Eigen
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About
Eigen is a San Francisco-based stealth AI startup founded in 2025 by 22-year-old Paul Scherer, building AI technology focused on creating “shared, synchronous experiences that bind people together” rather than hyper-personalized AI companions 12. The company is framed as a “mutual friend” platform aiming to enrich real-world relationships, with specific product details still under wraps 12.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-04-16 | Seed | $15M | Benchmark | Ben Silbermann (Pinterest co-founder), David Singleton (CTO, Stripe; ex-Dreamer), Gustavo Söderström (Spotify), Akshay Kothari (Notion co-founder), Will Wu (ex-Snap) 12 |
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Sources
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Fortune, “Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world’s first ‘mutual friend’,” April 16, 2026. https://fortune.com/2026/04/16/exclusive-eigen-seed-round-benchmark-capital-ben-silbermann-mutual-friend/↩↩↩
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VentureBurn, “Eigen Secures $15M Seed for ‘Mutual Friend’ AI Tool,” April 2026. https://ventureburn.com/eigen-secures-15m-seed-for-mutual-friend-ai-tool/↩↩↩