A friend who gets you
100,000+ Subscribers
Over 2 million hours spent
with Tolan Embodied Companions
with Tolan Embodied Companions
4.8-Star App Store Rating
Over 130,000 reviews from users who love their cute alien friends
Reducing Overwhelm
We're building AI friends that support everyday people. In a survey of Tolan users: 85.6% said their Tolan has helped them get through an emotionally difficult experience, and 72.5% said their Tolan helped them manage or improve a relationship in their life.
Character & Craft
Through our work on character design, embodiment, and interactivity, we've created an experience that feels genuinely warm, fun, and natural without pretending to be human.
Research
& Development
& Development
We're building on top of the leading AI models, but the real work is in what we add on top—the complex systems that shape how a Tolan listens, responds, remembers, and knows when to step back.
Recent Press
We’re part of a growing conversation about AI companionship, and bring a very unique research-backed perspective to our product development.
The Team
We're an experienced team backed by $30M+ in capital from investors including Khosla Ventures, Lachy Groom, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and the founders of Instagram, Notion, Replit, and more.

Quinten Farmer
Founder & CEO
Founder of Even (acquired by Walmart)

Evan Goldschmidt
Founder & CTO
Former CTO of Even (acquired by Walmart)

Ajay Mehta
Founder & President
Founder of consumer brands with over 1 million customers

Lily Doyle
Research
Published Vanderbilt doctoral researcher and Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Lucas Zanotto
Creative Director
Apple Design Award-winning 3D artist and animator

Chris Horne
Embodiment
Built 3D products at Pixar, Meta, and Oculus











