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Fictional

Consumer app for living AI characters. >1.3M users, with average sessions lasting 1.4 hours.

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Competitors

AIDRSShared: consumer app, b2c, ai generative mediaspeedrun SR007SFStartup →AISideKitShared: consumer app, kindYC W26TorontoStartup →AISekaiShared: short video, media / entertainment / creator economy, interactivespeedrun SR003SunnyvaleStartup →AIGenuinShared: average session, user, includingPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIEgoist MachinesShared: consumer app, buildingYC S26San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Fictional
Company
DRSShared: consumer app, b2c, ai generative mediaspeedrun SR007Not statedAI
SideKitShared: consumer app, kindYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
SekaiShared: short video, media / entertainment / creator economy, interactivespeedrun SR003Not statedAI
GenuinShared: average session, user, includingPlug and Play Not statedAI
Egoist MachinesShared: consumer app, buildingYC S26ActiveAI

Adjacent

AIMoescape AIShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, characterspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIUthanaShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, characterspeedrun SR001Los AngelesStartup →Developer toolsshortkitShared: consumer app, short, videoYC W26Startup →AIZero BillionShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, hourspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIZudoShared: traditional chatbot, unlike traditional, includingYC W23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Fictional
Company
Moescape AIShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, characterspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
UthanaShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, characterspeedrun SR001Not statedAI
shortkitShared: consumer app, short, videoYC W26ActiveDevtools
Zero BillionShared: ai generative media, media / entertainment / creator economy, hourspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
ZudoShared: traditional chatbot, unlike traditional, includingYC W23ActiveAI

Also from speedrun SR007 in AI

All of speedrun SR007
AIReelfulPersonal video-editing agent turning raw footage into ready-to-share content, saving 90% of editing timespeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AISpun LabsRamp for the $310B creator economy.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AICartsyShop what you watchspeedrun SR007New YorkStartup →AIMiraiMaking Any Real Place Explorable With World Models, Starting With Real Estate.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIOrbitsOrbits is an AI chief of staff that runs your household end-to-end, saving parents and busy families hours every week on everything from planning the meals to repairing the roof.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AISpaceThe infinite AI-native filesystem.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →
Company
ReelfulPersonal video-editing agent turning raw footage into ready-to-share content, saving 90% of editing timeNot statedAI
Spun LabsRamp for the $310B creator economy.Not statedAI
CartsyShop what you watchNot statedAI
MiraiMaking Any Real Place Explorable With World Models, Starting With Real Estate.Not statedAI
OrbitsOrbits is an AI chief of staff that runs your household end-to-end, saving parents and busy families hours every week on everything from planning the meals to repairing the roof.Not statedAI
SpaceThe infinite AI-native filesystem.Not statedAI

Programs

Programs Fictional went through
ProgramCohortSource
a16z speedrunSR007speedrun Page

About Fictional

Fictional is a consumer app where users discover, follow, and interact with living multimodal AI characters. Unlike traditional chatbots, Fictional characters have persistent identities and create content for their audiences, including images, short videos, and conversations. We’re building a new kind of platform where AI creators feel alive, expressive, and interactive.

Category
AI
Location
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Checked
6h ago

Tags: Media / Entertainment / Creator Economy, AI Generative Media, B2C

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One-linerOct 5, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "Fictional is a consumer app for living multimodal AI characters. Discover, interact, and c..."

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Which accelerators did Fictional go through?

Fictional is listed by a16z speedrun (SR007).

Where is Fictional based?

Fictional lists San Francisco, California, United States of America as its location on a16z speedrun's page.