One Platform for the Full Workflow
Think of ByThen as your AI video producer. You bring the idea. ByThen handles everything else. Script, visuals, voice, music, and editing; all this in one workflow. Every step is editable. Every output is a starting point.
Built for every idea that deserves to be heard, not just the ones with a production team behind them.
Have an idea or a story to tell? This is your moment.
In January 2025, ByThen closed a $5 million seed round led by Vector Inc. and Skystar Capital, with East Ventures, BEENEXT, OSK, and AppWorks joining the round (Deal Street Asia, 2025).