Michael Shang
@michaelsshang
Founder of Daedalia, a16z sr005. Building Blockbuster AI Friends.
We used to worship them. Then admire them. Then journeyed with them. Now, we can finally befriend them. At Daedalia, we’re building virtual characters that feel alive. Not just apps, but as friends. Take that leap. Share our vision.
My team hosted the world's first AI Companion Summit, on the beautiful greenfield of Alamo Square, in the buzzing noise of air show. 60+ direct founders/contributors/builders joined us today and what a great bunch of visionaries! Virtual friends will change social behavior in 10…
a16z speedrun Demo Day. A defining moment for me and my team @DaedaliaInc . Highest respect to @speedrun fam, who magically and perfectly pull of such a massive amazing event, again! We are so proud to be part of this feat.
First ever 🤩 AI Companion Founder Summit 🤩 at TECH WEEK by a16z. If you are building in this field, come join us at Alamo Square, SF on Sat Oct 11! RSVP here ➡️partiful.com/e/i6y6QXbK4RPv… Better together than building alone! 🐦🔥
A16Z SPEEDRUN 2026 UPDATE: I think most people secretly know if they’re founders or not. Some of you can never be happy working inside a giant company, writing docs, in endless meetings. Deep down, you know you’re supposed to build. we're opening up a16z speedrun today! We are…
Our all hands meeting (if you don't know our team culture) 🧐😈
I worry about quick SUCCESS much more than quick FAILURE. The former kills potential. The latter gives us a chance to get up and move on.
Stop complaining about job market. Go build your own companies.
Ai companion landscape is pretty cheap now. We need to up the game.
Talk is cheap. Code is cheap. But game is still so complicated to make and mostly untouched by AI workflows that it in itself could be a moat. In that sense, game has the potential to expand into the next major software category.
The root of all human ingenuity is the wish to control. It is the only way out of chaos.
In the next decade, 90% of all relationships will be Human-to-AI. For every human friend, we’ll have 10 AI companions. Not replacing. Extending. Digital humans will reshape social fabric. And that fabric must be woven with care. We are going to build it right!
There are only two ultimate values of a great company: 1. The knowledge and expertise to aggregate information and resources effectively towards a goal. 2: the brand/position in people’s mind.
I built this fun VR scene, where two AI roommates, a fashion granny and a young jazz star, argue chore duty by rap dance battle. PS: Video was shot directly in Quest 3. Scene built in Unity.
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