Character.AI

Private

Character.AI is a generative AI chatbot platform that lets users create and interact with customizable AI characters. Founded by former Google engineers who co-authored the Transformer paper and led the LaMDA project, the platform has over 20 million monthly active users.

Founders Noam Shazeer, Daniel De Freitas

CEO Noam Shazeer

Company

Founded

2021

Headquarters

Menlo Park, US

Employees

201-500

Financials

Total Funding

$193M

Last Valuation

$1.0B

Revenue (ARR)

$10M-$50M

Sectors

Artificial Intelligence SaaS

character.ai Twitter Blog

Funding History

2 rounds

Series A Mar 23, 2023

$150M

Valuation: $1.0B

Andreessen Horowitz (Lead) Elad Gil SV Angel A Capital Nat Friedman

Seed Dec 1, 2021

$43M

Elad Gil (Lead) SV Angel A Capital Nat Friedman

Funding data is compiled from multiple independent sources including company announcements, press coverage, and regulatory filings. While we strive for accuracy, amounts and dates may reflect reported figures at time of announcement.