Your friendly guide through life
250,000+ Active Users
More than 70 million conversations with Tolans in the past year
4.8-Star App Store Rating
Over 180,000 reviews from users who love their Tolans
Meet Your Friendly Guide
Your Tolan is rooting for you. Through conversation, it understands not just what’s happening in your life, but what it means to you. So it can help without having to ask.
Reducing Overwhelm
We're building friendly guides that support people in their everyday lives. In a survey of Tolan users: 86% said their Tolan has helped them get through an emotionally difficult experience, and 73% 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.
In the Press
We're part of a growing conversation about how AI fits into our lives, and what it might look like to get that relationship right.
The Team
We're an experienced team backed by $60M+ in capital from investors including USV, 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