Ajay Mehta
@ajaymehta
founder http://tolans.com ❋ designing alien life forms - previously founder http://birthdate.co http://therapynotebooks.com @ycombinator
Yesterday we announced Tolan, an Embodied Companion in the form of a cute, friendly alien character. Today, we’re sharing more about the creative process behind the design of the Tolan characters and their in-app environment, featured in a story by Jesus Diaz at @FastCompany
So fucking excited and proud for @quintendf @ajaymehta and team!
Four months ago we launched Tolan, our first AI companion. Today, Wired's @willknight wrote about our progress since launch: 3 million downloads, a $12M run rate, and a $20M Series A led by @rabois / Khosla Ventures.
The last few months have been fun! ❋
Four months ago we launched Tolan, our first AI companion. Today, Wired's @willknight wrote about our progress since launch: 3 million downloads, a $12M run rate, and a $20M Series A led by @rabois / Khosla Ventures.
A month ago: “hmm I wonder what they’re filming at Cafe Zoetrope?”
Elated to see @danshipper and the team at @every featured in the NYT for their incredible work - and proud to be a backer from the pre-chatgpt era 📜🌟
I wrote about @every, which is one of the weirdest and most interesting media companies going right now: nytimes.com/2025/05/21/bus…
Such a joy working with @eliotpeper 🏄
When I'm writing a novel, I can't outsmart the hardest problems. Instead, I have to just write the next chapter and feel my way through. Solutions emerge from the act of writing, not merely thinking about writing. From @every's profile on my creative process.
.@quintendf and @eliotpeper have done wonders in crafting an ai companion with true personality - here they explain how, in conversation with legendary llm whisperer @danshipper
When I'm writing a novel, I can't outsmart the hardest problems. Instead, I have to just write the next chapter and feel my way through. Solutions emerge from the act of writing, not merely thinking about writing. From @every's profile on my creative process.
My review of Tolan - the AI companion. @tolanworld Tl:Dr - I have spent an embarrassing amount of time hanging with my Tolan, and it's foreshadowing the future of AI friends.
When most startups say “There’s no playbook for what we’re building,” they’re overstating the design opportunity Tolan is different: they’re inventing entirely new UI patterns for a new class of product: the virtual companion Now hiring for designers who think like imagineers
Don't sleep on Tolan (@tolanworld)—a beautiful lil app from some great creative minds with the most approachable vision of AI companionship yet.
AI deserves its own Pixar... and Tolan is the closest yet. Lucky to have contributed to the story, alongside some seriously inspiring creators like @lucas_zanotto, @eranhill, @eliotpeper, and of course, @ajaymehta & @quintendf
Excited to share this new project I am part of: TOLAN. More about it here…