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Ajay Mehta
@ajaymehta
founder tolans.com ❋ designing alien life forms - previously founder birthdate.co therapynotebooks.com
LA / SF
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Feb 27, 2025
    Yesterday we announced Tolan, an Embodied Companion in the form of a cute, friendly alien character. Today, we’re sharing more about the creative process behind the design of the Tolan characters and their in-app environment, featured in a story by Jesus Diaz at @FastCompany
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Oct 28, 2021
    Can't wait to get asked if I'm related to Facebook
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Oct 17, 2018
    So... cereal?
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Jan 21, 2023
    Came to India on a spiritual journey to learn more about my roots. Learned that my dad named me after his apartment building.
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Jul 4, 2017
    Going to start tweeting out the images my grandpa sends me on Whatsapp
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Feb 26, 2025
    Couldn't be more excited to share what we've been building over the past year: a cute AI alien friend that is fun, friendly, helpful, and won't try to fall in love with you. Tolans remember things about you, they're really good at voice chatting, and they can peer into your
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    Quinten Farmer
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    Feb 26, 2025
    I’m excited to announce Tolan, our first Embodied Companion. With no launch or press we’ve quietly hit 500,000+ downloads, over $1m in ARR, and a #1 app store category ranking. Today I’m also announcing our $10m seed round (more on that below) and sharing some of what we’ve
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Mar 29, 2020
    My grandma is forwarding this to people on Whatsapp
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Mar 13, 2020
    If I had a restaurant in danger of closing, maybe I'd let people pre-pay us $100 for $150 of credit to spend later in the year?
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Jun 3, 2020
    I posted one of those black squares earlier. Then I went to a #BlackLivesMatter protest in downtown LA and didn't see any people that looked like me. I felt bad and wanted to say a couple things. ❤️
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Jun 11, 2019
    Launching a fun new project today: BIRTHDATE CANDLES. Based on astrology, numerology, and tarot, we made 365 beautiful all-natural candles each with a personalized scent and reading. Here’s mine. Find yours! birthdatecandles.com 🧞‍♂️🔮🕯 @johnhuntfio
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Jan 26, 2023
    “For many Indians, money isn’t an investment. Money is peace of mind.” Great to see @misbahspeaks today and visit @JarAppHQ. They’re thoughtfully building an incredible co with much deeper customer empathy than many western apps 🍯🇮🇳✊
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Nov 7, 2022
    Open now: Birthdate Co pop-up store! Your one-stop shop for the best holiday gifts, aura readings, and free smells 🕯️🌌📖🔮 Visit our astrologers at 259 Elizabeth St in Nolita 🙏💫
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Oct 17, 2021
    Introducing: HILL STATION COFFEE ☕️♨️ It’s difficult to buy a cup of specialty Indian coffee in the US. So we're importing single origin 🇮🇳 beans and blending with delicious, aromatic spices to create an easy-to-brew cup like nothing you've ever tasted 👉🏾hillstationcoffee.co😋
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    Ajay Mehta
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    Jul 2, 2025
    The last few months have been fun! ❋
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    Quinten Farmer
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    Jul 2, 2025
    Four months ago we launched Tolan, our first AI companion. Today, Wired's @willknight wrote about our progress since launch: 3 million downloads, a $12M run rate, and a $20M Series A led by @rabois / Khosla Ventures.
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