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Brud

Brud

A software media company that creates complex digital characters. It is located in Los Angeles, California and was founded in 2014.

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Organization

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Industry
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Avatar (computing)
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Synthetic Media
Synthetic Media
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AI image generation
Robotics
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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AI avatar generation
Machine learning
Machine learning
Computer Vision
Computer Vision
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Location
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
United States
United States
B2X
B2B
B2B
Founder
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Sara DeCou
Trevor McFedries
Trevor McFedries
AngelList URL
angel.co/brud-1
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles...180867-79
Number of Employees (Ranges)
1 – 100
Email Address
info@brud.fyi
Investors
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital
Simon Venture Group
Simon Venture Group
Macro Ventures
Macro Ventures
BoxGroup
BoxGroup
Simon Ventures
Simon Ventures
Craft Ventures
Craft Ventures
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Founded Date
2014
Total Funding Amount (USD)
6,000,000
Latest Funding Round Date
May 15, 2015
Competitors
Hive (machine learning company)
Hive (machine learning company)
Glassdoor ID
2557367
Acquisition Transaction
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Acquisition of Brud by Dapper Labs
Latest Funding Type
Series A
Series A
Wellfound ID
brud-1

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Company Operating Status
Active
Funding Round Date
May 15, 2018
Funding Round Amount (USD)
6,000,000
Funding Type
Series A
Series A
Investment
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital
Latest Funding Round Amount (USD)
6,000,000

Brud is a Los Angeles-base company that uses artificial intelligence company that creates social media personas, some of which have become Instagram influencers.The company's stated goal is to construct a more tolerant world by using cultural understanding and technology. The most famous robotics creation from the company is known as "Lil Miquela", which is an avatar that has over 1.4 million followers on social media.

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Brud created a robotics persona called "Lil Miquela". The avatar has a background story and regularly updates its social media accounts. It is a trendy persona presenting as a 19-year old Los Angeles-based female that wears brands such as Chanel and Burberry and has even released a top ten Spotify song.

The company hopes to make more computer generated images with the same success as Lil Miquela so that they can usher in a new age of influencers on social media that impact other realms, such as the music or advertising industry.It is the company's intent that all of their future characters be interwoven with each other's story lines.

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The makers of the virtual influencer, Lil Miquela, snag real money from Silicon Valley

Jonathan Shieber

https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/23/the-makers-of-the-virtual-influencer-lil-miquela-snag-real-money-from-silicon-valley/

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Trevor McFedries & Sara Decouis One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2018

https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/trevor-mcfedries-sara-decou

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