character.ai

Character.AI · Chat with AI characters

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In a court-supervised sale AI assistants Consumer Chat Characters
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What it is

Character.AI lets people create and chat with AI characters, from fictional personas to custom companions. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2026 and is selling its business through a court-supervised process, while keeping the platform running.

Company Character Technologies Founded 2021 HQ California Founders Noam Shazeer, Daniel De Freitas

How it's doing

$193M+
Raised in total
PitchBook, via TechCrunch
~$1B
Valuation in its 2023 round
Mar 2023 · via TechCrunch
Oct 2026
Filed for Chapter 11
TechCrunch, CNN

Launches and key moments

  • 13 Oct 2026CompanyCharacter.AI files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. TechCrunch ↗
  • Oct 2026UpdateFiles for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The board chose a court-supervised sale, and the company said it would keep the platform running during the process. TechCrunch ↗

Funding rounds

DateRoundRaisedValuationLed bySource
Mar 2023Not named$150M~$1BNot disclosedTechCrunch

The domain story

  • 1The name is older than the company. It's been on record since June 2018, about three years before Character.AI was founded in 2021, which suggests it was bought from a previous owner.
  • 2It moved registrar in November 2021, around when the company was getting started.
  • 3The domain is likely part of the sale. A company's domains are normally among the assets sold in a bankruptcy sale, so if the sale goes ahead, character.ai would likely pass to the buyer. Its renewal runs to June 2030.

Sales history

No public sales on record. No sale of this name has been publicly reported. If you have a reliable source for one, email hello@aidomaindata.com. See recent .ai domain sales.

Questions about character.ai

What is Character.AI?
Character.AI lets people create and chat with AI characters, from fictional personas to custom companions. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2026 and is selling its business through a court-supervised process, while keeping the platform running.
Who owns character.ai?
The public registry record doesn't name the owner (hidden by a privacy service). The domain runs Character.AI, from Character Technologies.
When was character.ai registered?
On 15 Jun 2018, according to the .ai registry.
When does character.ai expire?
The registry record, checked 8 Nov 2026, shows an expiry date of 15 Jun 2030.
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Sources

  1. TechCrunch: Character.AI files for bankruptcy
  2. CNN: Character.ai files for bankruptcy
  3. Domain record: the .ai registry (RDAP), checked 8 Nov 2026
  4. Public DNS checked 8 Nov 2026
  5. "What it is", "The domain story" and the answers above are written by aidomaindata from the sources listed

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