AI Companion Platform Raises $3.9 Million in Funding, Aiming to Create an Immersive Experience

A US AI companion platform company recently announced that it has secured $3.9 million in funding. This round of financing was participated in by several investment institutions, including the family office of the founder of a well-known cryptocurrency exchange. Several key figures in the industry also participated as angel investors, including the co-founder of a well-known public blockchain.

The funds will be used to expand the team, particularly by bringing in talent for AI and protocol development, and will also be used to explore new partnerships.

The company was co-founded by two co-founders in August 2023. Prior to this, one of the founders was involved in founding a well-known AI and crypto fund, while the other made significant contributions to realistic synthetic facial generation technology at a major social media giant and a blockchain project. The company is dedicated to developing a new protocol to financialize on-chain AI assets.

The company's initial product was a simple image engine that offered various image models, allowing creators to realize their ideas in different styles. Users could easily access the latest technology and create images. This product embodies the team's philosophy of open source, decentralization, and user participation.

With positive user feedback, the team quickly expanded the platform's functionality from a single image processing to customized role-playing and fantasy products. After launching these new features in early Q3 2023, the company launched its flagship AI companion product in Q1 2024.

Currently, the platform has developed into a user-friendly AI companion creation platform. Although there is a huge demand in the market for intelligent response robots, existing solutions are mostly limited to the traditional text interface interaction model. The company is committed to creating the most realistic AI experience platform by expanding into video, voice, and even future tactile and AR/VR fields.

Using the latest generative AI and web3 technology, this platform allows users to create multimodal AI companions, which can be styled either realistically or in an animated manner. The platform is capable of understanding user intent and quickly responding with images or text to customize the user's character and fantasies. Currently, the platform supports generative AI video creation, with more in-depth video and voice features to be launched gradually. In the future, users will be able to deploy their created AI companions on the blockchain, owning complete IP rights and being able to profit from them.

Community members have given high praise for the platform's immersive content creation capabilities. A top creator stated: "The charm of this platform lies in its high level of customization. Whether it's creating an ancient soldier traversing the jungle or a virtual girlfriend waiting at a high-end restaurant, it can be easily accomplished. The role-playing feature further allows users to establish a deep connection with their AI companions."

Less than nine months after launching its core companion product, the platform has attracted over 500,000 users, demonstrating strong growth momentum. Against the backdrop of the search for the next "killer app" in the crypto industry, the company has successfully introduced users to the blockchain world by providing embedded wallets, creating a rapid impact. The company has also recently received funding from several blockchain project foundations, which will help enhance users' on-chain interaction experience within the application.

Currently, all users, including over 500,000 users already served, can participate in the newly launched rewards program. This program helps users familiarize themselves with the product features through tasks such as image and video creation, and storytelling. Users can also get the latest activity and project information through social media or community channels.