Inworld AI

The developer platform for AI characters and AI NPCs.

About

Founded

2021

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Industry

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Company Description

Inworld is a Character Engine for AI NPCs that goes beyond LLMs – and adds contextual awareness and multimodal expression of personality. Inworld uses advanced AI to build generative characters whose personalities, thoughts, memories, and behaviors are designed to mimic the deeply social nature of human interaction. The Inworld platform lets you create characters with personality and contextual awareness to keep them in-world and in character. Integrations make it easy for developers to deploy characters into immersive experiences, while scale and performance are optimized for real-time experiences.

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Funding

Total Raised

$83 million

Valuation

Undisclosed

Significant Investors

Intel Capital, Section 32, Founders Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Bitkraft Ventures, CRV, M12, Micron Ventures, LG Technology Ventures

Company Traction

  • As of August 2023, Inworld AI customers include Yahaha, NetEase Games, Avalon, 8th Wall, Kinetix, and Animaze.

Leadership Team

  • Ilya Gelfenbeyn: Co-Founder & CEO of Inworld AI. Former Founding Head of Google Assistant Investments at Google.
  • Michael Ermolenko: Co-Founder & CTO of Inworld AI. Former Dialogflow AI Lead at Google.
  • John Gaeta: Chief Creative Officer at Inworld AI. Former SVP of Creative Strategy at Magic Leap.
  • Kylan Gibbs: Co-Founder & CPO of Inworld AI. Former Product Manager at DeepMind.
  • Monica Tran: VP of Marketing at Inworld AI. Former Head of Marketing at X, the moonshot factory.