Status AI

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Location United States
Founded 2024
Latest Stage Series A
Total Raised $17M+
Website https://status.fun/
Sector
ai consumer social gaming creator-economy generative-ai

Investors

General Catalyst series-a (2026)

Founders

Fai Nur Co-Founder
Amit Bhatnagar Co-Founder
Pritesh Kadiwala Co-Founder

About

Status AI is a gamified social media platform where users create personas and enter user-generated worlds — users can “become a celebrity with millions of followers, step inside their favorite show or book, run for president, or go viral” 1. The company reports 13M generated worlds and 5M character profiles, with early adoption concentrated among young women 1. The $17M combined seed and Series A announced May 19, 2026 was led by General Catalyst with participation from Y Combinator, LightShed Partners, and Abstract 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-05-19 Seed + Series A (combined) $17M General Catalyst Y Combinator, LightShed Partners, Abstract 1

What Investors Say

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What Founders Say

Fai Nur, Co-Founder, said users “want to engage with the stories and even live inside them.” 1

Sources

  1. TechCrunch, “Forget the feed: Status AI announces $17M funding to help usher in new era of social networking,” May 19, 2026. Accessed May 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/gamified-social-media-network-status-announces-17m-funding-to-help-usher-in-new-era-of-social-networking/↩↩↩↩↩