Character.AI lands $1 billion valuation. A chatbot startup even younger than Ash Ketchum just became a unicorn after scoring a $150 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Founded 16 months ago by ex-Googlers, Character.AI made a chatbot that lets you message with AI-generated versions of real people (dead or alive) or made-up characters. If it wasn’t apparent already, VCs are ready to plow all kinds of $$$ into startups working on generative AI.
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Everything In Life Is Touched by Digital Magic. I brought Digital Magic Into The World Through 29 Products I’ve Built and Sold World-Wide.
I built a $5 Million USD revenue company, from a $25,000 USD angel investment. We were profitable 12 years, with zero ad spend.
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