Why Tolan's $30M bet on planning over chat changes how we build AI companions
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Most AI companions are chat-first: they ask how your day went, offer sympathy, and maybe generate a poem. Tolan raised another $30 million, per TechCrunch, because it took a different route — planning-first. With over 250,000 active users, Tolan's traction suggests that the killer use case for an A…
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- 2026-10-19 19:21 · DEV Community — AI
Why Tolan's $30M bet on planning over chat changes how we build AI companions