Imagine 8 (Imagine8 Studio)

Imagine 8, also written Imagine8 Studio, is a Jakarta-based creative agency founded in 2023 that makes virtual influencers and brand characters with generative AI. Fortune IDN reports it raised initial funding of up to US$1 million in 2023 from investors led by East Ventures, with Emtek, Trinity Optima, Massive Music, MDI and Future Creative Network. Besides Lentari, the Jakarta Post says it has made Lanna Abigail, a virtual intern for TS Media, and Jumienten, a digital brand ambassador for Sprint Asia Technology. A director named Aldo leads the persona work and describes generating designs with AI and then refining them by hand.