companies

Kindroid

A deeply customizable AI companion app built around persistent memory, natural voice/video calls, and AI-generated selfies.

Kindroid was founded in 2023 by Jerry Meng, a Stanford computer science dropout who previously worked at Fanhouse and Stanford's XR lab, and is based in Los Angeles. The company built its companion app around a layered, editable memory system rather than a single running chat log, aiming to let a companion recall specific details from weeks earlier — a job, a sibling's name, an old argument — instead of just the last few exchanges. Backed by Pear VC, Kindroid has grown mainly through word of mouth rather than paid marketing, surpassing a million Android downloads while staying a small, tightly focused team. It positions itself against larger, more heavily moderated competitors like Character.ai and Replika by offering deeper customization of a companion's personality and content boundaries.

Founded

2023

Headquarters

Los Angeles, United States

Sector

consumer