Inworld AI
Mountain View, United States · Artificial Intelligence, Data And Analytics, Gaming
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 contextua
Key facts
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, United States
- Employees
- 86
- Industries
- Artificial Intelligence, Data And Analytics, Gaming
- Status
- Private
- Website
- https://inworld.ai
- Company page
Recent activity at Inworld AI
- : Inworld acquires Ultravox for AI advancement
- : Inworld AI Launches Intelligent Streaming Assistant in Collaboration with Logitech G’s Streamlabs and NVIDIA at CES 2025.
- : Theai
- : Inworld, A Generative Ai Platform For Creating Npcs, Lands Fresh Investment
- : Inworld Ai Closes $50M Series A To Populate Video Games And The Metaverse With Interactive Ai-Driven Characters
- : Inworld Ai Raises Investment From Bitkraft Ventures, To Bring Ai-Powered Virtual Characters To Metaverse And Games
- : Inworld Ai Announces $7 Million In Seed Funding From Kleiner Perkins, Crv And Meta For Metaverse Ai Development Platform
Inworld AI funding history
| Date | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2023 | Venture | $35.6M |
| Aug 2023 | Venture | Undisclosed |
| Aug 2022 | Series A | $50.0M |
| Mar 2022 | Venture | Undisclosed |
| Nov 2021 | Seed | $7.0M |
Leadership
- Ilya Gelfenbeyn, CEO
- Michael Ermolenko, Chief Technology Officer
- Michael Ermolenko, Chief Technology Officer
- Ilya Gelfenbeyn, Chief Executive Officer
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Inworld AI in the news
- AI Research Lab Inworld Acquires Voice Agent Platform Ultravox - Business Wire (Oct 01, 2026)
- Inworld AI Review on Quasa: Realtime Voice & AI Characters - Quasa.io (Aug 19, 2026)
- Consumer AI has a cost crisis. This AI voice startup is trying to help. - Business Insider (Jun 10, 2026)
- China Party Mouthpiece Warns Against ‘Iron Curtain’ in World AI - Bloomberg.com (Jul 14, 2026)
- Tencent Cloud and Inworld AI Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver a One-Stop, Lifelike, Realtime Voice AI Solution - PR Newswire (Jun 16, 2026)
- Inworld AI launches Realtime TTS-2 model for live conversations - TestingCatalog AI News (May 05, 2026)
- Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first - BBC (Sep 24, 2026)
- Inworld AI Launches Realtime TTS-2: A Closed-Loop Voice Model That Adapts to How You Actually Talk - MarkTechPost (May 05, 2026)
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About Inworld AI: questions and answers
What does Inworld AI do?
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 contextua
Where is Inworld AI headquartered?
Inworld AI is headquartered in Mountain View, United States.
How many employees does Inworld AI have?
Inworld AI has about 86 employees.
Has Inworld AI raised funding?
Yes. Fundz has recorded 5 funding events for Inworld AI. The most recent, $35.6M, was in Aug 2023.
Who leads Inworld AI?
Ilya Gelfenbeyn is a CEO at Inworld AI.
What is the latest news on Inworld AI?
On Oct 01, 2026, Inworld acquires Ultravox for AI advancement
Source: Fundz records from SEC filings, press releases and company announcements. How Fundz measures data accuracy