CTO / Co-founder at Figment
Warren Veerasingam
Driven by curiosity and creativity, I often find myself at the intersection of storytelling and technology. With four patents and having pioneered the integration of AI-powered asset search into Pixar Animation Studios' pipeline, I view software as a powerful form of communication — not just between programmer and computer, but among all stakeholders seeking to understand and contribute to the software's narrative.
Questions & Answers
How is your team uniquely positioned to solve the problem you're tackling?
We have the right mix of talent from both high-scale consumer platforms and AI infrastructure. My background is in backend engineering at Pearson, I architected and scaled infrastructure to support 1.5 million simultaneous users, and at Pixar, I integrated AI-driven systems into their production pipeline. My co-founder comes from the gaming world, having been a product designer on Fortnite's Growth team, where he drove engagement through dynamic content and social features. Together, we bring deep expertise in AI powered content generation at scale and consumer behavior patterns uniquely positioning us to build an AI engine that can generate thousands of personalized video variations while maintaining creative quality and brand consistency.
Why are you excited about your company/product?
I believe the future of advertising lies at the intersection of AI and cultural relevance. At Figment, we're building an engine that kills the biggest inefficiency in digital marketing static ads that go stale in days while taking weeks to produce. Every DTC brand is hemorrhaging money showing outdated trends to the wrong demographics. Our AI engine auto generates fresh, culturally-synced video ads for every audience segment in real-time. We're giving brands the superpower to move at the speed of culture where a trending sound drops at 9am and personalized ads using it are live by noon. That's the future of advertising, and we're building it.
